From Bill VanLoo Sent Mon, May 3rd 1999, 16:14
From Bill VanLoo Sent Mon, May 3rd 1999, 16:14
> For f***s sake, why is england so shit? If anyone tried to mix multiple > styles over here they'd get glassed probably. Unless, I just haven't > been out enough recently and it's all changed in the last year, > otherwise in most clubs it's 100% techno all night, or 100% house *all* > night, etc etc...boring, in other words. I wanna live in America. It's not just England. America is not the land of the experimental style-mixing maniacs (hey, Teep :). You're just as likely to find boring all-one-style, same-tracks-every-time-you-see-them DJs in America as England. The trick is finding the DJs who do spin your bottle, so to speak. I've yet to hear Teep live, but I'd guess he's one of 'em. The problem is, mixing styles requires much more musical knowledge than does mixing only one style. Imagine everything you know about IDM, or electro, or techno, then try to imagine knowing that same amount about drum-n-bass, or house, or hip-hop. It takes a lot of dedication and enthusiasm, something Teep certainly has. This is something I totally aspire to in my own DJing - keeping it fresh by being a moving target. I don't see why Mike Ink can't sit comfortably next to Ectomorph, who certainly goes well with Kraftwerk, which goes with Carl Craig's 69 material like butter on toast...and it just keeps going. In parting - if you don't see DJs you like in England, have you considered investing in a pair of turntables? Cheers, Bill -- Sigma6 Interactive Media / http://www.sigma6.com http://www.citydetroit.com