Which dj ?

[Pilgrimsoul]

Years ago we'd all travel to certain venues because certain djs with particular records were on but since the advent of the reissue (another debate that's been extensively covered) this is no longer the case.Are there still djs who you'd travel to see and why ? 

[Geeselad]

For me it's now more of a case of I would travel to a venue that puts on the kind of music I enjoy, and see upfront thread. 

[Monny1916]

  (((  PEP   ))) the catacombs will be etched in my memory forever and to this day he is still awesome

[Guest Shufflin]

 would love to go to a Soul Sam/Baz session, soul and ultra rarity

Edited January 24, 2018 by Shufflin

[Chalky]

Mark Dobson, Andy Dyson.  Kitch has some crackers in his set too. 

Edited January 24, 2018 by chalky

[Winsford Soul]

33 minutes ago, chalky said:

Mark Dobson, Andy Dyson.  Kitch has some crackers in his set too. 

Barry Meleedy.  Kenny Onions.  Paul Shirley.  Simon Hunt . There's plenty of slightly lesser known but none the less talented DJs about who put great sets together. 

Steve 

 

[Mssoulie]

Jonah, Richard Cryer, and Kev Richardson..

They never fail to please. Not an ego between them.

Hugh

[Baz1]

Gav thompson rotherham played a fabulous set last friday at darnall horti club sheffield and another on sunday at tickhill  doncasterno big name but great stuff I ant heard before atb baz . Maybe frankie newsome and joe hinton I knew 👍😂

Edited January 24, 2018 by baz1

[The Tempest]

Butch - for England

Alan Jenkins - for Scotland ( That boy has an outstanding playbox ! ) and he's from my old home town of Falkirk,  so slightly biased !!!!!

Edited January 24, 2018 by The Tempest

[Girdwoodinc]

14 hours ago, The Tempest said:

Butch - for England

Alan Jenkins - for Scotland ( That boy has an outstanding playbox ! ) and he's from my old home town of Falkirk,  so slightly biased !!!!!

Alan is a top bloke, on here as @LambrettaGP200

[Harrythedog]

Butch. Still head and shoulders above the rest. I went to Thorne last Saturday and he did 2 spots totalling two and a half hours of pure class. Nobody has come close to him over the last 20 years.

[Floyd]

Hi

for me it has to be Ian Clark at Yate

Ian played some fantastics tunes and had great taste, i wish he would come out of retirement

for one more Yate revival.

also Gary Rushbrook another DJ with great taste, more up to date it has to be Butch

ATB

Floyd

[Geeselad]

Contrary to my earliercomments. It's taken me a while but finally thought of a few:all seem to be missing in action.

Killa (not heard of him for ages) Adam topping, come on Adam, it's been a year! And of course karl Heard. Not heard any new comers quite as progressively aggressive in their plays yet. 

Edited January 25, 2018 by geeselad

[Guest Shufflin]

1 hour ago, geeselad said:

Contrary to my earliercomments. It's taken me a while but finally thought of a few:all seem to be missing in action.

Killa (not heard of him for ages) Adam topping, come on Adam, it's been a year! And of course karl Heard. Not heard any new comers quite as progressively aggressive in their plays yet. 

if you don't mind me asking what would be "progressively aggressive"? genuinely curious

[Dylan]

57 minutes ago, geeselad said:

Contrary to my earliercomments. It's taken me a while but finally thought of a few:all seem to be missing in action.

Killa (not heard of him for ages) Adam topping, come on Adam, it's been a year! And of course karl Heard. Not heard any new comers quite as progressively aggressive in their plays yet. 

It would be almost impossible for a newcomer to come onto the scene and get the knowledge required to be progressively aggressive.  Unless they have some mentors in the background.

 

you can develop an ear for a good record and beaver away and gaining knowledge and putting together a collection or a DJ box but i think you need to put in a lot of hard work first.

 

most newcomers will have the ocean of oldies to work through first.

[Geeselad]

2 hours ago, shufflin said:

if you don't mind me asking what would be "progressively aggressive"? genuinely curious

I spose I just meant prepared to push the boundaries. 

[Geeselad]

2 hours ago, dylan said:

It would be almost impossible for a newcomer to come onto the scene and get the knowledge required to be progressively aggressive.  Unless they have some mentors in the background.

 

you can develop an ear for a good record and beaver away and gaining knowledge and putting together a collection or a DJ box but i think you need to put in a lot of hard work first.

 

most newcomers will have the ocean of oldies to work through first.

I meant newcomers to djing not necessarily to the scene. Of which there are many. 

[Dylan]

1 minute ago, geeselad said:

I meant newcomers to djing not necessarily to the scene. Of which there are many. 

Ok i misunderstood.

 

 

[Dylan]

For me finding great records that were not already classics and not hugely known was always far more exciting than chasing classics.

 

I remember finally getting the innersouls on plemmons.

 

the uptempo side was being played by a couple of dj,s but the flip was mostly ignored as a club record.  It might still be now ? Midtempo magic and i still love to hear it now.  Its on the current car CD.

 

just a random example.

 

[Timbo58]

Adi Matthews and Steve Lyons down 'ere in the south west/south for me, Alfie Linney too.

[Tlscapital]

My feeling on this is that the digital and internet have killed the thrill by making too many things bare cheap commercial disposable products without discernement.

By the mid 8T's through the 9T's the scenes (northern and others) were much more healthier musically as it was much more creative as it was striving barely.

And I like the idea to follow some records when it's your only chance to hear (in real or about...) but to follow DJ's sounds too much like a cult to me.

And if God is a DJ (who knows) the DJ is never a God to me. Now to support or favor some DJ's is natural as it is to dislike some just as it is with venues/events...

So no, I never followed any DJ but was very happy to have seen some doing the best of best spot at times and heard as discovered brilliant tunes for great memories.

Edited January 26, 2018 by tlscapital

[Dylan]

5 hours ago, tlscapital said:

My feeling on this is that the digital and internet have killed the thrill by making too many things bare cheap commercial disposable products without discernement.

By the mid 8T's through the 9T's the scenes (northern and others) were much more healthier musically as it was much more creative as it was striving barely.

And I like the idea to follow some records when it's your only chance to hear (in real or about...) but to follow DJ's sounds too much like a cult to me.

And if God is a DJ (who knows) the DJ is never a God to me. Now to support or favor some DJ's is natural as it is to dislike some just as it is with venues/events...

So no, I never followed any DJ but was very happy to have seen some doing the best of best spot at times and heard as discovered brilliant tunes for great memories.

The internet has changed things hugely the ability to share music online and find countless rare tracks instantly.

 

paper lists and sales tapes RIP.

[Tim Smithers]

Anyone who has a mind of there own and thinks outside of the box and not from a playlist from 45 years ago 

[Tim Smithers]

On 25 January 2018 at 16:23, shufflin said:

if you don't mind me asking what would be "progressively aggressive"? genuinely curious

I would say tunes like your avatar which were the type of tune played at the start of the funky edge era back in  the early days 

[Guest Andi]

8 hours ago, tim smithers said:

Anyone who has a mind of there own and thinks outside of the box and not from a playlist from 45 years ago 

So that's Sam Evans & Colin Curtis............

[Stevesilktulip]

I like the thrill of music, not searching for it which I always found frustrating and unaffordable. Somebody who's fanatical about music, and that means music, not myths, vinyls, rareity, obscurity,dancing or dance-floors.