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so i have a regular weekly dj slot now at this bar, and i'm kinda stuck on new stuff to buy... i try my best to be in the loop and in the know, but its a bit hard in australia as trend wise is concerned we seem to be a good 6 months behind europe... can anyone recommend me some stuff to order? stuff i got recently and enjoy playing... DFA1979, junior boys, home video, hood, soulwax, hot chip, css, the gossip... in that vein i guess... thanks for any help! |
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if you're good enough to get a slot you should know what music to get your crowd buzzed. dont mean that in a nasty way, but y'know? |
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You play Junior Boys at a disco? Oh yeah, the new album is pretty dancable i guess. I'd saaaay: (maybe not totally fresh, but dancing music :)) try out: Chromeo (talkbox and 80'ies type sound, with catchy songs) |
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I was going to suggest Cut Copy but you were probably 6 months ahead of me on that |
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Just play 80s electro. |
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ah, theres nothing wrong with what i've got and i'm not struggling... its partly personal and partly cool new shit to play... i was just interested to see what everyone is listening too... ...its not really disco... i have a dancefloor for a few hours but its more of a lounge/wine bar... |
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Seelenluft- Out of the Woods would be something I'd want to hear in a club if I wasn't so reclusive. Very clever and eclectic dance-pop. Ditto for Homelife- Guru Man Hubcap Lady. |
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ugh... i could and thats what most of the other dj's do... but i'm a bit more stubborn and play new stuff... and besides the boss loves my sets and hates all the other dj's... so i better keep it up |
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i will check out all suggestions... thanks for the time, just ordered jimmy edgar - colour strip... |
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I'm mainly listening to/making dubstep at the moment. Not a lot of it is suitable for a "normal" club though. Check out the following tracks though, as they might work at your night: Mala - Left Leg Out Matty G - For the Smokers Skream - Midnight Request Line D1 - Golden Bullet Hope this helps. |
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dubstep? havent heard of this genre yet... i'll check it out... |
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Ugh yourself, 80s electro is great. |
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Diplo - Florida sort of head noddy dj shadow style, i suppose its normal ninjatune fare but it stands out to me, Summers Gonna Hurt You is a gorgeous track |
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It's derived from UK garage, but don't listen to the people who call it instrumental Grime (I take it you've heard of Grime?) It's actually quite different sounding (although there are compositional similarities) and there isn't really a huge amount of crossover between dubstep and grime artists (although there is some). You should be able to find samples of those tracks easily on boomkat. The Mala and D1 tracks are almost like danceable Techno, the matty G one is very chilled out, good for the warm up or right at the end of the night.The Skream one might be a bit too "anthemic", but see what you think. |
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I'd love for a loungy place to play some old funk music like Curtis Mayfield or something. |
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yeah... marvin gaye does go down really well in the wee hours... |
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is a pretty massive thread now but some of it might be of interest to you Ceri. Most of the people who post there are pretty well informed on a variety of music. |
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Dunno |
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Thanks for that. I've started reading it, as you say, big thread, so I'll add it to my favs. Am I right in thinking you're not a big fan of Grime/Dubstep? |
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I love some dubstep especially when it's played out It's the same person that did that runs it. His soundsystem is amazing! You can hardly talk after as you can feel the sub in your throat not just your stomach. |
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I agree that played out is far better than at home. I'm going to see Mary Anne Hobbs and Virus Syndicate at early next month. First "proper" dubstep night in Wales to my knowledge. I'm buggered if I can find any info on what soundsystem will be used though. I fear it might be the venue's own (not bad for normal music, but not great either and certianly not up to proper dubstep). I've got my fingers crossed for another Subloaded in Bristol this year, I've not been to it yet, but it's supposed to top even DMZ! I know Pinch is focusing on other things at the moment, but you've not heard anything on the grapevine? I'm actually considering getting a (more) meaty sub and setting it up in my garage with a couple of PA speakers to play dubstep in a way a little bit nearer what you get at a night out. My current studio is between my neighbours' master bedrooms and I don't want an ASBO. :-/ Do you reckon there'd be any merit to this or would it be a waste of time/money? |
