Well without stirring the pot too much, I'll just say that I personally think the top DJ's are those that play the smaller venues, week after week to keep the enthusiasm for the music going itself. I also realize these lists are generated to appeal to connections in the industry and a larger audience of readers.
The last set I heard was a live PA by Kevin Reynolds. His set got me enthused for the first time in a long time. A refreshing change compared to the kling klang or forced hyperdrive of most. His set had originality and an energy that I haven't heard in a long time.I was grinning ear to ear. I'm sorry, but I have yet to hear the same out of any set from a Philly techno DJ.(please don't come at me with Josh Wink or Richards or Philly house DJ's) So, I'm at the point now that I find more pleasure in Rilo Kiley or Mates of State or the Doves. I need something different from what I was so used to hearing that I could predict what was next (and didn't require a 3am bed time :))With that, if you have any suggestions please pass them along because I do crave a good techno set now and again. just two cents, Diana --- On Mon, 12/7/09, David Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David Powers <[email protected]> > Subject: (313) Yeah, so top 100 DJ lists > To: "313" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 2:37 PM > So Resident Advisor has a new top 100 > DJ list, voted on by readers of > the website. Well, we all know they are BS, but hey, aren't > they fun > to argue about? And they definitely say something about the > taste of > the crowds who go to dance music events, though I'm not > sure what the > demographic make up of Resident Advisor readers is, > precisely... > > I will say that lots of Detroit Dj's made the list, they > seem to be > pretty evenly spread throughout the list of 100.... My man > Omar S came > in at 53, Theo Parrish 28, Carl Craig 27, and Jeff Mills > 24. > > http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1119 > > Here's the top 20: > 20. Adam Beyer > 19. Sasha > 18. Derrick May > 17. Ben Klock > 16. DJ Koze > 15. Raresh > 14. Dubfire > 13. Marco Carola > 12. Laurent Garnier > 11. John Digweed > 10. Joris Voorn > 09. Magda > 08. Seth Troxler > 07. Sven Vath > 06. Dixon > 05. Marcel Dettmann > 04. Loco Dice > 03. Luciano > 02. Ricardo Villalobos > 01. Richie Hawtin >
