Yeah, I feel ya... It definitely takes less to do more than it used to... But in the end, a good DJ is more than someone who just beatmatches.. Take Magda for example.. She's far from flawless but IMO is still a great DJ. On the otherhand, I've heard flawless vinyl mixes from people who mix crappy track after crappy-played-out track... and frankly, it still sucks.. The digital curtails help but still don't just do it for you..
I have a gripe, it's DJ's that adamently refuse to post track lists.. (Daniel Bell, I'm looking at you!!!) How can you have the nerve to not post your track list when 95% of it is not even your own music. If it were a live set it would be different but if you're just mixing records by other artists you bought in a shop, that's GHEEEEY.. It just perpetuates snobbery and the very aspects of the electronica/DJ culture I loathe... I don't care who you are or how famous, GROW UP!! It's not like Daniel Bell is going to lose gigs because people know what records he's playing...
Electronica is so much of a niche as it is. Doing that is basically giving your fans and to the artists you supposedly endorse a big FU...
Whatever, I could bitch about Daniel Bell all day but I know all the sychophants here would get on my case because he's a "pioneer." Regardless, he's still a douche who's exploiting the scene at the moment IMO.
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