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Re: computer music
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, rich wrote:
>
> Although i also have a hard time with the whole "DJ" thing too. Not that
> DJ's shouldn't have as much fame and fortune as guitar slingers...far
>from
> it...it's just more fun to watch paint dry than see these guys spinning
> prefabbed tunes.
hmmm... i'd have to say i find the vinyl
slingers a more exciting to be with than
than the trackball pushers.... but i could
see where that's:
A) a difference of degree &
B) a reflection of the fact that i employ
records & tapes (as they say at k-tel) in
my live act. and we love to see people
doin what we do (so long as they don't
smoke us at it |)
course... i live in nyc - hence have
tons o access to olive, spooky, et themall...
it's always great to watch masters of all stripes
at work (& you can DEFINATELY tell when djs are
slackin & when they're plugged into
The Nerve, btw...)
yes, the LPs generate the beats from
a recorded standpoint, but after that
yr signal chain's yr own (get me on
a roll w/ a sugar hill 12", some white-label
test pressing scored at a salvation army and
that boomerang & the result is E: none of the above...)
so you never can quite trust yr ears (in the most
wonderful way).
i only use a single tt (becuase i already
have too damn much else to keep in line).
the people who use 3 or 4 of em and whip
up a puree so think you can spread it on toast
are just amazing to watch -
i would love to develop that multi tt technique,
just for the fun of having to use.
i of course refer and defer specifically to
christian marclay on this one, i been going
to hear him since 1980 (B.C.!) - he must
be the proto-looper of all times and never
used a looping device that i ever saw til
i noticed last month - YIKES! ONE tt and...
the boomerang!
christian, how COULD you???!!!
also ultra-checkoutable on this tip,
seattle's IQU. great combo of vinyl
and instrumental, loops and live riffs.
pardon my rant,
rbrt
>
> I was at a record store recently that specializes in
>trance/rave/techno/dj
> records and culture. They have a dj turntable setup in the store and a
>guy
> spinning. I was watching with curiosity wondering how they were
>generating
> the beats and synching them with the sounds of the turntables, assuming
> they were at least seperate elements that the 'talented' dj was
>assembling
> with his own creative flair.
>
> So, i ask the guy "how are the beats being generated and how are you
> synching everything?" and "do you have records of just beats, and is the
> other turntable playing other sounds?".
>
> Answer: "No, man, it's all there on the record".
>
>
> Am i missing something? Are there any DJ's here on the list that can
>vouch
> for the effort and talent that it takes to compose on turntables? Or is
>it
> all premade for you on the vinyl, and your talent is 'record shopping'?
>
> respectfully OT,
>
> rich
>
>
>