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On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, rich wrote: > > Although i also have a hard time with the whole "DJ" thing too. Not that > DJ's shouldn't have as much fame and fortune as guitar slingers...far >from > it...it's just more fun to watch paint dry than see these guys spinning > prefabbed tunes. hmmm... i'd have to say i find the vinyl slingers a more exciting to be with than than the trackball pushers.... but i could see where that's: A) a difference of degree & B) a reflection of the fact that i employ records & tapes (as they say at k-tel) in my live act. and we love to see people doin what we do (so long as they don't smoke us at it |) course... i live in nyc - hence have tons o access to olive, spooky, et themall... it's always great to watch masters of all stripes at work (& you can DEFINATELY tell when djs are slackin & when they're plugged into The Nerve, btw...) yes, the LPs generate the beats from a recorded standpoint, but after that yr signal chain's yr own (get me on a roll w/ a sugar hill 12", some white-label test pressing scored at a salvation army and that boomerang & the result is E: none of the above...) so you never can quite trust yr ears (in the most wonderful way). i only use a single tt (becuase i already have too damn much else to keep in line). the people who use 3 or 4 of em and whip up a puree so think you can spread it on toast are just amazing to watch - i would love to develop that multi tt technique, just for the fun of having to use. i of course refer and defer specifically to christian marclay on this one, i been going to hear him since 1980 (B.C.!) - he must be the proto-looper of all times and never used a looping device that i ever saw til i noticed last month - YIKES! ONE tt and... the boomerang! christian, how COULD you???!!! also ultra-checkoutable on this tip, seattle's IQU. great combo of vinyl and instrumental, loops and live riffs. pardon my rant, rbrt > > I was at a record store recently that specializes in >trance/rave/techno/dj > records and culture. They have a dj turntable setup in the store and a >guy > spinning. I was watching with curiosity wondering how they were >generating > the beats and synching them with the sounds of the turntables, assuming > they were at least seperate elements that the 'talented' dj was >assembling > with his own creative flair. > > So, i ask the guy "how are the beats being generated and how are you > synching everything?" and "do you have records of just beats, and is the > other turntable playing other sounds?". > > Answer: "No, man, it's all there on the record". > > > Am i missing something? Are there any DJ's here on the list that can >vouch > for the effort and talent that it takes to compose on turntables? Or is >it > all premade for you on the vinyl, and your talent is 'record shopping'? > > respectfully OT, > > rich > > >