Re: [microsound] mix cd's

[michael trommer <trommer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yes...all part of the stupid game.
i wouldn't say 'most' djs, though.

about this 
cd for sale vs. dj in a club
thing again...

(and keeping in my mind that i'm not denying the close relationship between
producers/djs/labels in what is an INDUSTRY, after all)

there is no 'product' when a dj plays a tune in a club. in my opinion that's
a significant difference. it's entirely focused on a moment...on time.
although i have reservations about the cult of the dj, a good dj uses the
track to navigate a kind of timeline that's focused on that particular place
at that specific moment...it's a tool, no different from a sample,
essentially (and, for the record, i think people should be free to sample
whatever they want: if they're unable to be imaginitive with it their tune
will probably suck anyway).

to my mind a cd is something significantly different, both with respect to
its 'function' as a medium and in its relation to the music industry as a
whole...a cd is a product, a dj performance much less so.

> Also, when a DJ/label puts out a mix CD they are more or less forced to give
> credit to the artist. But in a club situation most DJs carefully guard their
> collections, sometimes to the extent of deliberately obscuring the record
> label (with paint or stickers). After all, its in their interest to keep
> their collection unique. They don't want other DJs playing "their" killer
> tracks. So the promotional aspect of DJ play, in my opinion, just doesn't
> hold up.


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