To all the D.J's out there, do you only play Dubstep?

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:10 pm

i play garage/breaks etc aswell

heres a recent tracklist to get an idea

im on radio (www.react.fm) from 6-8 today.. if u want some ave some!

Diplo - Diplo Rhythm [White]
D1 - Instep [Tempa]
Mala - Lean Forward [DMZ]
Loefah - Root [DMZ]
Wiley - Eskimo [Eskibeat]
Distance - Feel Me [Chestplate]
D.E.A - Love Me [D.E.A]
Digital Mystikz - Neverland [DMZ]
SIA - Judge Me [Long Lost Brother]
Unknown - Unknown [White]
MJ Cole - Nextisms ["Long Time Dead" OST]
Skream - Lightning [Tempa]
Plasticman - Industrial Graft [Rephlex]
Skream - Get Mad [Big Apple]
Darqwan - Nocturnal (Remix) [White]
Geeneus - Set It Off [Dumpvalve]
Digital Mystikz - Ancient Memories [DMZ]
Distance - Saints & Sinners [BOKA]
Goldie - I Believe (MJ Cole Remix) [ffrr]
Wookie - Flex [S2S]
MJ Cole - Sincere (Wookie Remix) [Talkin' Loud]
Tuff Jam - Get Together [XL]
Roy Davis Jr - Gabriel (Bassment Jaxx Nightbeatz Mix) [XL]
DJ Abstract - Touch [Tempa]
Daluq - Oriental Express [Soulja]
Roots Manuva - Dreamy Days (MJ Cole Vocal Mix) [Big Dada]
Alley Cats - Cover Me (Dirty Floor Mix) [Locked On]
Dem 2 - Destiny [Locked On]
Skream - Lose Control [Tempa]
Unknown - Crazy Boyz [White]
Hatcha - Bashment [Big Apple]
B-15 Project - Girls Like Us [Relentless]
Kromestar - Kalawanji [Deep Medi]
Toasty - Too Hot [Storming]
SIA - Little Man (Exemen Remix) [Long Lost Brother]
Operator & Baffled - Things Are Never [Locked On]
Anthill Mob - Can't Help Myself [Confetti Dubs]
Antonio - Bad Funk [Locked On]

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:16 pm

nah i love playing allsorts. Spent years playing DnB, hiphop/downtempo stuff, breaks, nowadays it's mostly broken beat, garage or dubstep. I get too bored sticking to one genre these days.

aems · Post by **aems** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:11 pm

i dont dj dubstep at all... i MC and produce it though...

i do, howver, mix drum n bass, old skool, and breaks...

test conditions · Post by **test conditions** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:30 pm

I play a mix of dubstep, dub, electronica, radiophonica, the odd d&b track and the very odd jazz track. Being a radio show though I don't have to worry about people leaving the floor!

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:15 pm

I'm slightly surprised at the number of people who don't like to hear the same genre all night. Had you considered checking out, y'know, good DJs playing healthy and interesting genres?

It's a total cliche but a good DJ set can take you on a journey, ie create a long and varied series of peaks and troughs, different feelings and sounds while mainaining a continuous sense of vibe and momentum from track to track, and it's possible to do that playing entirely dubstep or entirely techno or entirely jungle. If anything, it might be easier, because it's easier to really get to know the ins and outs of the records and to be able to keep a consistent vibe rather than risking losing half the floor with an ill-advised genre hop. Sure, hearing the same anthems bashed all night or a series of identikit tunes that never go anywhere beyond buildup - drop - buildup - drop is boring, but the potential for variety in a dubstep night is huge.

I've seen good DJs that mix up lots of genres, but I've also seen lots that played a couple of tunes here and a couple there and never really built up a vibe or got deep into the styles they were playing. That said, dubstep is probably a good candidate for mixing with other genres given that there are lots of closely related styles like UKG, grime, and bassline or genres whose producers cross over into dubstep and bring similar vibes like breaks or deep techno...

