Re: + Off Limits 1 and 2 mixed by DJ Dixon +

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Fri Apr 20 2001 - 15:29:57 CEST

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    i was not talking about the mix CD, i didn't hear it, i was talking about
    *my experience* with *most* european VS american DJ's...

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Antonio Felizardo <antonio@jupiterjazz.org>
    To: Acid Jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; Olaf Molenveld <olaf@interactivelink.nl>
    Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 2:14 AM
    Subject: Re: + Off Limits 1 and 2 mixed by DJ Dixon +

    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Olaf Molenveld" <olaf@interactivelink.nl>
    > To: "Pedro Cevallos" <pedro_cevallos@hotmail.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>;
    > <ambient@hyperreal.org>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
    > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 3:35 PM
    > Subject: Re: + Off Limits 1 and 2 mixed by DJ Dixon +
    >
    >
    > > in my experience the US DJ's are the onces less anal about their
    > > music-choise than a lot of european DJ's who are more focussed on
    keeping
    > > creds with other DJ's than moving the crowd..
    > >
    > > Olaf
    >
    > What do you mean by this? IMO both Off Limits compilations are not
    strictly
    > intended for the dancefloor, but also for the
    > chilling-at-the-living-room-after-work activity. Anyway, this series focus
    > on the leftside of the spectrum and I can tell you that there _are_ crowds
    > who are moved by this kind of stuff (me included). Just check clubs like
    > WMF, Bogaloo, Co-Op or Plastic People (where people like Jazzanova, Rainer
    > Truby, Gilles Peterson, Ross Allen, etc., spin frequently). Also, those
    > 'european DJs' you refer to, tend to be more eclectic with their choices,
    > caring less about the techniques than the 'US DJs' and keeping the vibe by
    > making the right choice at the right time.
    >
    > Antonio
    >



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