On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:24:47 +0100, "Ryan Snowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I thought it was very average in Manchester. If I wanted a hip hop gig > I'd > go to one. Is this what planet-e is pushing for? And he could have > played > some better hip hop too *snigger*. Apart from that, the fact that an MC > was > talking over everything and one air conditioning wall unit upstairs > blowing > smoke really made it an average night. And those curtains just did > NOTHING > except get in the way. Whats the point?
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:07:52 +0100, "Ryan Snowden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > A hip hop gig where they play deep house & disco. Interesting. It must > be > a manchester thing.. You know, next thing mills will be playing drum and > bass. Well Mills plays disco and house as well as techno. Laurent Garnier whilst being a techno/tech-house producer (to box him in) plays anything and everything. I've seen him layup 155bpm Roni Size records alongside Luke Slater records. The key is to playing good music, no matter what the genre. Who says you can't play Sade next to T La Rock next to Common Factor next to Drexciya? Throw the rule book out the window. Are the tracks good? Yes. Does the transition work? Quite possibly. Unfortunately, some DJs are a little one-dimensional in the attitude towards playing music, and those that can trascend genres are typically better DJs IMHO. When I was younger, it was detroit tech and nothing else. I gradually eased into other genres such as house, and now I'll play whatever I think will make people dance and be happy. I remember a night in Adelaide where HMC used to play for 6 or so hours, and it would range from dub to minimal tech, vocal house some electro, and whatever. Recloose the two times I've seen him (as previously mentioned by a few other Sydney-siders) laid down the full 9, hip-hop, broken beat, house, electro etc.. Sure, you wouldn't put him on at a straight up hip hop night, but put him on at a 'deep house' night and it will work because he's the type of artist that has a following of slightly older persons who are more excepting to a little variet in their music tastes - as long as it's off class, then it's all good. -- Benn Glazier aka DJ Royal [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph:+61 (0)413 316 618 http://www.royaltech.net
