A-men. Gheesh, I can't believe this 'debate' comes up time and time again. Yes,
we're all music geeks, but shit...aren't we geeks out of love and interest
rather than schoolyard-like 'better-than' attitudes? If music is good, it's
good, no matter the format. If a DJ is good, they're good, no matter the format
their music is found on. The whole thing is entirely subjective anyway.
Down with attitude and close-minded approaches; up with creativity and passion.
-db-
Tim Spurway wrote:
> I don't think the original article was even about the tired CD vs. Vinyl
> Holy War. It was about completely new instruments, constructed with
> laptops, turntables and software. The interface to this software is a piece
> of vinyl on a turntable, which keeps the performance within a DJ context. I
> think that pioneers like 'Mr. Hawtin', the people at N2IT, and all of the
> live P.A.s out there are, right now, changing the definition of DJ. I'm glad
> that these musicians consider the cd/vinyl argument irrelevant - and are
> going way beyond the traditional DJ setup in search of more flexible modes
> of musical expression. The driving force behind this is not 'cred',
> fashion, preconceived notions, or how many 'whites' you own - it's about
> creating and performing music.
>
> tim
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