Was just curious, like when your non-trance-enlightened mates come over and they see your setup and they go like 'wow way cool' n shit n the next thing they say is 'so show me what u can do dude !!'...
then they expect u to get on the decks instantly and start scratching and tearing your vinyls to shreds... what do u do or say ?
I go like.. 'erm dude I can't do THAT but if u hang around for maybe say... 45 mins or more I might be able to show u what I can do??'
Then I have to explain we are more mixologists then turntablists and yada yada yada...
I don't have friends like that, I told them all to piss off, as for my other friends that have come round and I showed them, they enjoyed listening to my mixes.
Apr-04-2004 06:16
dj chex
A monkey without a cause
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: denver co
it gets annoying. People automatically think you must be a turntablist if you are a dj. However, i still would like to learn how to scratch as another tool i can pull out of my hat.
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i don't know about everyone else; but i do try and have a good variety of music to spin. In the past 6months i've been spinning more tech-housey sort of stuff than trance.
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Apr-04-2004 07:44
FC`Noir
tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Tacoma, WA
I think what he meant, Chex.. was people who have no clue what electronica music is. Who think that people who have turntables scratch hip hop music only.
Apr-04-2004 07:46
Zombie0729
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: .
i can defiently relate. Everytime we have parties(which is a lot) someone who goes into my room to smoke or whatever always comes out and asks me to DJ for everyone else(100+ people) i'm like "ehhh dude, i don't think people will want me on there." Is it really worth it to have a different person every 2minutes come up to you and ask you to change it?
Apr-04-2004 08:27
Floorfiller
Girl + Sweater = Hotness
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Illegal Pete's
hehehe...i don't think that i could scratch up my wonderful vinyl...my precious...we's loves the precious...
Apr-04-2004 08:32
Freak
Insert witty comment here
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...
I tell them to go nuts if they want a go themselves- most of my friends have come to work with me at some point- or are djs themselves, and have seen me work.
The novelty of mixing in your bedroom wears off somewhat when you do it several nights a week
Apr-04-2004 17:00
DjSimonB
Convergence
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Glasgow
I usually at least tell them to be careful, and say I'm more into mixing than scratching...
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Apr-04-2004 17:44
rafale
-TA-
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Kuala Lumpur
the point is... these people who are unenlightened in the ways of trance... are unaware that we are not scratching out sounds and music. It saddens me, people, to find that there are people who actually think scratching a record back and forth creates melodies.
I was playin MIDOR and six4eight - No Man's Land.. on traktor and cueing up my next record on my decks and mates actually tought i was PLAYING No Man's Land !
IT REALLY SADDENS ME.
THEY THINK ALL DJS ARE TURNTABLISTS.
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...
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Originally posted by rafale
It saddens me, people, to find that there are people who actually think scratching a record back and forth creates melodies.
You should really check out some turntablist stuff- maybe the DMC competitions.....you would see stuff that would blow your statement to hell....
