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2004.08.07. Ultra Spin 6 + Thrist - Scum Frog, Pete Tong, Danny Howells & Mark Oliver (pg. 3)
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| Chinaman |
| I believe Mr. Oliver is from Scotland :clown: |
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| tatgirl |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sly_Guy
Difference of opinion I guess. But as for mark oliver, everytime I see him DJ I just can't seem to have respect for him because all his tracks are just the songs he's ripped off the latest essential mix tracklistings oor other decent mix shows. Do something original mr. oliver!!! Go digging for new vinyls rather than taking a shopping list to the record store!!! And lose that damn english accent! It doesn't automatically give you status as a DJ! |
Then basically you're insulting 99% of the DJ's out there, who all play the hits. Unless you're the head of your own label, or have an affiliation with a major promotion company (BBC Radio 1, Gatecrasher, etc..), it's a lot harder to get these 'unsigned' or white label promos (esp. since he doesn't get to do the amount of travelling that most other DJ's do). If I ever get any promos or new releases on my travels, they go straight into Mark's hands, so the masses can hear them. He has a collection of 20,000+ vinyls. You try and top it.
Mark Oliver is more talented than the majority out there. You have no clue... |
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| trancechaos |
| quote: | Originally posted by tatgirl
Mark Oliver is more talented than the majority out there. You have no clue... |
bravo!! dudes dont bash oliver, i think he is a great dj. the guv would not be the same without him. |
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| Sly_Guy |
Ok, ok, ok. I se we have some oliver worshippers here.
You can't exactly claim that I'm insulting 99% of the DJs out there. The fact of the matter is, he's playing the stuff that's already been established as hits by playing all these tracks that have gotten air-time on mas media broadcasts, most often radio shows in europe. And you can't exactly tell me that just because he doesn't have the same access to promos and white labels as say a sasha or an oakenfold he can't go around digging and finding the more abstract, experimental, or lessor known music out there. There sooooo much house, progressive and trance out there, and a lot of it's good, you just have to take the time to go out and listen to it. Having a huge collection of vinyls does not mean you have good track selection. So what if he has 20,000 + vinyls? If he's playing the same ones everyone else is, he's still not doing his job with bringing the newer music to the masses. His track selection always makes me feel like he's just playing a mash of songs which have already been proven to be hits. To me, a DJ playing underground music like mark oliver does should be trying to further the scene by bringing in and playing rarely heard tracks to the masses, helping with the exposure of the experimental or newer artists to the forefront of the scene creating a deeper and more broad underground community.
This is just how I feel when I hear mark oliver play, he's just merely an extension of a european dance radio show. I don't get this feel when I listen to a set by Addy or Sean Miller.
But you guys are entitled to your opinion, as I am mine, so you can keep going to the guv, keep lovin mark oliver, but I'll stick to running around various places and keep looking for the next big thing. Maybe you'll get out there and hear the newer music eventually, but by the time you do, it won't be new anymore. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| Mark Oliver is indeed a solid DJ. |
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| tatgirl |
| quote: | Originally posted by E2EK1EL
Mark Oliver is indeed a solid DJ. |
Esp. when u watch what he's doing on the decks.... :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: |
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| kandyballs |
| Dude sly_guy, i respect ur opinon but i have to vehimantly disagree with u. I think Mark Oliver is a very good DJ in the fact that he feeds of the crowd so well and he knows how to spin, and spin very well at that. I dotn think guv would would keep him as resident dj for so long if he wasnt great, and he is english:happy2: I met the dude, and he is fukin cool as hell, very down to earth. I iwll tell u the story, he played in buff the past week, and i went to go shake his hand after the killer set he played, and he looked at me and said "Hey i see u at the guv all the time", and he personally shook my hand and chilled with me just cause we support him and asked us should he change his style, or do something different. We were all like u are the man, and dont get cocky, and just be who u r, u are cool cause u can feed off the vibe of the crowd so well. |
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| E2EK1EL |
| quote: | Originally posted by kandyballs
and he is english:happy2: |
Mark is from Scottland |
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| djbruuen |
| i like mark when he plays nice trance and house...but he plays a lot of freaky too that i don't like and usually check out a different room when he does that...ohwell, can't please everyone |
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| d!abolic |
| No no no, WHY is Scumfrog at the GUV?!! |
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| Sly_Guy |
| quote: | Originally posted by kandyballs
Dude sly_guy, i respect ur opinon but i have to vehimantly disagree with u. |
That's ok, so we disagree, I can live with that, but I've said my piece and I won't say anymore but I'd just like to add as a sidenote to my above comment that I don't like Pete Tong for essentially [no pun intended] the same reason. I find him to be a 'jack of all trades master of none' style DJ, so it's not as though I dislike I Mark Oliver simply because he's the guv's resident. But at the end of it all, I still wish all of you a good time at this party reguardless if you're dancing to mark oliver and pete tong or otherwise. |
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| Tully |
| Mark is a well rounded DJ and has amazing tallent. He always has the crowd pumping and wanting more. Mark can read a crowd and know exscatly what they want to hear. Thats what makes a good DJ great. Knowing what the crowd wants to hear and then playing it is the best. Mark rocks the Guv EVERY saturday with very little complaints if any. You may be entitled to your opinon, but maybe you should 'think again':eyespop: |
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