I shouldn't be contributing to such a lame thread, but nobody seems to be stating what hopefully most people would think if they saw this toy; who cares?....is everyone one this list this UPTIGHT all the time? I think DJ Ken is pretty cool and a neat indicator of the times. I can picture the two little girls next door scratching some toy vinyl. I'll pick one up myself if I see it. I don't understand what people want....nothing good is going to stay totally underground, no matter how much you don't want 'your' scene ruined. At the same time, the 'real' music is never going to blow up, because it's got soul, or very abstract ideas, and isn't made for getting off your face. So really, isn't this a good thing? The scene in general is less foreign to the general public, and people who are interested in sourcing out quality electronic tunes without a huge understanding of it all can find music that stretches beyond moonshine's 'trance nation'. Simultaneously, the brand new envelope pushing music is still far below the general public's consciousness, because so few are down with the real revolutionary stuff. The integration of the DJ into popular culture is a good thing, not a bad one. Do you want 50 or 500 people interested in your music? I'd go for the 500, even if every person didn't 'get it'.
Jason GMOrecords
