I agree. Saying he's the #1 DJ in the world is a fucking joke. Wanna know why? Cause it's all opinion based.
Certainly there's some objective measure by which you could determine the #1 DJ in the world. In fac, there are probably dozens of conflicting objective measures, but that doesn't mean it's bullshit and "all opinion based".
If you want to go based off of CD sales, bookings, etc, then you can attach those numbers to any music artists, not just DJs. And those numbers don't correlate to how talented the artist is.
Example: Brittney Spears's debut album is 14x Platinum in the USA. If that's not a good enough example then I don't know what is.
Okay seriously now, we need a Music category because the once small niche of music topics were few and far between, but now the number of topics involving music is starting to pick up the pace.
Well then how else are you supposed to objectively rank who is the #1 of anything? If it's not objective, then it's subjective....which is opinion based. Which has been my point the entire time.
#1 does not mean "the best". #1 can be objective -- it depends on what standard you choose to use. "The best", at least in terms of musicians, artists, chefs, etc., is always subjective. Talent is subjective, so "#1 most talented" doesn't make any sense and is completely subjective. But "#1 best selling", or "#1 most popular in such-and-such poll" is completely objective.
New Animal Collective EP called "Fall Be Kind" comes out on Monday, and it features a song with the first ever legally cleared Grateful Dead sample, so it's kind of a big deal in that regard. Of course, the song itself freakin' rips.
The sample comes in at the second half of the song, for those who are impatient.
I never really got into Slug or Murs, let alone their joint effort, but the fact that Aesop Rock was doing the beats got me interested. The production is fucking fantastic, as I expected, but Slug and Murs have really grown on me. Their style is pretty simple compared to a lot of the artists I listen to, but it's way more clever than I first gave it credit for. I've had the album for a couple days and every time I listen to it I hear another bit of wordplay I hadn't noticed before. Good stuff.
Just throwing this out there...DJ Magazine put out their top 100 of 2009. Armin Van Buuren got #1, and Oakenfold wasn't even in the top 10. And evidently Van Buuren has been rated #1 for the past 2 years.
Not saying DJ Magazine is the be all and end all of top 100 lists, but it's basically the only DJ news source I know that can be purchased in America (Borders and Barnes and Noble carry the mag) and it's basically the only top 100 DJ list I know of.
Just throwing this out there...DJ Magazine put out theirtop 100 of 2009. Armin Van Buuren got #1, and Oakenfold wasn't even in the top 10. And evidently Van Buuren has been rated #1 for the past 2 years.
I don't understand at all what their criteria for "DJ" is. These are electronic music artists. Not that there's anything wrong with a list like that, it just seems a little misleading to me.
I don't understand at all what their criteria for "DJ" is. These are electronic music artists.
Well, most of them are single person acts, as opposed to groups (then again there aren't many electronic groups out there...freezepop? lol). Also, most of them play huge concerts/raves and at clubs in various areas. That would make them a DJ.
Listened to some Why? today for the first time in a while. I love how they managed to transition from a hip-hop group to a folk rock group. Alopecia is a great blend of the two styles, but I don't dig their new, all folk, release Eskimo Snow nearly as much.
I wouldn't call Eskimo Snow folk. It's more "shitty indie rock." I think Elephant Eyelash is much more folk.
Favorites of of 2009:
Pissed Jeans: King Of Jeans
This record feels like a perfect continuation to Generic Flipper. The tunes are a mix of fast, noisy punk and slow, My War-ish sludge. I've been listening to this one about once a week since it came out. Read an interview with the singer where he said he wanted listening to Pissed Jeans to be a totally draining experience, and compared their music to watching a toilet flush. I don't get any of that, I always feel like jumping around and shouting along when listening to them.
Sunn O))): Monoliths & Dimensions
The best Sunn album, easy. Every track is so different and has a unique and interesting element that doesn't get old even when stretched across 10- 17 minutes. The first track has classic Sunn riffs with slow, deep spoken word over the whole thing, plus double bass noise near the second half. Fourth song, Alice, my favorite one, evolves from White style riffing into a beautiful slow horn piece which sounds kind of like Stars of the Lid.
