Dance Music: Where are things at?

Springal said:
I know there are some easy targets, but equally surprised that DJ Tennis & Carlita (Astra Club) seem to get away with playing Zombie Nation, Freed from Desire & Be / Show me Luv pretty much every set
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Yes I didn't like them at all when they played at Hi for black coffee
 
Buckley said:
Is that these are 'new' to the the kids? So they'll a have short shelflife for a new audience ? I'm sure someone can knock up a spreadsheet with average punter age, average earliest exposure to 'dance' music, and mine the big hits of year with an optimal date when they will be new to most punters...*

*in fact a good friend of mine of, formerly of this parish, could do it seconds and probably name all the hits of each year of the top of his head :lol:
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Ive done some Wedding/Event DJing before and the sweet spot is always music people remember from being 18-21 as that is when they went on their first holiday with their mates, proms, Uni ball's, first festival etc.

There does seem to be a particular love for 1999/2000 though with the Tiktok generation, they love the fashion. It was also of course an elite era for Dance Music!
 
Digital2013 said:
Ive done some Wedding/Event DJing before and the sweet spot is always music people remember from being 18-21 as that is when they went on their first holiday with their mates, proms, Uni ball's, first festival etc.

There does seem to be a particular love for 1999/2000 though with the Tiktok generation, they love the fashion. It was also of course an elite era for Dance Music!
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Might be why you get the oldies about younsters at 'heritage' events. Fairly sure the tracks mentions above 'Zombie Nation, Freed from Desire & Be / Show me Luv' all featured in videos from Clockstock on Saturday.
 
W_I_C said:
Yeah, got to say I'm not feeling his direction these last few years
It's pretty ear bleed.
I do find it interesting how this new generation of DJs are distancing themselves from my era though. I find what they're playing absolutely awful. But I think that's kind of the point
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Getting a lot of the new dj’s in trance going down the clubland / hard house route. Each to their own and all that as it seems popular. I think it’s all slowly heading in that direction again. Seems to be the classics / popular / cheese remixed to a clubland beat.

Off the top of my head I’ve heard, Maddison Avenue, Better Off Alone, Basement Jaxx & Eminem all remixed.
 
I think I shared this before but here it is again. The unlikely story of how NE England embraced Spanish makina music

 
The Sun God said:
it's all about the novelty angle now. The last few years have seen so many stunts and gimmicks they're now considered normal. ritchie hawtin djing in the sea, that total whopper with the cakes, paris effing hilton and 5000 other grinning celebs pretending to blend music to a galaxy of phones.

just waiting for the spinal tap sequel featuring someone like say matthew herbert doing a live dj set featuring intermittent stereophonic farting.
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You'll pleased to know that the chap who played The Lions Sleeps Tonight, made a name for himself original playing out as Nanna Makina:


I need to get off the internet:spank:
 
matter said:
What event would you say it is then? Even the government used them for the covid test event.
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You've lost me, probably because you have some context that it obvious to you, maybe? It isn't obvious to the uninfomed eye that the website is targetting a particular event or promoter
 
Buckley said:
You've lost me, probably because you have some context that it obvious to you, maybe? It isn't obvious to the uninfomed eye that the website is targetting a particular event or promoter
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its a very interesting one this mate.....possibly a conversation that you and i have had in the past
 
onemore said:
its a very interesting one this mate.....possibly a conversation that you and i have had in the past
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On here or in the early hours somewhere?

No doubt formal or informal exclusivity deals or expectations are a barrier to entry for newer promoters. Nothing new to be honest.

Smaller promoter's could cash in on big boys' bookings with unannounced secret guests at afterparties back in the day, but even that's been squeezed, or had when I last knew anything
 
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