what's a good D.J.?
FCO. JAVIER GUTIERREZ BAYO (uc208@cclx1.unican.es)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:41:28 +0100 (GMT+0100)
Hi you all!!
I'd like to start a discussion about the acidjazz/tr*p-h*p/jungle/... D.J.s
When i saw James "Mo' wax" Lavelle (who is suppossed to be one of the
best D.J.s) i realized he didn't mix anything, he just played one track
after another one. No technical exhibitions, no mixing masterlessons,...
just a fine selection of tunes that take everybody to the dancefloor. The
set contained lots of different stuff from the Beasties to Goldie through
The Clash(?) or the Wu Tan Clan crew.
Recently i read in a Spanish mag an interview to some Spanish D.J.s. One
of them said (and i agree) the most important thing is not the mixing
thing but to play the right stuff at the right time. Another d.j. replied
that is quite easy for people, like James Lavelle, who receive lots of
free white labels, promos,.. everyday, and he considered the mixing thing
as a very important part of the d.j. work.
I know there are many d.j.s in the list, so i'd like to know their
opinion. What do you do on the turntables? Do you try to mix and to be
creative or just to pay attention to the tunes selection?
-------------------------Javi-------------------------------------------