Totally Nebular: Boat Boat
Saw these guys play the album in its entirety twice. Sort of like Strawberry Jam era Animal Collective and Skeleton era Abe Vigoda. Can't think of much to say about it, as far as describing or whatever, but it's my favorite album of these five.
Wet Hait: Dream and Glass Fountain
From the corpse of lo-fi psych band Raccoo-oo-oon came Wet Hair. In a year where Not Not Fun have put out some of their finest releases since their inception, these records stood out. Building, dissonant psych jams, heavily influenced by Spacemen 3, with Shawn Reed leaving behind the animal yelps of Raccoo-oo-oon for real singing, murky and processed as it is. Dream feels significantly darker than Glass Fountain, and I go back and forth on which one I prefer, but both are really brilliant.
This guy I know from another forum just sent me his beautiful acoustic album that he just finished and it's amazing. Extremely talented song writer. Here's one of the tracks.
He's already gotten a lot of attention from Pitchfork and the like, so he's definitely got a future in this.
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Example: Brittney Spears's debut album is 14x Platinum in the USA. If that's not a good enough example then I don't know what is.
I'll give you an excuse, it's They Might Be Giants educating about SCIENCE!
If it's not objective, then it's subjective....which is opinion based. Which has been my point the entire time.
The sample comes in at the second half of the song, for those who are impatient.
I never really got into Slug or Murs, let alone their joint effort, but the fact that Aesop Rock was doing the beats got me interested. The production is fucking fantastic, as I expected, but Slug and Murs have really grown on me. Their style is pretty simple compared to a lot of the artists I listen to, but it's way more clever than I first gave it credit for. I've had the album for a couple days and every time I listen to it I hear another bit of wordplay I hadn't noticed before. Good stuff.
Not saying DJ Magazine is the be all and end all of top 100 lists, but it's basically the only DJ news source I know that can be purchased in America (Borders and Barnes and Noble carry the mag) and it's basically the only top 100 DJ list I know of.
This is what I think when I think "DJ":
May not exactly be new, but it was recently introduced to me, so suck it.
Favorites of of 2009:
Pissed Jeans: King Of Jeans
This record feels like a perfect continuation to Generic Flipper. The tunes are a mix of fast, noisy punk and slow, My War-ish sludge. I've been listening to this one about once a week since it came out. Read an interview with the singer where he said he wanted listening to Pissed Jeans to be a totally draining experience, and compared their music to watching a toilet flush. I don't get any of that, I always feel like jumping around and shouting along when listening to them.
Sunn O))): Monoliths & Dimensions
The best Sunn album, easy. Every track is so different and has a unique and interesting element that doesn't get old even when stretched across 10- 17 minutes. The first track has classic Sunn riffs with slow, deep spoken word over the whole thing, plus double bass noise near the second half. Fourth song, Alice, my favorite one, evolves from White style riffing into a beautiful slow horn piece which sounds kind of like Stars of the Lid.
Totally Nebular: Boat Boat
Saw these guys play the album in its entirety twice. Sort of like Strawberry Jam era Animal Collective and Skeleton era Abe Vigoda. Can't think of much to say about it, as far as describing or whatever, but it's my favorite album of these five.
Wet Hait: Dream and Glass Fountain
From the corpse of lo-fi psych band Raccoo-oo-oon came Wet Hair. In a year where Not Not Fun have put out some of their finest releases since their inception, these records stood out. Building, dissonant psych jams, heavily influenced by Spacemen 3, with Shawn Reed leaving behind the animal yelps of Raccoo-oo-oon for real singing, murky and processed as it is. Dream feels significantly darker than Glass Fountain, and I go back and forth on which one I prefer, but both are really brilliant.
He's already gotten a lot of attention from Pitchfork and the like, so he's definitely got a future in this.