Jonathan Takagi (jtakagi@millennianet.com)
Tue, 01 Jun 1999 18:23:52 -0700
n.n wrote:
>
> This talk of mix cds is great. I love hearing what
> people consider essential to a good mix/flow. My 2
> cents on this generally, is that recorded sets have a
> very high potential for over-plannedness. I have a
> house tape full of great tunes that just sits there on
> the tape because it is so damn calculated you can
> almost hear how many times the dj practiced that
> articular mix. blech. On the other hand, a good live
> set just sneaks up on you and whacks you in the ass.
> It's a good spanking, though. :)
It's interesting, there was a recent mini flame war
about Jeff Mills' set at Twilo on the Detroit Techno
list (where every day is an "argue about Mills" day).
Mills' defenders say that what interests them most
about his DJ sets is the edginess, the spontenaeity
and the sense of tension that arises from knowing that
the mix is on the point of collapse. I'm thinking
that this type of high-risk/high-reward mixing really
mainly occurs with 4/4 house/techno stuff, though I'd
love some downbeat/a-j dj to prove me wrong. I guess
the types of music lend themselves to different types
of mixing.
Really deep conclusions.. you can tell I've spent the
entire day being treated like a child. Excuse me if
my reasoning also appears to be immature.
Jonathan
now playing: Matmos- The West
Can't believe I missed out on this the first time around,
what a wild ride!
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