It's my first post here, so hello all, it looks like an excellent forum you've built here Mr EG, with a great attitude

I just wanted to stick my oar in on this one,

Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Blackman
Quote Originally Posted by deafmosaic
Quote Originally Posted by Ryan Blackman
I don't think Hip-Hop (music) and Techno (music) are really comparable to be honest.

i completely disagree.
What are your reasons??

What I meant by that was you don't layer hip hop records like you do techno records. Can you imagine lining up 3 hip-hop tracks on three decks?? There's no point in doing that, it would sound crap.

So ultimately, being able to mix three techno tunes together (and having the perception to choose which three records) is a harder task than employing basic hip hop skills. IMHO, of course.
I'll have to disagree with you on this one as well Ryan, I think the whole point about techno, and indeed DJ'ing across the board is that there are NO rules, for me a quality DJ, whatever the genre, is forward thinking and creates a fresh, full of attitude atmosphere using a combination of techniques - layering, scratching, cutting and simply inspired track matching. I'd be surprised if a quality hip hop DJ didn't have a very similar approach.

I also think that three hip hop records could well be lined up and played together with great results, honest I really do

In answer to the topic, for me the most important thing is selection by a vast vast margin, I'd much rather hear a 17 year old kid with no experience, and no god-given talent playing a poorly mixed set of fantastic music than hearing a technically superb DJ of whatever genre playing dull tracks.