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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