|
What was DJ culture like before the internet?
|
View this Thread in Original format
| Surfmorworkless |
What i mean is before you could just go online and listen to a track and download it or order the record online.I'm guessing the spreading of the knowledge of a new track would take a while to spread,and it was more difficult for most to i.d a track they would hear a dj spin.Also i'm guessing there were tons more records stores around.
Anyone have any insight on this subject? |
|
|
| Cetra³ |
| You used to get mailed the info about raves etc... I think, I figure that music spread the same way, via mail, amateur radio etc... |
|
|
| RJT |
What was DJ culture like before the internet?
A lot like porn culture was before the internet. |
|
|
| bas |
| Definitely a lot more interesting :p |
|
|
| all-nite-freak |
| finding a track id usually took 2 months instead of 2 minutes....and not every one with acredit card could be a dj. |
|
|
| DjWhooCares |
underground
:toothless |
|
|
| Cetra³ |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
What was DJ culture like before the internet?
A lot like porn culture was before the internet. |
hahahah what a good comparison! |
|
|
| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cetra³
hahahah what a good comparison! |
+1 |
|
|
| Spacey Orange |
| quote: | Originally posted by Surfmorworkless
What i mean is before you could just go online and listen to a track and download it or order the record online.I'm guessing the spreading of the knowledge of a new track would take a while to spread,and it was more difficult for most to i.d a track they would hear a dj spin.Also i'm guessing there were tons more records stores around.
Anyone have any insight on this subject? |
there were a lot of independent record stores across america before the internet, mp3 and the megamusic store.
when i was growing up there used to be a record store three blocks from my house and that used to the place to listen to and buy new music in my city. this is before the advent of the cd and even before the compact cassette tape displaced vinyl records as the top selling music medium. the hottest items were singles and lps.
it was the kind of place where people would go to ask about stuff they heard on the radio, or look for the latest releases by a certain artist, or just browse the shelves. this was the place where i first bought music (billy idol, rita marley, egyptian lover, and more). word of mouth was the most important way of finding stuff. a friend would get a hold of a mix tape or vinyl and then you'd listen to it together. (sounds very brady bunch like i know ). if you were lucky he might even let you borrow it if you couldn't afford to buy it.
i think this whole dj culture phenomenan is a totally new thing. people dj'ed but that was it. if someone was good or decent and got gigs they played and everyone had a good time. if someone like a song, they were like 'man that was a good song', but there was no trainspotting. i get the sense some people don't even go to a show to have time, as much as to see what the hell they're going to play. |
|
|
| Allied Nations |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spacey Orange
]i get the sense some people don't even go to a show to have time, as much as to see what the hell they're going to play. |
You're totally right... |
|
|
| inconspicuous |
I can't remember who it was, but I was reading/watching (can't remember which) an interview with somebody who was commenting on this, and he mentioned that one of the biggest changes that's come out of the whole internet thing is that the deterioration of 'local' sounds. People don't rely on the stock of a few local record stores, or the music being played in the particular city, so there's not nearly the same difference from region to region, country to country, as there used to be. Sure, there are still trends that are dependent on specific locations, but it's not as prevalent as it had been previously, where different places would develop unique sounds that you just wouldn't hear elsewhere.
As much as I love technology and competition, I'd have to think that the previous environment gave the scene a more endearing quality, as the satisfaction of new experiences had to be a lot more common.
On a related note, I really don't think that, despite the greater effect that they've had in propelling the changes I already mentioned, online shops & digital downloads are as much to 'blame' for the overall differences as are the availability of recorded sets & mixes. The whole IDing process basically opens the flood gates & takes away the exclusivity & mystique that the top guys used to claim all their own. I'd say it's a good thing, though, as it evens the playing field & promotes growth based more on musical talent than on talent in getting 'in.' We're a long way a way from perfect competition in that respect, as a lot of the old setup is still there, and you can't just post a mix and suddenly get booked overseas, but it's a far cry from where it started. |
|
|
|
|
