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Re: 2 turntables and a microphone (wasRe: computer music)

I don't get it either. I think it has something to do with that they 
really 
focus on the song-to-song transitions. They change the tempos and match 
the 
beats so that when they switch songs, it's smooth and maintains the 
"energy". While that is impressive in itself, to me it doesn't warrant 
paying attention during the songs themselves.

Once I saw a DJ match the beats so well that he had the 2 records going in 
sync for a full minute, using the faders to blend fragments of the 2 songs 
together in new ways, but that was the only time I was impressed by that 
kind of DJ.

I'm extrememly impressed by the "real" DJ's, who create/compose music from 
fragments of other recordings. I don't know of a lot of these guys who can 
create whole songs live though, other than the Invisible Scratch Pickles 
and 
stuff.

Matt
> > 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.
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>

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