It seems to me that most DJ's get a handful of good records and play the same stuff over and over again, rarely trading one record out of thier box for another...there is so much good stuff out there, I wonder why this is. Don't DJ's ever get the urge to pull out a classic track, like System F - Out of the Blue for instance, or maybe Ayla - Ayla, or perhaps Marc Et Claude - La. After listening to weeks of Markus Schulz and Armin play the same songs, I get fed up with the same boring and repetitive tracklists. Anyone else feel the same way?

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It's tricky...

When you play same stuff all the time, you get bashed.
When you try to get new stuff in the playlist people bash you for not being true to your style.
People demand the classics, yet when you play them it's considered cheesy and riding off your old success...

Go figure, nothing's good enough for the audience.

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It's the nature of the scene though. Crowds dictate what gets played more than anything else really. The DJ is there to entertain the crowd. Big DJ's have to try to appease the majority of the crowd, rather than individual tastes. I think the key is to add new flavour to club anthems through layering, programming, etc. More and more dj's are doing the live remix thing, and this trend may help to eliminate the boredom factor.

If you listen to a Dj on a few occasions within a small time period, it's likely that you'll hear a very similar set. Try to see different Dj's from different genres. Chances are if you try to diversify what you listen to, you won't be as bored.

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[i][b]Chances are if you try to diversify what you listen to, you won't be as bored.

Yes, this is the best policy. Diversity among Genre's especially, because many of the big names in each genre play the same songs as they become popular. Its annoying to see 3-4 trance artists play the same song in 1 night, even though the song may be good, after hearing it for the third time in 1 night it can get old. My example of this was Tilt- The World doesnt know, which was played by the opening act at Cream Amnesia, and then pounded by Tiesto and PVD later...and I heard it yet again as I passed the terrace while leaving the club.

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Originally posted by Tranceguy1 Yes, this is the best policy. Diversity among Genre's especially, because many of the big names in each genre play the same songs as they become popular. Its annoying to see 3-4 trance artists play the same song in 1 night, even though the song may be good, after hearing it for the third time in 1 night it can get old. My example of this was Tilt- The World doesnt know, which was played by the opening act at Cream Amnesia, and then pounded by Tiesto and PVD later...and I heard it yet again as I passed the terrace while leaving the club.

HAHAHAHA, same thing happened to me at a party not too long ago, I heard Flash Dance three times in a five hour span. Hopefully with the advancement of CD decks, and other platforms, we'll be seeing a new breed of Dj's come out that have great live remixing skills. I really think that this is what will keep the EDM scene fresh for years to come, learning to use the technology to it's full potential.

I can see it being a problem with the big names seeing as how they get stuff weeks ahead and tons of other tracks people are begging them to drop...

But as for me and growing DJ's, we got the record shops as our resource for stuff to play, or, if we're a step ahead, our own tracks. It could take hours and hours of going through all the crap out there to find stuff you really like. I got a handful of tracks I really like right now, and only weeks (possibly months) later will I find another handful of goodies. So, I end up playing the same stuff for a while just because I gotta wait for the next batch of good tracks. If I had to play different songs every night, I would end up playing a ton of shit.

Maybe the big names have the same trouble getting stuff that fits into their stlye, but with the amount of demos, CDR's, and promos they all get from people around the world, I would seriously doubt it...but who knows.

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Originally posted by trance-ecj I can see it being a problem with the big names seeing as how they get stuff weeks ahead and tons of other tracks people are begging them to drop... But as for me and growing DJ's, we got the record shops as our resource for stuff to play, or, if we're a step ahead, our own tracks. It could take hours and hours of going through all the crap out there to find stuff you really like. I got a handful of tracks I really like right now, and only weeks (possibly months) later will I find another handful of goodies. So, I end up playing the same stuff for a while just because I gotta wait for the next batch of good tracks. If I had to play different songs every night, I would end up playing a ton of shit. Maybe the big names have the same trouble getting stuff that fits into their stlye, but with the amount of demos, CDR's, and promos they all get from people around the world, I would seriously doubt it...but who knows.

I agree. Me personally , I find myself online or in stores searching for records daily so I dont buy bunches of records at the end of the month. The problem I had was I would deprive myself of "new" music and than when I went to the store I would buy everything since it sound "good". My gradual record buying has helped me alot.