a few weeks back I went to a party in Rotterdam called "Ruis" (Dutch for static), with Speedy J being the main headliner. I have always been a fan of Speedy J performing live, in my opinion he is a true master in performing live techno.
But these days it seems that Speedy jumped on the Minimal-bandwagon, and what he played was not what I expected and what i wanted to hear at all. But to get back on topic: maybe you have the seen clip where Richie Hawtin explains his 4-deck Traktor-setup, in combination with his Xone:92 mixer and additional gear. Well, nowadays Speedy is using the same setup, and actually DJs, in stead of performing live. And it was boring as f*ck. 2009/2/17 Joel Gajewski <lupikitty0...@sbcglobal.net>: > Sasha is a prime example of a boring dj becoming even more boring with > Ableton. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: J.C. <do...@kzsu.stanford.edu> > To: list 313 <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:08:38 AM > Subject: Re: (313) re: Mills interview in the Wire > > On 17 February 2009, kent williams wrote: > >> I've seen loads of DJs play boring sets with no consideration for >> their audience, using good ol vinyl and turntables. To paraphrase the >> NRA, "Technology doesn't bore a crowd, DJs bore a crowd." >> > > I've generally experienced a higher percentage of the laptop DJs deliver > boring sets than the non-laptop ones. Maybe there's a bit more adrenaline in > play outside the box. > > > -- San Francisco Bay Guardian's Readers Choice Award Winner: Best Radio DJ: > http://www.sfbg.com/promo/pollpositions.php > AIM: jckzsu (or kzsudj during my show.) > > "Opinions are my own only, and do not necessarily represent those of > KZSU Radio or Stanford University." (or words to that effect.) > >
