Can some explain DJs to me?
07-09-13, 06:46 PM
#27
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
Very simple: electronic musicians need to play live to make money. Therefore, electronic musicians appear on stage twiddling knobs while prerecorded tracks play in the background. People pay for this because the live "remix" versions they play live can often be very good (see Daft Punk Live '07), the stage show has pretty lights and it's fun (apparently) to be surrounded by a stadium full of teenagers on E wearing cookie monster backpacks. Everyone wins!
07-10-13, 08:48 AM
#28
Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
^ the problem is that the majority of music that is passed off to the masses (Sirius/XM's BPM, Electric Area)- is generic utter garbage.
there's a lot of new underground house, techno, electro songs being released that is superior to the syrupy cheesetastic dreck 'trance' tracks that is becoming more and more prevalent - and don't get me started on the dub 'bro' step genre -
there's a lot of new underground house, techno, electro songs being released that is superior to the syrupy cheesetastic dreck 'trance' tracks that is becoming more and more prevalent - and don't get me started on the dub 'bro' step genre -
07-10-13, 08:50 AM
#29
Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
07-10-13, 09:10 AM
#30
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Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
Boys Noize record label
Dirtybird records (Claude VonStroke, Eats Everything, Justin Martin)
Fabric CD series (which I subscribe to) is continually one of the best monthly cd releases which showcase different DJ's and music styles.
https://www.fabriclondon.com/store/
http://defected.com/
http://rinse.fm/label/
http://www.mixmag.net/videos/dj-lab
07-10-13, 11:06 AM
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Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
Here are some of my favorite electronic artists:
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Obviously I'm not in to super "dancey" music but you might enjoy these.
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Obviously I'm not in to super "dancey" music but you might enjoy these.
07-10-13, 12:51 PM
#32
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
VH1 recently ran a DJ competition reality show and ran into many of the same problems discussed here. Some of the EDM DJs twiddled a few knobs and that was the extent of their "skills" on display, often criticized for staring into their laptops as they were putting on a DJ show.
07-10-13, 03:30 PM
#33
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Re: Can some explain DJs to me?
VH1 recently ran a DJ competition reality show and ran into many of the same problems discussed here. Some of the EDM DJs twiddled a few knobs and that was the extent of their "skills" on display, often criticized for staring into their laptops as they were putting on a DJ show.
