But yeah, great thread... it's so interesting to see other live acts and ways of playing... I'm totally with Henry in regards to djing too, there are ways of djing where you do basically the same thing as pressing play on a dat (ie. late mixes, easy non challenging stuff, knowing what your going to play, etc) but who here does that..? Playing 3 decks, or going crazy in a scratch routine leaves so much room for improvisation, trying new things, seeing what sounds work, etc, etc, etc... which is the true essence of a live performance in my mind...

Most bands that play gigs for example will have a set of songs they can choose from.. some will even know what order they are going to play them in... is that so much more live than a PA with only parts of a track sequenced, who totally changes his tracks on the spot in reaction to the crowd / situation...? I really don't think it is... Henry said it earlier, all the stuff we write techno with are still instruments, they are just a modern variation of a very old thing.. they still have to be perfected, you still have to practice, some people are still more gifted at what they do, etc, etc...

Good topic though and interesting to see different peoples views.. I'll stop ranting now ;)