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DJ Dan and the DJ mag top 100

DJ Dan's ranked #5 in the world. Top house DJ in the list... and he's come out of nowhere. So when I heard he was playing at a club in Shanghai, I just HAD to go hear him play.

So I went. Super super club called G Plus... piss perfect soundsystem and acoustics (despite being covered in mirrors); but 75% of the dance floor was occupied by high tables and bar stools.

Strange. Especially since most tables were unoccupied. Maybe it's a Shanghai cultural thing

Dan was already playing when I walked in, and I heard his set for an hour and a half. It was the most purile crap I've ever heard from an globally renowned DJ. Wearing a hat, not looking up, not smiling.. and playing funky house. He then moved to electro; his transitions were awful for a dj his "calibre".

Really makes me wonder about is ranking and how the fcuk that DJ Mag system works. By the time he finished his set, he'd lost about 40% of the crowd from the floor and the club. His last 30 minutes were particularly bad. Nobody noticed him leave, nor did they give a damn. Either the Chinese didn't dig him, or they just generally don't get it... EDM, that is. Hip hop is H U G E L Y popular there.

What a waste of a great club and time.

Your first mistake was putting any stock in the DJ mag poll at all.

Your second mistake was going into a night being not at all familiar with the music you were about to hear - it's hardly DJ Dan's fault that you don't like funky house and electro.

Oh well.

just dont worry about it, your argument is kind of pointless. we all know that the dj mag poll is just a popularity contest, anyway. beign ranked higher or lower doesnt make you a worse or better dj at all.

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Originally posted by RJT Your first mistake was putting any stock in the DJ mag poll at all.

I don't have faith in the poll... but I did want to go hear how an unknown DJ made it to #5. My money is he got a techie to write him clever program that multiple-voted.

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Your second mistake was going into a night being not at all familiar with the music you were about to hear - it's hardly DJ Dan's fault that you don't like funky house and electro. Oh well.

Your mistake is to assume I don't like funky and electro. The fact is I do, and that's what I play as well. It's Dan's fault for playing a set loaded with crappy cheese, for poor track selection and transitions, and for having the personality of a piece of cabbage left out in the sun.

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa I don't have faith in the poll... but I did want to go hear how an unknown DJ made it to #5. My money is he got a techie to write him clever program that multiple-voted.

Calling DJ Dan an "unknown" is worth a laugh or two itself.

Sorry you had such a shit time.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid just dont worry about it, your argument is kind of pointless. we all know that the dj mag poll is just a popularity contest, anyway. beign ranked higher or lower doesnt make you a worse or better dj at all.

I'd be ok if it was a popularity contest. But Dan doesn't even have a great set of tits. It's ridiculous to even consider he'll be popular for his music, coz he was halfway to nowhere.
He hung around a space that was neither entirely cheesy, nor intelligent, nor entertaining. "Randon" is how I can best describe his set. He wouldn't have entertained ANY demographic that enjoyed any genre / style of house.

Yes, because we certainly all know that nikhil chinapa is the voice of the people!

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Originally posted by RJT Calling DJ Dan an "unknown" is worth a laugh or two itself. Sorry you had such a shit time.

I could be wrong, but isn't Dan relatively unknown outside the continental US?

I'm sorry too... wish you coul've been there; misery loves company

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa I could be wrong, but isn't Dan relatively unknown outside the continental US?

No.

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Originally posted by Ishkur No.

Yes.

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Originally posted by Push2005 Yes.

Okay, that convinced me.

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa But Dan doesn't even have a great set of tits.

there not that bad

I would bet my house that DJ Dan didn't play a single Electro track. You could have saved us all a lot of time by simply posting 'I am an idiot who doesn't really know what I'm on about' because that is basically the message your post screams of.

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Originally posted by chris harrington there not that bad

They're not that bad either.

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Originally posted by chris harrington there not that bad

Where?

Why the fuck do you even care about the DJ Mag poll, anyways?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Where?

Under there

@ Mikey Mike.. I keep forgetting how "particular" some of us are about precise genre descriptions... he played Electro-house, not Electro... and he played it badly.

@ RJT, No I cede to thee. You are the voice of the fool multitude.

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Originally posted by Ishkur No.

I've never heard of him before he entered the DJ Mag Top 100, and I think a lot of others at that time didn't either... That's what I made up from the reactions on his 5th place in each case

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa DJ Dan's ranked #5 in the world. Top house DJ in the list... and he's come out of nowhere. So when I heard he was playing at a club in Shanghai, I just HAD to go hear him play. So I went. Super super club called G Plus... piss perfect soundsystem and acoustics (despite being covered in mirrors); but 75% of the dance floor was occupied by high tables and bar stools. Strange. Especially since most tables were unoccupied. Maybe it's a Shanghai cultural thing Dan was already playing when I walked in, and I heard his set for an hour and a half. It was the most purile crap I've ever heard from an globally renowned DJ. Wearing a hat, not looking up, not smiling.. and playing funky house. He then moved to electro; his transitions were awful for a dj his "calibre". Really makes me wonder about is ranking and how the fcuk that DJ Mag system works. By the time he finished his set, he'd lost about 40% of the crowd from the floor and the club. His last 30 minutes were particularly bad. Nobody noticed him leave, nor did they give a damn. Either the Chinese didn't dig him, or they just generally don't get it... EDM, that is. Hip hop is H U G E L Y popular there. What a waste of a great club and time.

yeah too bad you had a shitty time.....better luck next time
....and I go by this top Dj list.....check it out

http://www.thedjlist.com/

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa @ RJT, No I cede to thee. You are the voice of the fool multitude.

Says the person who believes that the DJ Mag rankings are an even remotely accurate description of the club scene.

the other day,i ripped the page out where the DJ listings were and i wiped my ass with it..

I like DJ Dan.

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Originally posted by idoru Says the person who believes that the DJ Mag rankings are an even remotely accurate description of the club scene.

I'm sorry Sherlock, but how exactly did you infer that from my posts? Maybe you've never gone to hear a dj you were curious about, and maybe you've never been disappointed. I did, and I was... and thats all there is to this thread i started.

@ Limon, I hope you washed your hands.

For the record, I've booked djs like j00f, Ferry and San because they're pure talent, not because of where they rank.

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Originally posted by nikhil chinapa I'm sorry Sherlock, but how exactly did you infer that from my posts?

You only have to read the topic.

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