AndyHiams Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Just been checking out a few of the entries. Some crazy mind blowing stuff on YouTube. JFB's is especially good. Anyone else recommend some submissions I should check out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 This is the perfect event for jfb, he pretty much plays sets like that 99% of the time so should do pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Lol I just watched jfb's entry and it's definitely not to my taste. I think for the general public a jokey set is fun but I'm not a fan, all very cringey to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Killa Jewel's is very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyHiams Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Yeah I appreciate JFB is not to everyone's taste but it works for me. I prefer when turntablism adds to the music and blends seamlessly without disrupting the flow as opposed to more technical but less musically pleasing to the ear stuff. All personal preference at the end of day. Will check out Killa Jewel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Kills jewels set was ill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I've never seen a Q-Bert DIY VHS that wasn't worn out at Killa Jewel's segment(pause) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 anyone else sick of this wild card competition? I go to youtube and my feed is full of Red Bull entries of people i've never heard of who've put more time into arranging their pouts, "swagger" (god I hate that word) outfits,go-pro cameras, custom equpiment set up etc etc than their routines and "skills", there's a lot of cringe worthy viewing and listening! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Yeah, you've hit the nail square on the head there Rob! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Or maybe we're just not 'turnt up' enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest petesasqwax Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 My YouTube feed is filled with nutcases running all kinds of shit through guitar pedals... It's fucking great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 You've got to love a 'party rocker' set, straight from the DJ's own pokey spair room where they do everything the can to mime to the imaginary crowd they're 'driving wild' with their 'skills'... and hand gestures, costumes, social media links, 20 different trap songs that all sound the same, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 90% of these sets are terrible, shit selection, weak juggles and cuts, silly miming. Even the top guys in this comp are pretty cringy to be honest. The way I see it is these are club sets so you should be able to dance to it but the songs played are horrible, find it hard to actually nod my head to half of them. Why are so many of these guys doing the same shit as each other, I watched 3 different sets of dudes doing the same idea with " make it clap " by Sean Paul, or get low by Lil Jon etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 This is the one that prompted my rage... It seems people are trying to juggle, going through the motions and not caring/being oblivious to the sound being way off, but thinking it's ok cos it's the same movement done by a decent tablist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Lol that is what it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 painful isn't it.... I'm all for people starting somewhere, and these competitions are giving a great window of exposure for people who wouldn't normally have one, but it's as if having 8gazillion social media followers qualifies you to pretend you're a turntablist. I long for the day Vekked and Jon enter and make the competition go and cry in their hugely expensive home studios, although they're probably too oblivious to the difference to be affected!... I certainly wanted to do that when I saw their DMC online sets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Most of the dj's I have watched wouldn't be anything without YouTube or social media. When I was playing out you had to be good, you wouldn't get a gig if you were shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I guess promoters just realised the guy/girl who brings in the most people is more profitable, and couldn't care less what they use, could be songs from their ipod for all they care... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I don't think skills are important Rob. These days, nothing says your at the party of a lifetime like the DJ miming all the inane lyrics of the shit song they're playing, especially if said lyrics are about what a wild time you are having. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I miss the days when it was too dark in clubs to see the DJ, they didn't do photo shoots cos nobody cared what they looked like (ugly and munted generally) and apart from the quality of the sets they played, their only publicly acknowledged claim to fame would be questionable urban legends about how many drugs they had taken or stupid things they'd done after taking them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAbbott Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I don't think skills are important Rob. These days, nothing says your at the party of a lifetime like the DJ miming all the inane lyrics of the shit song they're playing, especially if said lyrics are about what a wild time you are having.and the body tricks ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Rock Well Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I stand corrected! Never overlook the 3rd rate DJ gymnastics, they're my other favourite thing to listen to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattnice Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Christ JennI F is shocking,I'm no good but I'm sure I could do her set with no practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELGEE Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Shocking is the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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