Crossing genres???

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17-09-2004, 12:21 AM
Fake DJ

Crossing genres???

Personally i think it doesn't matter what genre's you play in a set as long as it sounds good! By sounding good i mean overall in the set and the structure of it as well as the individual track. I don't mid a techno dj dropping a breaks tune or a house tune or any type of tune for that matter as long as it works..

i get so many people listenin do djs comment "you cant play that with that, it sounds shit" etc etc even though it blatently sounds awesome.

jus wanted to know what everyone's opinions are on this?
17-09-2004, 12:46 AM
DJ Corbzy

If it works, **** it.

Boundaries are there to be broken, you'll find that the people who say 'that doesn't work with that', will be the ones dancing like twats to it in a couple of years ;)
17-09-2004, 12:49 AM
Col

"variety is the spice of life"
17-09-2004, 12:54 AM
fatcollective

i reckon there is certain limits as to what you can play with techno..something to break it up a bit ..yeah....something to groove it up a bit ..yeah.... its just whether you have the balls (or imagination...not like me) to drop something not techno in a techno set :?: but if you can pull it off then fair play to the dj :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
17-09-2004, 02:02 AM
dirty_bass

The only rule is there are no rules.
17-09-2004, 07:52 AM
Joseph Isaac

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirty_bass

The only rule is there are no rules.

Mos def.
17-09-2004, 10:21 AM
Dabble

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirty_bass

The only rule is there are no rules.

Just what I was gonna say. I mean, who writes the rules anyway? You should do whatever you want & if you feel comfortable or happy with your style & music choice when playing out then that's all that matters. If someone else doesnt like it then thats their problem not yours.
17-09-2004, 10:32 AM
disco diva

yep, like everyone else say's if your comfortable doing it & it works well & the crowd enjoy, why not ;)
17-09-2004, 10:34 AM
Frank Dogshit

music is music

if its good

play it
17-09-2004, 10:37 AM
disco diva

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Dogshit

music is music

if its good

play it

hahah what even HH?? :lol: ;) *joke*
17-09-2004, 10:38 AM
Frank Dogshit

i said 'if its good' :lol: ;)
17-09-2004, 10:39 AM
fitipaldi

Re: Crossing genres???

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake DJ

Personally i think it doesn't matter what genre's you play in a set as long as it sounds good! By sounding good i mean overall in the set and the structure of it as well as the individual track. I don't mid a techno dj dropping a breaks tune or a house tune or any type of tune for that matter as long as it works..

i get so many people listenin do djs comment "you cant play that with that, it sounds shit" etc etc even though it blatently sounds awesome.

jus wanted to know what everyone's opinions are on this?

whether it works or not is down to the individual listeners opinion, i would personally hate to hear a techno dj at a techno night start playing breaks, i don't think they go together at all but thats just me. If I go to a breaks night then vica verca. Techno is so varied that you can quite easily break up the set or change the sound in a beat yet keep within the genre. Electro is the only other genre that I think works really well with techno.

But thats just IMHO ;)
17-09-2004, 10:41 AM
Frank Dogshit

Re: Crossing genres???

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitipaldi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fake DJ

Personally i think it doesn't matter what genre's you play in a set as long as it sounds good! By sounding good i mean overall in the set and the structure of it as well as the individual track. I don't mid a techno dj dropping a breaks tune or a house tune or any type of tune for that matter as long as it works..

i get so many people listenin do djs comment "you cant play that with that, it sounds shit" etc etc even though it blatently sounds awesome.

jus wanted to know what everyone's opinions are on this?

But thats just IMHO ;)

who made you 'chief' of the opinion police?? :lol:
17-09-2004, 10:47 AM
fitipaldi

I did, comply :evil:
17-09-2004, 10:50 AM
doc12inch

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirty_bass

The only rule is there are no rules.

true - mr dirty bass knows that my latest mix drops in oldskool breaks and any other stuff i can get my hands on.

im going thru a major classics phase at the mo - i got he farm altogether now on vinyl but im thinking it wont go into any type of techno ive got hehe.

also got my hands on the moby oldy album animal right on vinyl - gonna see what beauties thats holds
17-09-2004, 12:36 PM
gumpy green

mixin shit up adds flava an style...

music should have no restraints...

if you like it and ya think itll moove the crowd go for it.

im well for droppin beasty boys over the bells.....
17-09-2004, 03:47 PM
dirty_bass

I personally think cross dressing should be kept out of techno.
17-09-2004, 04:02 PM
anx

certain breaks go very well with techno.

i find it hard to find breaks that i like cause when ever i listen to breaks i think "what would this sound like with techno?"

there are some very techy breaks that to me is techno only with a broken beat.

i've been throwing in some adam freeland, freq nasty and daren pearce into techno sets lately
17-09-2004, 04:06 PM
doc12inch

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Originally Posted by anx

daren pearce

Thought ya said dave pearce then. :nono:
17-09-2004, 04:39 PM
anx

i dunno...JDS is what he goes by too...i really have no clue what im talkin about when it comes to breaks lol...i just buy what i like