[Dynagroove] My thoughts on the CDs

Mon May 12 15:23:20 PDT 2003

if Thomas Sahs, Spettro. JT Donaldson, Lance DeSardi, James Curd, or Brett
Johnson give me some dope ass unreleased shit on CD DAMN STRAIGHT I AM
GONNA DROP IT!!!!!!!

On Mon, 12 May 2003, Brian Cabalic wrote:

> I played @ King King a few weeks ago and played several songs till the end
> and crossed over to the next song (closer to the end of my set).
> That's just a chance the dj takes when they're up there. the crowd may like
> it, the crowd may hate it.
> Personally, i dont think there's anything wrong with it as long as you do it
> tactfully and tastefully.  Not saying i have tact and taste...but when
> you're behind the decks "reading the crowd" that's just something you decide
> to do to break the flow..or to bring in something new.  Maybe you've got a
> track with a really cool intro or spoken word that you want the crowd to
> hear. If you can keep the dance floor, then really who cares? Once or twice
> in a 3 or 4 or 5 hour set won't hurt.
>
> Now that whole thing with CDs... i beg to differ.  Though i'm like 80% vinyl
> there's several reason i rock cds:
>
> 1. the track is a promo and it's not out yet.
> 2. the actual producer/label gave me the music on CDR (most time i'll end up
> buying the vinyl eventually)
> 3. the track is a "classic" and i dont want to risk travelling w/ the wax
> (yes, shit does get stolen).
> 4. i have the vinyl already, i just put together a "compliation cd" of
> "hits" so that i can have them available if the feeling is right.
>
> Now, there ARE djs out there that play all cd-s... Frankie Feliciano and
> Mark Farina (as of late).  I talked to a promotor about this once and he
> said that Frankie was tired of getting his shit stolen, lost, etc when he
> travels.  Indeed, if you're a dj that travels often, this is appealing.
> cause then you can always have a "backup copy" of your music at home ready
> to ship if someone does decide to jack your shit.
>
> Even though i believe that you have to "touch" the music you play (i.e.
> vinyls), i will continue to play CDRs because i feel that's what i have to
> do to stay competitive.  If djs continue to play all cdrs that by their
> choice for whatever reasons they have... but i dont feel that they should
> have to defend themselves. If they rock the shit out of a crowd from a dj
> booth, and nobody sees that he was using CDRs or final scratch... then that
> obviously doesn't make them less artisitic than one that uses all vinyl.
> They just happen to know how to use their tools and their music really well!
>
> Brian
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <HoUseGrOoveR at aol.com>
> To: <dynagroove at reelhouse.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:02 PM
> Subject: [Dynagroove] Long weekend
>
>
> > 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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