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:21 pm

I hate mash up djs who play destinys child vocals over stooges tunes etc...

ratling · Post by **ratling** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:45 pm

roughley speaking i mix 80% dubby breaks 10% tearout breaks & 10% dubstep when i play out but on my radio show i seem to be dropping more & more dubstep

blk plague · Post by **blk plague** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:56 pm

dubstep/house/bassline anything/80s club/freestyle/drum and bass/hip hop

cixxxj · Post by **cixxxj** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:34 pm

if it has got the "sparkle", then I'll play it

T_macabre · Post by **T_macabre** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:55 am

nope i play jungle, dnb, uk garage, grime... wen i get the chance

head down to DOTS this thursday to hear me run some randomness!

mewkin · Post by **mewkin** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:36 pm

hell yes! the jukebox idea is always great fun - but only really works for bars or more chilled-out venues.

if i'm doing proper sets i stick to dubstep and then old skool jungle if people need destroying at the end of the night.

i went through a period of doing more jukebox style sets, but that was only cos i couldn't find nuff new tunes of one genre i liked.

i like to get in the zone. feel the bass for as long as poss.
used to do a lot of 4 hr old skool jungle/dnb sets. love playing for that long. same with dubstep (yet to do a 4hr one tho).

i pretty much only listen to dubstep, jungle/dnb & classical (& some bob dylan!)

safety

mewkin · Post by **mewkin** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:40 pm

Slothrop wrote:I'm slightly surprised at the number of people who don't like to hear the same genre all night. Had you considered checking out, y'know, good DJs playing healthy and interesting genres?

It's a total cliche but a good DJ set can take you on a journey, ie create a long and varied series of peaks and troughs, different feelings and sounds while mainaining a continuous sense of vibe and momentum from track to track, and it's possible to do that playing entirely dubstep or entirely techno or entirely jungle. If anything, it might be easier, because it's easier to really get to know the ins and outs of the records and to be able to keep a consistent vibe rather than risking losing half the floor with an ill-advised genre hop. Sure, hearing the same anthems bashed all night or a series of identikit tunes that never go anywhere beyond buildup - drop - buildup - drop is boring, but the potential for variety in a dubstep night is huge.

I've seen good DJs that mix up lots of genres, but I've also seen lots that played a couple of tunes here and a couple there and never really built up a vibe or got deep into the styles they were playing. That said, dubstep is probably a good candidate for mixing with other genres given that there are lots of closely related styles like UKG, grime, and bassline or genres whose producers cross over into dubstep and bring similar vibes like breaks or deep techno...

Totally agree on this one! Proper jungle/dubstep sets, crafted and structured can take you on the best journeys. Jukebox sets don't take you on such deep journeys - more light-hearted & generally intended to please more people. Less for the hedz. Dubstep is so varied and interesting there's no need to genre-switch!

ts (yesyesiow) · Post by **ts (yesyesiow)** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:57 pm

mewkin wrote:
Slothrop wrote:I'm slightly surprised at the number of people who don't like to hear the same genre all night. Had you considered checking out, y'know, good DJs playing healthy and interesting genres?

It's a total cliche but a good DJ set can take you on a journey, ie create a long and varied series of peaks and troughs, different feelings and sounds while mainaining a continuous sense of vibe and momentum from track to track, and it's possible to do that playing entirely dubstep or entirely techno or entirely jungle. If anything, it might be easier, because it's easier to really get to know the ins and outs of the records and to be able to keep a consistent vibe rather than risking losing half the floor with an ill-advised genre hop. Sure, hearing the same anthems bashed all night or a series of identikit tunes that never go anywhere beyond buildup - drop - buildup - drop is boring, but the potential for variety in a dubstep night is huge.

I've seen good DJs that mix up lots of genres, but I've also seen lots that played a couple of tunes here and a couple there and never really built up a vibe or got deep into the styles they were playing. That said, dubstep is probably a good candidate for mixing with other genres given that there are lots of closely related styles like UKG, grime, and bassline or genres whose producers cross over into dubstep and bring similar vibes like breaks or deep techno...
Totally agree on this one! Proper jungle/dubstep sets, crafted and structured can take you on the best journeys. Jukebox sets don't take you on such deep journeys - more light-hearted & generally intended to please more people. Less for the hedz. Dubstep is so varied and interesting there's no need to genre-switch!

