From: chthonic streams ()
Date: May 5, 2008
Subject:
Re: AFX @ Coachella
yes, i know what a DJ set is. this is part of my point though, was it
billed as a DJ set? if i went to an AFX show i'd expect it to be a
"show" not a DJ set. as you say, he is not a DJ in the first place.
this was my issue with seeing ellen allien play with t. raumschmiere
and apparat a few years ago. they played sets off their laptops and
keyboards, she crouched down and spun records. mind you, the set was
excellent as allien is a great techno DJ, but i went expecting to have
her playing and singing. same with mira calix.
i don't really get DJ sets booked into performance venues. they are 2
different things. having the DJ up on a stage - there's no point
really. nothing to look at (well except ellen allien, she is just
cute and charming to watch). unless you have some master turntablist
and you hang a camera over the decks and project that on a screen to
watch his hands as he moves the records and mixer or something.
On May 5, 2008, at 5:19 AM, n3wjack wrote:
> 2008/5/4 chthonic streams :
>
>> yeah that would basically be my point of contention. if i go see a
>> live
>> show of an artist i like, i'd at least like to hear THEIR music.
>>
>
>
> That's usually the case with DJ sets. People spin some records, not
> necessarily their own.
>
> In most DJ cultures this is common. In fact, when it comes to
> drum'n'bass
> for instance the ones that do play only their own music are sometimes
> regarded as lame.
> Dillinja is probably the only one who does this. Paradox has a
> tendency to
> do this as well, but he tends to do very a-typical DJ sets anyway,
> since
> he's not really a DJ in the first place.
>
> I see that in breakcore circles artists are more into playing their
> own
> stuff, but in this case it's more of a performance than a DJ set.
>
> Which is also what AFX is I guess. I doubt his best skill is DJing,
> hence he
> isn't good at it. It's typical for electronic music though that good
> producers are called in to play DJ sets because their name brings in
> a lot
> of folks, but sometimes you're better off checking out a tru DJ, who
> can
> really create a vibe on the floor and play a good set, instead of
> just a
> bunch of records.
>
> --
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>
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