the tunes........or the mixing...?????

[DJ Tomi]

i think that a good DJ is some1 that has both

yeah u may be able to mix seamlessley but if ur tunes and set is boring then it will get very boring

and u have an amaizng tune selection and some of the tricks you cud do are shit hot but if u cant mix your set wont sound smooth at all and the atmosphere will go

there is nothing worse ina club wen the DJ keeps making mistakes in a mix liek wise there is nothing worse than a boring set either

thats my opinion anyway :)

[technonasty]

The DJ has a big influence.....hence why techno albums tend to be a bit of a nonstarter. There are a few dj's that do it for me while the tracks that they play on their own wouldn't be completely up my street....Sims and Carola are two examples I can think of. Give me a bunch of straight loops that I can layer and chop to create combinations of my own....Hawtin and DE9 being the pioneer of this style. Don't think I've added much to the conversation but had to have my tuppence worth ;)

[Analbumcover]

Tunes everytime...

Far too many times have I watched someone layer 3 or more dull loops over the top of each other to create their own uniquely dull loop, normally whilst looking smug about their latest multi deck mix...

If it had to be one or the other, I'd happily go for a one deck dub system stylee "selector" sticking on quality tune after quality tune...

[MARKEG]

hey technonasty i've deleted your avatar - can you make it smaller next time?! thanks!

[anx]

Tunes everytime...

Far too many times have I watched someone layer 3 or more dull loops over the top of each other to create their own uniquely dull loop, normally whilst looking smug about their latest multi deck mix...

If it had to be one or the other, I'd happily go for a one deck dub system stylee "selector" sticking on quality tune after quality tune...

yea but who wants to listen to techno from beginning to end? not me. techno is a genre that i feel has to be mixed properly or else it sounds like crap.

so i think its gotta be a combination of both. a good tune can sound like crap if its mixed horribly....but a crappy tune...it still sounds crappy even if the dj can mix it really well.

[MARKEG]

both are equaly as important to me. if i want to 'listen' intently to techno i do it at home or in the car and listen to the whole track. if i'm in a club i want to listen to the experience as a whole. that means i can't be hearing lots of mistakes in the mix. unfortunately when you dj, you get very critical. and a bad dj just ruins my night.

[Louis Theroux]

How many Djs are there that are good mixers but the music they play is shit? If you don't like the music you don't listen to the DJ, the music is the most important.

If the Dj is not good at mixing they will eventually get better, its not brain surgery.

[Metadog]

i'd rather hear a shit dj playing good tracks than a good dj playing shit tracks
;)

[dJpZ]

as long the word "both" was told xx times, i think we have the response

[SlavikSvensk]

i really miss the days when djs were more adventurous with what they played. i mean, first and foremost, a dj must play tunes that resonate with the audience. secondly, they must do it in such a way that average songs sound good, good ones sound great and so on.

i think the one of the best dj moments i've ever heard was jeff mills mixing "move your body" into "pump up the jam." super cheese but just straight-out mad.

[dJpZ]

I dont sleep behind my hits i am a DEEJAY

[slavestudios]

i find the two inseperable... as the techno 12 becomes a pure tool, mixing ability & record choice blend.

imo :lol:

[anx]

How many Djs are there that are good mixers but the music they play is shit? If you don't like the music you don't listen to the DJ, the music is the most important.

If the Dj is not good at mixing they will eventually get better, its not brain surgery.

yes but dj's should be learning how to mix at home, not at the friggen club

[SlavikSvensk]

How many Djs are there that are good mixers but the music they play is shit? If you don't like the music you don't listen to the DJ, the music is the most important.

If the Dj is not good at mixing they will eventually get better, its not brain surgery.

yes but dj's should be learning how to mix at home, not at the friggen club

funny about that...

[anx]

:?:

[death on a stick]

the music is more important than the mixing.

[spiralx]

i really miss the days when djs were more adventurous with what they played. i mean, first and foremost, a dj must play tunes that resonate with the audience. secondly, they must do it in such a way that average songs sound good, good ones sound great and so on.

i think the one of the best dj moments i've ever heard was jeff mills mixing "move your body" into "pump up the jam." super cheese but just straight-out mad.

This is why I love hearing Jerome Hill play out... you never know what he's going to play next. Techno into reggae into hip hop into techno into ragga into 60s skipping tunes :D

[Buttman]

As I say about everything:
Why settle with only one when you can have both?

[The Overfiend]

Both. Djing is a talent. Not something you learn and do.
You have to develop your own class and style behind the decks.

[Kevin Gorman]

both go hand and hand really, I hate going out on a night and listening to a dj who can't mix a can of white paint, and the thing that confuses me is the same promotor books them again! even after hearing them do a crap set! this is confusing.