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Just saw this description of dubstep in that thread, "intelligent grime". That's fucking classic, I'm going to start refering to it as that and see if I can get an "IDM" style naming crisis going, or failing that, shot, next time I go to SE. :D |
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Haha! Oh dear! I didn't see that. Lots of the people that post on there are journalists, some from 'the wire', 'vice', 'the guardian', 'village voice' etc. some people from Pirate stations in the UK and US so it's a mixed bag but usually each topic doesn't end in a stand off in who is the gheyest. |
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If it's Mary Anne Hobbs hopefully the people that work with her will hire in some extra subs, I would have thought so. It's hard to say whether it would be worth setting some (even small) sub system in your garage. Sub bass travels really far, you've heard boy racer cars at the traffic lights playing funky house. |
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It's quite interesting seeing a lot of people there share my viewpoint that it's very distinct from Grime and yet there are others, who otherwise seem fairly well informed and indeed like the genre, who can't see any real distinction. For me, the difference in sound in most tracks is as easy to tell apart as drum and bass from house music- I don't see how people could confuse them at all. I mean, listening to Loefah's "Voodoo" or Distance's "Fallen" and then to some Roll Deep or even Grime instrumentals - they're miles apart. Anyway, is Sub Dub a regular thing in Leeds? I'll be up visiting a mate in a month or two and might try to wrangle it so it falls on one of their nights. I see they also play at the Trinity in Bristol (good bass in there last time I went- old church) occassionally. That will go on the list too. |
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Are you saying that even in the garage it'd carry and piss off the neighbours, or just that there'd not be much impact from the bass? I'm quite happy to line the place with carpet if neccessary and they're old houses with pretty soundproof walls. |
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Been meaning to check more of this stuff out. I actually quite like burial. It seems that it's a love or hate thing with that. Can you recommend me some more? |
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It depends how far away the garage is from your neighbours and if you can manage to get a 'sweet spot' for you to listen to in the garage. It's pretty hard to reflect bass waves. |
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It's a completley different energy/motivation behind each. I like to think (when I'm not listening to it) Dubstep has a more 'hauntological' stance but that's going to have me finding loads of links on hauntology! So I'll just say I prefer to hear good dubstep out. |
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There's not a lot that's like Burial. Burial is definately more for home/car listening than in a club IMO, whereas the reverse is true for a lot of Dubstep. Be sure to check out Burial's "South London Boroughs" EP if you've only heard the album. Only 1 different track, "Nite Train", but one of my favourites. Also listen to Blackdown's "Lata", he does a great remix of Crackle Blues on that. It doesn't really sound much like Burial, but I think you'd also probably like DJ Distance - Fallen (his more recent stuff is more aggro, but this has that same reflective quality that Burial's work does). You might also like the generally restrained and understated tracks of Pinch (everything he has done is good, as are all his remixes IMO). Sorry for slightly derailing your thread Teapot, but hopefully this info is of some use to you too. Goodnight gentlemen. |
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Cheers Ceri. I will check it out! |
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nono thanks for the read.. |
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I know what you mean re: the hauntological link. I'm amazed there isn't an artist called "Duppy" yet (someone will now probably point out that there is)! :) The other night I went to bed for an hour before going out and put a mix of a few of the more dark dubstep tracks on (Voodoo, Mud, etc.) and left it on loop while I was asleep I had a horrific sort of "lucid nightmare" and when I woke it felt like it continued (the dream was based in my house), the darkness downstairs and down the corridor seemed to have a weight/presence to it and I felt like I was being watched. It took me a while to shake it off and go downstairs. I'm convinced the music had something to do with it. Sounds a bit silly now, but at the time it was quite unsettling. |
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theres a couple of tracks off of that moodgadget compilation which are pretty cool. I dont know how old they are, but blockhead and eliot lipp are dance friendly |
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