Leslie (icehouse@redshift.com)
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 22:14:14 -0700
Jonathan,
there are no absolutes in music and musical taste, I only state my personal
opinions and feelings, one person's flava is anudder brudder's poison, I
mean some people love the wierdest shit as far as I am concerned, I am only
happy for them that they found SOME music to love, Jeff Mills or Dolly
Parton or whatever. If some people love the turntable trickery for itself,
great, for me a lot of that stuff is only one element of an overall thing!
leslie
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Takagi <jtakagi@millennianet.com>
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: time for a cheesy new thread
>Leslie wrote:
>>Being a dj is, after all, about pleasing the listener, not matching
>>beats, scratching or any other element of the mix, they all add up to make
>>the experience!
>
>I feel so stupid getting drawn into this thread, but
>I feel that you should really preface this by stating
>that it is your personal opinion. I have the utmost
>respect for what you do, and am sure you do a fantastic
>job at it, but for many people, matching beats, scratching,
>and other "wholesale turntable trickery" for the sake of itself
>can surely please the listener. Even though
>this list may be at the opposite end of the spectrum
>from the trackheads and floorbangers, it still comes off
>as snobbish to assume that one type of DJ'ing is more
>effective or artful than another. Respecting the integrity
>of the compositions isn't necessarily the most important
>thing. Myself, I'd like to hear the entire song, merged
>gracefully with the next; but one cannot argue that someone
>like Jeff Mills, who usually plays no record for longer
>than a minute, is not a talented DJ who has a deep love
>and respect for the integrity of the music and who is also
>out there to provide an exciting listening experience for
>the audience.
>
>I guess it's really not worth arguing about, they're just
>different things. I guess I enjoy making myself look like
>a fool. Once again, respect to Leslie, in no way is this
>message a jab or put-down. I just think that personal
>preference shouldn't really become absolute truth.
>
>Jonathan
>
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