on dj’s
the true distressing reality is how fucking boring most djs are. Moodymann breaks that trend. Most djs just channel the music, and I have a deep appreciation for the few true creative mixing masters out there, but FOR FUCKSAKE„ even most “live” sets are akward and the party people carry the performance instead of the performer carrying the weight and possibly inserting some charisma and totally fucking owning the synthesis of the party.
The same old routine “party people take your places and everyone play their scripted part” gets old, which is why disco burned out so fast, an why flash in the pan lame novelty shit rules the charts.
I still am in love with how tightly wound and powerful of a spirit can be unleashed by a true visionary with only two turntables, but things generally only get better if you even just add a sampler into the setup and take legitimate risks. That being said, the extrinsic motivation just isn’t there cuz most people in the crowd are ignorant or get ignorant stat.
The line is drawn and has been fairly static since the burnout of the laptop promise, and was really the same line as the sampler limit, the mid 90′s was really the peak and it has all been tweak since then to tailor the music to the crowd and hit that high point. But now the boundary needs to be violated before our ignorance consumes us as we actively consume it.
Doesn’t anyone else out there long for some dude spazzing to his artistic partner’s electron channeling ala british murder boys or SUICIDE? (i have experienced neither in the flesh) I hate to say it but Skrillex makes the entire electronic/dance scene single performer cadre look like scaredy shits. That kid owns the stage and crowd, though he has already pretty much gone full cycle.
