something deffo needs done...

[viagratek]

20 people? that is pretty ****ed.

we did the speedy j gig in LA...prolly had 500 people and for me that wasnt enough either. we did like 700 last year. that is nothing compared to the 10000 + festival gigs in europe but its exceptional for for north america.

i dont know what he charged UK promoters, but his north american rates (depending on the event) are reasonable considering who he is.

he still remains relevant....although he hasnt released any techno EPs but the UMFELD dvd is nothing short of amazing conceptually.

as for live sets he is pushing the digital dj thing right now. by layering several tracks, loops, noises, blabala along with abelton efex, midi sequences, blahblah x2 then manipulating it all on the dj mixer he is basically using other peoples songs and song parts to build the music up and break it down similar to his past hardware sets. if you saw him during those relentless collabs tours you know what im talking about.

musically his recent sets have ranged from tougher minimal to more banging material with some hints of acid between the bpms of 128-133. which is fine for me im over borderline schranz and so is alot of the music world.

[RDR]

Its down to promotion really, and the promoters ability to know their own market.

If they didnt promote it properly then im not surprised.

[ritaheed]

Its down to promotion really, and the promoters ability to know their own market.

If they didnt promote it properly then im not surprised.

aye for tht speedy j night in scotland i "heard a rumour" he was playing about a week before the gig.....there was no flyers, posters, promotion on the web for it.....(until 2 days before it or suming).....so no wonder no one was there.....but aye scotland can sometimes be weird when it comes to techno nights......hit or miss.....Jamie Bissmire and Paul Langley were playing up here not long ago and a would say there was 50-60 ppl max at the gig - amazing nite tho

[Sunil]

musically his recent sets have ranged from tougher minimal to more banging material with some hints of acid between the bpms of 128-133. which is fine for me im over borderline schranz and so is alot of the music world.

I thought he wasn't bad when I saw him at the gig Rory is talking about, but there was very little to distinguish his set from what Chris Liebing did about a month before that in the same venue. He is still someone I'll never write off - some of the Collabs album was actually quite good - but the problem here is down to disappointment I guess, in a guy that is capable of such craziness, but who has obviously towed the line to keep the work coming in. He needs to earn a crust though; the way I see it these days, if any of these legends or 'names' come up with something good or play really well, it's a bonus, if not then I don't mind, they've all earned their stripes by now. The dancefloor techno market or 'scene' is a bit ****ed up now anyway, at least he has this DVD on the go.. I'll have to check it out soon..

[Sunil]

as for live sets he is pushing the digital dj thing right now. by layering several tracks, loops, noises, blabala along with abelton efex, midi sequences, blahblah x2 then manipulating it all on the dj mixer he is basically using other peoples songs and song parts to build the music up and break it down similar to his past hardware sets.

Hmm, yeah.. not to start a row, but does any of this really matter?
The number one aim is to play the best possible music you can, I have absolutely no interest in what he uses, it's what he plays and how he delivers it. All the FX, laptops and gadgets are useless if you're playing unmemorable music (I guess we all have different tastes though). I'm not aiming this squarely at Speedy J, but if we're to talk about him for a moment: if that's the future of digital DJ-ing then so be it, I certainly wasn't too excited though.