Hi, I believe you guys are missing an important aspect here. We are talking about PARTIES here. Parties are supposed to be fun and the DJ should just as much be a part of the party as the crowd is. DC clearly is not. He acts as if it's only a job he has to do and although it IS for him, it should be more than just showing up in time and dropping his records. Sven's attitude is not about "look at how cheery I am". It's about partying together with the crowd and showing respect to the crowd by not only dropping the best tunes in the best possible build up (and making them go totally mad in the process), playing for as long as the clubowner lets him and by being on the floor before his sets, checking the atmosphere out and talking to people, even remembering when he has spoken to them before and about what! We are still an underground scene, where the "stars" don't need to develop arrogant attitudes and need bodyguards and all that nonsense.
I had the pleasure of visiting the Rex in Paris once where Sven was playing. When I entered the club, he was standing at the bar and he approached ME asking surprised what I was doing here since I was from Holland where I'd spoken with him at a party months before. He knew that!! He immediately introduced me to Terence Fixmer who was there too. Later he played a great set in that strange DJ booth with the windows open. It was so funny to see the three lines thick of trainspotters standing there the whole time. A couple of weeks later I saw a documentary on Dutch TV about Dave Clarke. There he was also playing at the Rex. There you saw him sitting backstage the whole time before his set, by himself, looking as if he was waiting for a dentist appointment. When he came on he had no idea what the DJ before him had been doing, then the windows went shut.... Now there's a guy who must really love his job. A job that 1000's of others would kill for. On the subject of the Rex, if there's one DJ who constantly switches places with Sven on my most favourite list, it's Laurent Garnier... Joost -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: vrijdag 19 april 2002 10:11 To: Nicole Slavin; [email protected] Subject: Re: [313] RE: (313) Hawtin vs. Sven anyway, why does everyone have to be a 'hello have a nice day' person. it's no real indication of character. and besides, i've always wanted to bump carl cox off the decks. Respect to Nicole! Couldn't have put it better myself. If a DJ can DJ well, but they don't dance around or smile or say "Hello" to you, then what difference does it make? Surely the only thing that matters is that they turn up on time & then proceed rock the venue with excellent records and top-notch mixing. Dave Clarke has attitude and it comes across in his DJ style - that's the man. It's what makes the DJ is is. He likes & plays brutal, hard, dark techno. If you wanna see a smiley, dancing joker of a fool then go hear Judge Jules - and don't forget your glowstick! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
