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Dancing and partying vs. filming and facing the dj (pg. 2)
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| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
I prefer going right down in front, then face the crowd. Plenty more entertainment in that direction,plus one can engage others in fist-pump shenanigans.
(assuming I'm not in a flailing kind of mood, if which I'll find a suitable corner and give'r) |
me, on both accounts |
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| paulversuspaul |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
DJ worship has been going on since the late '90s, probably even earlier in isolated instances. This is nothing new. |
As someone who started going out in the 90s this is very true, calling Sasha the son of god, or saying god is a dj but he only warms up for sasha, to the self made no e pure pvd shirts, dj worship isnt a new phenomena. But honestly, I dont remember so many people looking straight ahead and not dancing for the entire show as they do now. |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rodri Santos
nah i like the feeling of homemade, and recall the show from the exact perspective as i experienced it. It just has sentimental purposes. |
But you didn't fully experience it, as part of your attention was dedicated to filming it. So, your perspective isn't what you perceive it to be. |
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| Vernon Wanderer |
| lol, northern problems :gsmile: |
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| idoru |
What you're noticing is the transition of EDM from an obscure, underground culture where artists are loved and praised for their art into pop culture, where the artists are loved and praised just because. Taking photos at pop concerts has been commonplace for the past thirty, forty, fifty years. The only reason you never really saw it in dance music twenty years ago is because nobody gave a in the grand scheme of things. Now, as DJs and live acts are beginning to be treated the same way as people like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, people are going to treat these shows in the same manner.
You lament that something "happened" or that something "went wrong". Nothing did. Great music is still out there, but you're (in my opinion) not going to find it at big shows like that. Shows that you're talking about are not designed for you, they're designed for everybody - to be easily consumed by as many people as possible and, unfortunately for some, that target audience is the same group of people that go see Lady Gaga and stand behind their cameras. It's just what that culture is used to.
You can either choose to accept the "pop-ification" of the less-underground styles of dance music and put up with it when you're out, or you can choose to go to better venues and see artists that, while possibly lesser-known, are still just as good as good as, if not better than, someone like Armin/Tiesto/Big-name-arena-artist. I go to these kinds of shows all the time, and I really couldn't tell you the last time I saw someone other than the photographer snap a picture of a DJ. |
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| DOOMBOT |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
But you didn't fully experience it, as part of your attention was dedicated to filming it. So, your perspective isn't what you perceive it to be. |
What if you're filming by holding the camera in both hands above your head (where both hands would be at a cracker jack trance concert anyway)? Would you be fully experiencing it then?
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| netroM |
What idoru said.
also this:
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by DOOMBOT
What if you're filming by holding the camera in both hands above your head (where both hands would be at a cracker jack trance concert anyway)? Would you be fully experiencing it then? |
As someone who's spent a considerable amount of time studying what it means to be fully present, I'd have to say, no. |
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| Zombie0915 |
| some would argue that trying to get laid is against the tradition as well, but who really cares |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| Mostly go to parties with my girlfriend now - just dance facing her, all around in the crowd. It's more enjoyable than feeling awkward about dancing when a lot of ppl around you are just watching the dj :/ |
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| PivotTechno |
This, too...
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