Labels...take them off keep them on, who the f**k cares. Do you honestly think one DJ taking labels off a record is going to impede someone from finding out what it is?
Tonnes of people flock to record stores everyday in search of that track that so and so played the other night, they usually don't know what label it's on or who it's by (remember an 8 point font on a record spinning at 33 and one third r.p.m's equals much dizziness when trying to read in a low light situation). They simply listen, and that's what techno has always been about; the music. Discovering that wicked track you heard at the club last week is half the fun of buying records. If I went out and knew exactly what I was looking for all the time I wouldn't have half as much fun, and I would feel anal for having to always have every tidbit of information at my fingertips. Discovery is half the process, and most of the fun. There's more to be said about finding that special record, then knowing what it is a grabbing it off the shelf [THE BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW] Realize this. As the number of producers grows, fewer of them will sell a great number of records. As the number of DJ's grow, the number of records sold will increase. If your record is good, it will sell. Also the number of records made are usually limited, so chances are the record will come close to, or will sell out if it's any good. I don't remember the producers paying the DJ to play his records, in fact last gig I played it was the promoter of the party who paid me, not all the fine people at Tresor, Kanzleramt etc. I search out great records to play in my set. If everyone played them yet didn't have to spend all the time I did discovering them (countless hours I can't imagine how much time I spend in record stores). Then that would make me less of a commodity, and take my work away from me. Note: I don't take the labels off all my records, but nor do I go out f my way to let people know what they are. I do plug local artists and let people know about them all the time. In addition I'm a firm believer in the don't bother the dj while he/she is playing. Imagine if you were playing in a band and some guy just walked up and started asking you questions while you were playing. It's just rude. best secretive dj: Traxx (I love this man)
