|
In all seriousness, and no particular order yet, I'd say:
Richie Hawtin
Still on fire DJ-wise, played an awesome set at Extrema, tough, spacy, just the way I like it. I'm not too fond of his minimal side though.
Stella Nutella
Never heard of her before Dance Valley, she played a 4,5 hour set where she was only scheduled for 1,5, and she got me interested in psytrance, where I almost never listened to that genre before DV. Too bad she only played in front of a full tent when it rained, the rest of the time it was only partly filled but atmosphere was great nonetheless. Besides that, when you play samples from 'Speedy J - Something for your mind' in the middle of a psy set, you're cool in my book 
Grovskopa
I'm especially hooked on his live PA's, too bad I haven't seen him live yet but what I've heard from him this year is great. Amazing power, and able to play and produce not only the ultrahard offbeat techno but also the somewhat more subtle sort, which is what I like best.
Steve Bicknell
Saw him live at Awakenings this year, he put awesome energy in that set, mixing tight as hell (and I don't say that quickly) and capable of playing techno at a fast pace without letting it sound like Rush-type hardtechno. Too bad he's got the charisma and the energy of a flag pole behind the decks.
Christopher Lawrence
Just for the fact that he proved me there is still 'regular' trance out there I can enjoy (every now and then). Very nice set at Dance Valley.
Apart from Grovskopa I've seen them all live this year, which greatly influenced my choices. Quite a varied list methinks.
___________________
d&b session 20090519
My take on... (various mixes planned, updated when I can be arsed)
|
)
