Yawza, pretty emphatic there. Well sounds like Tiesto, Oakenfold, Van Dyk donâ??t deserve to live, makes me wonder who are the REAL Djâ??s and what clubs do they spin at where you guys go dancing? Would Ferry Corsten, Fedde Le Grand, Carl C., Digitalism, Justice, K&D, Mauro Picotto, Sander Van Doorn, Miss Kittin, S&D, Richie H., Tiga, or Benny Benassi even be allowed near the booth at your favorite clubs?
The classical analogy is pretty accurate, as there is an artistry and subtlety to DJâ??n and the right dj on the right night can indeed change your life, but isnâ??t still pretty subjective? I donâ??t think dance music in general is mainstream enough to be called commercial in any sense.
A few truths IMO:
1. Any club that plays music you hear on the radio, ANY radio with the exception of some online stations, isnâ??t a dance club, I donâ??t have a word for it but it isnâ??t a dance club.
2. If you can sing along to whatever the DJ is playing, youâ??re not in a dance club, it might be something fun but itâ??s not a dance club.
3. You can dance (or at least try) to just about anything but a DJ IMO is someone that doesnâ??t play you music for mere listening, he/she takes you somewhere else, you donâ??t dance because you want to, you dance because you have no choice.
4. If they take requests, youâ??re not a dance club.
A dance high is one of the best feelings in the world and whoever can produce it gets nothing but respect from me, even if itâ??s not for me. But I suppose anyone who spins is fair game, just like any band that gets on a stage, for criticism and ridicule. Most people know what they like, and think they know what objectively sucks mostly because they donâ??t like it. Itâ??s human nature, and you really canâ??t argue with that, so I wonâ??t even try. Glad to see the club kids are fighting back against shit DJ's, the demons of hot pink honda pasts and the 1998 reference was classic. If only I could work in a reference to the Underworld, Shamen and 808 State and how they destroyed rave culture that would make as strong a point, but alas I cannot.
Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
Originally posted by bnyced0:
For reference sake, what other DJ's are in the "shitty cheeseball trance music" genre, or is it an Army of one?
oakenfeld, paul van dyk, armin van buuuuren (although he has sick mutton chops)
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trance is fine if (a) you drive a pimped out hot pink honda civic hatchback, (b) you're on a lot of drugs, (c) you're living in 1998
it's just shitty, formulaic, boring music that tries WAY too hard at everything [/b]
