Re: NYTimes.com Article: The D.J.'s New Mix: Digital Files andaTurntable

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2001 - 14:08:37 CEST

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    thanx for the reply...

    is this because you're a DJ yourself?

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: heikki kiviluoto <heikki@enalahyysalo.fi>
    To: Olaf Molenveld <olaf@interactivelink.nl>; acidjazz list
    <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 2:05 PM
    Subject: Re: NYTimes.com Article: The D.J.'s New Mix: Digital Files
    andaTurntable

    > on 26.10.2001 14:22, Olaf Molenveld at olaf@interactivelink.nl wrote:
    >
    > > could you clarify a little on this statement:
    >
    > sure.
    > >
    > > "and if they aren't people calling
    > > themselves deejays and playing just compilation cds and cd-r:s
    containing
    > > already-released material."
    > >
    > > is it because it's to easy to buy a compilation CD? is it different from
    > > DJ's spinning and mixing with vinyl albums (instead of 12"es)? do you
    mean
    > > with compilation a compilation with radio-edits or do you also consider
    > > unmixed compilations with full 12" versions on it?
    >
    > well, i don't know how the situation is in your contry (the netherlands, i
    > suppose, ?), but in finland there are some dj:s who buy comps (be it cd or
    > vinyl) like the pulp fusion series on harmless records for instance, and
    > play the rare tracks out of them whereas some people spend all their
    money,
    > time and energy in tracking the original items.
    >
    > i think it's cheating and taking the (too) easy way out if a deejay only
    > plays out rare tracks from compilation albums, be it whatever audio
    format.
    >
    > so maybe that easiness that annoys me a bit. i'm not against comps but i
    > find using them only and not even once bothering to try and find the
    > originals (some of them even ain't that rare) quite irritating.
    > >
    > > about CD-r's with already released material: is this a music-pirating
    thing,
    > > or something else?
    >
    >
    > well, there are some people i know who borrow their mates records and copy
    > them on cd-r:s. then they play these copied records out on clubs. that i
    > find some cheating as well. but maybe it's better to blame the persons who
    > borrow the records for stupidness..:)
    >
    > well, don't take all this whining _too_ seriously, there are many more
    > important and worse problems in the world..
    >
    >
    > peace out,
    >
    > --
    > Heikki Kiviluoto -> ddr rhythm/turku soul boys
    > turku, finland, europe
    >
    >



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