At 12:46 2007.07.27, you wrote:
> But that relativism aside, I think a more pertinent question is: why do
> audiences / booking agents / clubs / mix cd listeners / labels tolerate or
> encourage filter for DJs who play a narrow style range in a narrow time
> period? (This, rather than trying to explain why there isn't anyone to play
> that set, because in my opinion there are plenty of people who can & do.)
>
> I'm betting there's an obvious answer, but perhaps it bears mentioning?
>
> m50
Well, I can definitely say that it's easy to confuse people by being
too eclectic, whenever I throw something in a set that's a little
bitting surprising and outside of the overall sound there are some
people who specifically will mention that they liked everything but
that one particular cut.
Why is this the case? I don't know, but it seems to be particular to
electronic music and the way its consumed, because in the broader
audience, I notice that eclecticism tends to go over fairly well.
That difference between the way the "initiated" and the "uninitiated"
experience electronic music is definitely a big factor. Interesting too
that some DJ sets go over equally well with each, and some do not; it's not
an either / or proposition.
m50
