On Sat, 14 Jun 2003, J. T. wrote: > i guess i never got over the part where laptops became accepted parts of > performance. > zzzzzzzzz > > yuck. how excited can you get watching somebody stare straight ahead at a > screen clicking a button -- im not arguing anything crazy like its not > really playing "live", it's just really really boring as far as performances > go (unless you got some other stuff going on up there too).
I'm about to pick up traktor's dj software...so i've got biases.... But check this out. Back in the day there was a DJ in detroit named Ray Berry. Jeff Mills and Berry were the first tricksters I saw. Berry had this thing where he would scratch with his mouth...then with his shoe. And Mills was (in his hiphop days) quicksilver personified...which is a trick in and of itself. The first few times I saw them, I was blown away. Now? I'm nonplussed. Just give me the MUSIC. DJs to me should blend into the woodwork. Granted, I got extra excited when I saw THeo getting into the groove...but that wasn't because of his tricks, but because of his enthusiasm. I'm pretty sure enthusiasm is portable, regardless of the medium. peace lks