I fully hear you and I do think that a Dubstep has more potential for diversity (as I said earlier) than most things because it is still relatively new. Personally I prefer my boundaries blurred and I like to use element of surprise as much as pssible in my sets.

Really though I think the whole ethos of Dubstep (i.e Sub, about 140 and not much more specific) and my time lurking in the shadows watching its growth have probably inspired me to take this approach to Dancefloor orientated sets. Music is music and the way one track connects to the next is a personal taste

taal mala · Post by **taal mala** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:18 pm

I play dubstep (my dubplates and other peoples wax) but will mix in some other 140bpm like techno and reggae that fit into that tempo. I also play sets in the 80-110bpm(160-210bpm) range, dancehall, jungle, reggae, hip-hop. and the odd acid or breakcore ting as well .

mewkin · Post by **mewkin** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:45 pm

taal mala wrote:and the odd acid or breakcore ting as well .

BIG UP THE BREAKCORE MASSIV!

__________ · Post by **__________** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:13 pm

i don't understand why people are against more than one genre in a set.

good music is good music. genres are non-existent barriers.

i play mostly reggae, dubstep, hip hop or dnb. i will drop anything, i'm not fussy. i like spinning people out and playing shit they won't expect. more interesting than kick drums all night

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:53 pm

£10 Bag wrote:i don't understand why people are against more than one genre in a set.

I wouldn't say I'm against it entirely. I just think it's quite easy to use unneccessary amounts of genre hopping to prop up an uninspired selection and that it makes it harder to go really deep while staying in the vibe - I've got a lot of respect for DJs who can do that well. And I'm pretty surprised that serious dance music fans would consider a whole night of one genre 'boring'. I mean, seriously - try going to some good nights or something.

Actually, IMO, multi genre sets make a lot more sense for radio shows / studio mixes than playing out live, because the audience are responding to the music in a different way and it doesn't matter so much if you temporarily throw the audience off the vibe.

spiro · Post by **spiro** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:27 am

Slothrop wrote:Actually, IMO, multi genre sets make a lot more sense for radio shows / studio mixes than playing out live, because the audience are responding to the music in a different way and it doesn't matter so much if you temporarily throw the audience off the vibe.

It is in my eyes important to remember that the original "club djs" could do this.
Im talking bambaataa and kool herc styles. They picked some breaks from here and there and kept the vibe but they didn´t even have a genre sorted out yet . . .
I mean kraftwerk, yellow magic orchestra and the all mighty amen break wasn´t something that everyone played in the early 80´s was it ?

To me the whole point of mixing up the styles is to keep the vibe going, evolving!
Don´t need to flip the vibe to change genre. You can fine tune the vibe even more in my eyes.

drumzofthesouth · Post by **drumzofthesouth** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:50 pm

Hey peeps, if you're open minded and like to hear a mix of music when you're out, D.O.T.S is a night dedicated to joining the dots between the genres that we have grown up listening to - it's largely dubstep artists and dj's playing stuff that they love but don't always get to play out.

So far we've danced n pranced to hip-hop, garage, jungle, dubstep, dub, ragga, techno, ghetto tech, house, grime, hardcore, experimental, pop, rnb, tv theme tunes(!!!), soul, disco and funk courtesy of mr skream...

if you're yet to come along and you're open minded and just love damn good music, make sure you do- first thursday of every month at PLAN B- a beautiful sound system and one of the funniest craziest parties around if i do say so myself!!

Next month is the U.S takeover featuring..

Dq- dubwar NYC ;
12TH PLANET - LA,
Alex INCYDE - Boston

& more tbc

frodo · Post by **frodo** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:00 pm

Dubstep and Drum & Bass

To all the D.J's out there, do you only play Dubstep?

jukebox vs. purist

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