[Dynagroove] Long weekend

[Zorica Stancevic]

i also feel the need to add in my two cents
regarding CD usage during sets.

i think that this fully depends on the quality of
the DJ as a producer/DJ. programming is essential
to me, as is the quality of the mix. i am not a
trainspotter, so if they chose to intermittently
throw a CD in here or there. i have no problems.
hell, if Diz wants to mix two CDs together... i am
NOT complaining.

i think this fully depends on the DJs artistry. i
am apprehensive of complaining just yet. it it not
prevalant enough in the scene to get over the
fact that it means access to tracks not yet available
on vinyl.



Quoting ~Sara <sara at reelhouse.net>:

>> 
>>   Personally, I don't feel enough integrity is lost with DJs using CDs to 
>> warrant bitching about them.  The good goes ABOVE AND BEYOND the bad, so
>> much 
>> so it makes it a non issue.  Yes, they aren't records, this we all know, but
>> 
>> none of the artistry is lost, you still have to cue up the cd and plan your
>> mix 
>> just as you do a record.  Personally, any time I see a DJ reach for his CDs,
>> I 
>> always get amped as all get out.  To think of all the music we all would
>> have 
>> been without if it weren't for CDs makes me cry and why would you want me to
>> 
>> cry, Matt?  You can argue that we would have eventually heard the tracks
>> once 
>> they were released, but there are so many I have known and loved that
>> HAVEN'T 
>> been released.  I am not talking about this DJ Smash fellow, I wasn't there.
>>  
>> But in defense of CDs, I am on that shit like white on rice.  It might take
>> a 
>> bit to get used to, like when everyone went from making mix TAPES to mix
>> CDs, 
>> but learn it, live it, love it.  Cuz you should.  
>> 
>> My more than 2 cents, as always,
>> 
>> Sara
>> 
>> 
>> Quoting HoUseGrOoveR at aol.com:
>> 
>> ~*~ Ok, so I guess my weekend started on Thursday night.. and since I
>> already
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ reviewed that shindig, on to Friday night.  I was originally going to go
>> to
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ Free Thinkin but decided to go to Prana in Pasadena, Joplin's thingy. 
>> To
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ listen to the homie Toddley play.  It was my first time there. It was 
>> ~*~ definitly an Interesting crowd, more of the college type crowd, "there
>> to
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ drink and oh hey look some sort of music is being played."  Well
>> anyways,
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ Toddley played a pretty damn good set, very nice programming and fluid
>> ~*~ mixes. 
>> ~*~  I had to leave early, so I missed Joplin, but we all know how Joplin
>> can
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ through down.  On to Saturday night.  I hit up "Balance" at the  King
>> King.
>> ~*~  
>> ~*~ I have to say how much I love Sue, she's such a down to earth person,
>> and
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ that it was messed up to see her so stressed from this, in my opinion 
>> ~*~ horrible DJ from New York, but i'll get to that in a moment.  First on
>> was
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ Kenny or Kemal, the resident DJ, he always, knows how to get the mood
>> ~*~ going, 
>> ~*~ and has some pretty good skills as well.   Next on was DJ Smash, from
>> New
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ York, he had some dope ass tracks on CD's yes I said CDs, no records, 
>> ~*~ whatsoever.  OK, off on a little tangent, but come on.  Bringing just
>> CDs
>> ~*~ to 
>> ~*~ play.  Yes I know, CDs are usually unreleased tracks, but shit what
>> ~*~ happened 
>> ~*~ to the artistry of DJing.  Ya you can play with the programming, but as
>> for
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ myself comming to watch and listen to a DJ play, I want to see his true
>> 
>> ~*~ skills.  Besides from what I've heard it's not that difficult to use the
>> 
>> ~*~ CDJs.  But I'm not a DJ, and that's just what I heard.   Well back to 
>> ~*~ Sarurday night, Smash ended at about 2:30 with some sloppy mixes, and
>> the
>> ~*~ CD 
>> ~*~ track before his last he didn't even mix in, he just moved the fader
>> over
>> ~*~ to 
>> ~*~ the other CD track that was playing.  Thank god for Kenny, comming on
>> back
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ again.  Seriously, the last hour and a half of the night was the best. 
>> 
>> ~*~ Kenny, played if there was such a thing, "House Music's Best Hits!"  It
>> was
>> ~*~ a 
>> ~*~ nice way to end the night.  And as for Sunday, three nights of going out
>> is
>> ~*~ 
>> ~*~ good enough for me.
>> ~*~ Matt   
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