> But that relativism aside, I think a more pertinent question is: why do > audiences / booking agents / clubs / mix cd listeners / labels tolerate or > encourage filter for DJs who play a narrow style range in a narrow time > period? (This, rather than trying to explain why there isn't anyone to play > that set, because in my opinion there are plenty of people who can & do.) > > I'm betting there's an obvious answer, but perhaps it bears mentioning? > > m50
Well, I can definitely say that it's easy to confuse people by being too eclectic, whenever I throw something in a set that's a little bitting surprising and outside of the overall sound there are some people who specifically will mention that they liked everything but that one particular cut. Why is this the case? I don't know, but it seems to be particular to electronic music and the way its consumed, because in the broader audience, I notice that eclecticism tends to go over fairly well. ~David
