But the crowd was pumping their fist and smiling so who gives a shit whether or not he can execute a mix, andrew? YOU KNOW NOTHING
4/15: Tama Sumo @ Seattle
4/25: Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever, Sloucher @ The Crocodile
4/27-30: Stagecoach
5/16: Mount Kimbie @ Neumo's
5/25-27: Sasquatch
Yea, I kind of have to agree with you here, Andrew. I hear lots of little mistakes too quite often. I think people who don't DJ don't hear them/pay attention unless they are just huge train wrecks.
I forget who opened for Boys Noize last NYE at the Palladium but I did hear several slip ups that I noticed.
"Real Drum & Bass is not something that sounds like a 17 year old rock band who have just listened to Slipmatt on their first E & decided to make Drum & Bass" - Marcus Intalex
http://soundcloud.com/donaldj-1/jind...pect-8-16-2012
Yea, Boys Noize was good. It was prolly Mehdi.
"Real Drum & Bass is not something that sounds like a 17 year old rock band who have just listened to Slipmatt on their first E & decided to make Drum & Bass" - Marcus Intalex
http://soundcloud.com/donaldj-1/jind...pect-8-16-2012
Anyone at Donald's show on Friday that stuck around for Atlantic Connection that couldn't hear all of his mistakes definitely doesn't have an ear for the little mistakes. Not only did he train wreck massively a couple times, but mixing was complete shit. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO MIX TUNES PLEASE DON'T FRONT LIKE YOU ARE BAD ASS AND TEXT WHILE ON THE DECKS.
COme on guys as long as its not a terrible train wreck like guetta then who cares! I also find it funny that after all these years mehdi has not learned proper techniques i mean you think you would learn them whilst growing up along side daft punk and the like
Paul is dead
I'm sure you're a good dude off the forums, but your attitude toward DJs and DJing in general is fucking insufferable. Having high standards is one thing, being all "I'm the objectively correct arbiter for what makes a good DJ and you guys don't know what the fuck you're talking about" is another. People make mistakes at every level of everything ever. Those guys aren't paragons of DJing, but they do a lot of things right, and are at this level for a reason.
We've already gone through this, i know you dont give a crap if a dj sucks. When someone is going to say that a dj was perfect and i happened to have witnessed said dj not playing a perfect set im going to let them know. Sorry if im not the defender of mediocrity but a dj at that level should be able to at least blend without trainwrecking.
I suppose we could get along if i let people praise djs that suck without saying anything, but im not here to make friends. If you dont like reading what i have to say, go ahead and ignore me. Your argument is that being a music snob makes me unlikeable, which i can live with. But I bet you also know that i know what im talking about, dont you?
david guetta was an absolute trainwreck at coachella last year. dude couldnt mix his own tracks. guess thats why "david guetta" the producer is acutally a collection of quite a few people.
his music is easily accessible and he has teamed up with some very well known pop stars. the masses love his 'fuck me im famous' mantra too.
I'm not saying you don't. People need to be educated, but it can be done without the huge ego trip. Reminding people about how superior your ear for good DJs is whenever you get the chance is not a very becoming quality.
Also...
...please don't misrepresent what I'm about. If I'm on drugs at an event like HARD Summer, I'm not gonna care as much about bad transitions if the track selection is good. I've been DJing for 3 years now...maybe not as long as you have been, but I have a pretty damn good understanding of what works and what doesn't.
I don't claim to be an expert. I am not a DJ. I have never attempted to be a DJ. I think this is why I do not recognize small slips or mistakes. I can only judge a DJs performance by the energy in the room, and by the songs they play. I have seen train-wrecks (mostly local DNB DJs), but I do not consider Tiga's set a train-wreck.
This ain't no middle of the mall shit.
You cannot be serious. You can be in a room of fucked up etards going apeshit over a popular song but that doesn't mean the dj dropping that is any good. I feel many of us into electronic music have heard enough great sets live in our life to know when someone isn't bringing anything interesting or diverse to the table. Minor slip ups that happen several times during the set are going to cause me to walk away. The energy may still be there and that dj could leave feeling he/she threw down but when it's a bunch of people on drugs not paying attention OR when dealing with your average electronic music event attendee - it doesn't mean that dj threw down an amazing set. Track selection is definitely important but the manner in which a set is constructed and how tunes are dropped is fucking key. I don't want to hear you mix tracks at a basic level when I paid to hear some shit and I definitely don't want to hear constant fuck ups.
Sorry for the multi quote posts.
Oh, you guys with your standards and stuff. It's like you think you deserve to hear DJs excel at what they are paid to do when you pay them pricey tickets for these massives.
4/15: Tama Sumo @ Seattle
4/25: Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever, Sloucher @ The Crocodile
4/27-30: Stagecoach
5/16: Mount Kimbie @ Neumo's
5/25-27: Sasquatch
I think a dj should show visuals of a train wreck and then fuck up on purpose...
...FOR THE LULZ!!!
Reading this thread makes me want to put on Bitches Brew and never go back to electronic music, ever.
waiting for a stupid comment from dylan now
Rhythm is a dancer.
4/15: Tama Sumo @ Seattle
4/25: Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever, Sloucher @ The Crocodile
4/27-30: Stagecoach
5/16: Mount Kimbie @ Neumo's
5/25-27: Sasquatch