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Originally posted by nchs09

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Originally posted by Clovis Did we watch a different video? lol It WILL catch on. Like I said, muppet performers are very well represented in dance music. For every 1 of us who is put off by the spectacle of this dude, there's 200 guys going "dude he makes a SICK remix with the wii! It's fucking wiitarded!!! OMG BASS!!!!SIIICK!!!1111oneon" "THIS IS THE PART WHERE WE'RE SPOSED PUT OUR HANDS UP"

Well, I might tend to give people too much credit

If it does catch on with a bunch of wanker DJs then it's going to be nothing more than a fad. I hope.

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Originally posted by stevësto that's the core of the problem. after years of clubbing, this stuff isnt new to you anymore. the clubber evolves from a happy, good vibe music loving person, open and accepting to any and all possibilities the future may hold ... to a chin stroking, overly critical, conservative conformist purist wanting each track to be more deep, underground, abstract, intelligent than the next. i think the music is decent, not the greatest, and the visual physical element rockstar thing is interesting. but im not going to call him names for doing something different.

I think it has much less to do with being jaded and far more to do with how deep you're into dance music. That and personal taste.

If you're REALLY into good cheese the Ralphs brand ultra pasturized factory Brie isn't quite going to be as satisfying as a Camembert you brought back from a farm in France.

It's the same way with many things art related. To me thats mostly what matters of taste are too, it's like, what satisfies you? What really intrigues and what doesn't? From movies, to food, to music it's all similar.

You can be satisfied with ridiculously formulaic, lazy and predictable dance music, or you can demand better and not settle for less, and not compromise for something that isn't as interesting.

I don't think dance music needs to be some ridiculous masterpiece or every track re-invent the wheel, but I do like to keep it at a minimum interesting, even if I can't really describe what that means.

Plus, when you're a DJ trying to play what you deem to be the best music out there, the way you think about and consume this music changes a LOT. You need that hunger to always try and find something better and more interesting to really stand out. You compromise less on "ok" tracks..etc.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

THEY ARE ALL FUCKING SQUATING DOWN TOGETHER LIKE A BUNCH OF SHEEP DUCKS!

Seriously, where the glow sticks and fucking kandi and fluorescent pink and green leg warmers? Fucking shite.

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Originally posted by enydo I agree, I've enjoyed a lot of the Magda sets I've heard, I just think the track in the video lacks spirit or something, I dunno.

yea its a very cold, sparse track. I would never in a million years buy a Duoteque record but if someone else wants to play it I'll get down.

and btw that Abel Ramos video is the most offensive thing I've seen a dj do in a long time. Its a good thing he's far away from the people, most likely out of range of bottles being tossed.

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Originally posted by Clovis I think it has much less to do with being jaded and far more to do with how deep you're into dance music. That and personal taste. If you're REALLY into good cheese the Ralphs brand ultra pasturized factory Brie isn't quite going to be as satisfying as a Camembert you brought back from a farm in France. It's the same way with many things art related. To me thats mostly what matters of taste are too, it's like, what satisfies you? What really intrigues and what doesn't? From movies, to food, to music it's all similar. You can be satisfied with ridiculously formulaic, lazy and predictable dance music, or you can demand better and not settle for less, and not compromise for something that isn't as interesting. I don't think dance music needs to be some ridiculous masterpiece or every track re-invent the wheel, but I do like to keep it at a minimum interesting, even if I can't really describe what that means. Plus, when you're a DJ trying to play what you deem to be the best music out there, the way you think about and consume this music changes a LOT. You need that hunger to always try and find something better and more interesting to really stand out. You compromise less on "ok" tracks..etc.

thanks for that nice response. how ive always seen it, is an analogy to the visual art world.

for example, deep underground dance music would be something like:



and DJ Scooter would be:


if i were an abstract artist trying to make it in the art world that pulls in a small crowd at cafes and bars, and then i saw some new guy come along and make art that is less abstract but gets the job done and attracts a big crowd ... yea id be pissed too and insult it.

lol gustav himself posted this shit up today on ableton forums

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=110242

"Gustavo Bravetti, Driving Crowds Wild with a Wave of His Wii-Enabled Hands"

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Originally posted by hundred lol gustav himself posted this shit up today on ableton forums http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=110242 "Gustavo Bravetti, Driving Crowds Wild with a Wave of His Wii-Enabled Hands"

Too bad it wasnt "with a wave of his wii hands" cause then id think of a midget DJ.

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Originally posted by stevësto if i were an abstract artist trying to make it in the art world that pulls in a small crowd at cafes and bars, and then i saw some new guy come along and make art that is less abstract but gets the job done and attracts a big crowd ... yea id be pissed too and insult it.

man, it's not about pulling in a small crowd, it's about pulling in the right crowd. if all you're worried about doing is pulling in a crowd, then most likely what you're doing will be forgotten once people get bored.

if you think abstract artists who started small like josef albers, jean arp, willem de kooning, damien hirst, wassily kadinsky, robert motherwell, philip guston, tony cragg and joan miro were jealous of the 'new guy coming along making less abstract art'...then you really don't have a clue of what the abstract expressionist movement was all about.

that being said, that star wars picture is pretty fucking awesome