Re: NYTimes.com Article: The D.J.'s New Mix: Digital Files and a Turntable

From: Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Date: Fri Oct 26 2001 - 21:24:09 CEST

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    At 01:34 PM 10/26/01 -0400, you wrote:
    > 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

    It's interesting how this argument has evolved...I remembered back in the
    early 90s when people first brought up the vinyl vs CD thing on this very
    list and it was like 96% vinyl-only, give CD DJs the death penalty (with
    the other 4% only favoring live imprisonment for CD DJs...)

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