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| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
I respect what he does. I'm just saying from an ex turntablists perspective he isn't very technical. Cool he can hype the crowd that's great but from my point of view DJs should be somewhere in a closed off booth in a darkened corner. |
First, I'd be lying if I claimed I didn't enjoy being able to see what the DJ is doing, or get some fun out of the back and forth between the crowd & the person playing.
Second, I think you'd hate the alternative. Yes, right now, there's that sort of 'dj worship' thing going on, but if you hide him, everyone stops facing one way, stops focusing on what 1 person is doing, and it ceases to be a show, and turns into a regular club night. People turn their attention to each other, and suddenly, that sea of people who couldn't care less what they look like turns into a whole room full of people trying to look cool. I think that THAT would do far more to take away from the music than does a bit more ego-boosting for the dj than you'd prefer. That's one of the reasons I always just go to the front--if I like a track, or the dj does something really well, I can react however the hell I want without wondering what the people next to me are thinking. If it's a packed room with a lot of energy, that extends through the whole club--like when Digweed was on on Friday, & like it was downstairs last night (from what I could tell from a couple short visits)--and everyone has a better time.
There's something to be said for paying more attention to the music, but I don't see anything wrong with having a little fun, too. Regardless of whether it's merited or not, it winds up making the experience better for a lot of people. The music is and always will be the most important part of all of this (at least at shows with DJs who don't, to quote another TXTA, "drop absolute batshit on a crowd"), but that doesn't have to be the only part of it. Everyone has time to sit at home, alone, and listen to music. Enjoy the shows for what they are.
btw, the main club that used to book decent people in St. Louis had the booth way up & elevated, with a tiny little slit for the DJ see the crowd. It's like a treehouse--there's even a door on the bottom of it--and it's completely enclosed. You know what? I hated it. imo, the best set-ups are the ones with the booth not elevated at all, but I know those have a bunch of drawbacks with regards to crowd control.
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