Quote Originally Posted by TechMouse
Quote Originally Posted by Komplex
Ok DE:9 isnt even Hawtins music is it? Isn't it just loops ripped from a collection of other peoples tracks? The same ones he used for the closer to the edit mix thing? (or am I confusing it with something else?)
Bit of both, I thought, but I might be wrong.


From Memory his concept was something along the lines of "stripping back classic tunes to their most minimal essence and reproducing them in a semi live fasion with effects a 909 etc." the CD was Ritchie using other peoples loops with his gear and the vinyl pack was just the loops on there own.

However what richie did on that cd is probably closer to what the future of Dj'ing could be with tools like ableton etc. You would not need the parts to be provided for you, Dj's would cut tunes they like to pieces, and then use ableton to re-sequence on the fly cutting between various ripped breakdowns, loops etc. most dj's I think would be much happier with a couple of bars of a finished track than the individual parts. individual parts would cross the line into remixing and would no longer be dj'ing. I think that using ableton as a dj tool would mean additional production would be minimal to non existant and it would just be an alternative to turntables with some interesting advantages in the way of added control to the tunes you play. Kind of like what I imagined dj's were doing before I knew any better.

I can definately see the appeal of this kind of thing, but it would have to be done with good taste and in a thought provoking way, I think ritchie managed that with closer to the edit, many would not. And i think I would sooner see things stay as they are, once could be fun but if everyone started doing it could get mighty tiresome.

that's my two cents.