Who was the guy who played at the plug last night..

[JPMiddleton 10]

Think it was between 11 30 and 12 30, was playing all sorts, funk, eletro, breaks and even a remix of an Artic Monkeys.

[green 10]

answer is below....lol

[lomaxkinesis 10]

It was either DJ Tubbs, but I reckon it was more likely to have been Eddy Temple Morris for XFM. In fact that description seems about right.

 

My set was really early on, I won't be doing any more Saturdays though.

[MrSkinner 10]

eddie temple morris rocked.

 

cracking tunes, loved the arctic monkeys remix.

[defstef 10]

Different strokes for different folks, I guess, but I thought the man was an absolute embarrassment. "I can see a lot of people standing around, and a lot of people doing this (makes talking gesture with hand reminiscent of action from 'The Birdie Song'), but I DON"T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING." Cue Josh Wink's seminally crap 'Higher State of Consciousness'. Here are some facts people:

 

1. 'Higher State of Consciousness' is dance music for people who don't like dance music. Like Moby or Faithless. People who like it think that The Prodigy's best album is Experience rather than Music for the Gilted Generation. They are wrong.

 

2. Actually just forget about The Prodigy.

 

3. The usual way to make a crowd move is to judge what you're dealing with, and play something relevant to the given situation. Shouting at people and acting like a nob doesn't help, it just proves that radio DJs have absolutely no useful talents in life.

 

4. There are loads of DJs around who could play an equally broad (and more rounded) spectrum of sounds, with more astute discernment and panache. If you think this guy was good, you need to get out more.

 

Oh, is that cynical?

 

Anyway, The Pipettes were absolutely amazing. Incredible stage presence. I don't think anyone could follow them anyway. WOW. Definitely one of the best live acts I have ever seen. And "Your Kisses are Wasted on me" is the best guitar/pop song of 2006. And have you seen them? (especially Rose).

[Kris 10]

The Arctic Monkeys remix was probably Karl G's mix of When The Sun Goes Down... at a guess anyway.

[Kris 10]

1. 'Higher State of Consciousness' is dance music for people who don't like dance music. Like Moby or Faithless. People who like it think that The Prodigy's best album is Experience rather than Music for the Gilted Generation. They are wrong.

Don't quite think it's as clear cut as that, it's down to people's opinions surely.

[defstef 10]

Don't quite think it's as clear cut as that, it's down to people's opinions surely.

 

Yeah it was a bit self-righteous, I guess. I just thought that the man's ego far outweighed his talent.

[Kris 10]

Yeah it was a bit self-righteous, I guess. I just thought that the man's ego far outweighed his talent.

Yeah, I get what you mean... same with a lot of DJ's, their ego's their worst enemy...

[carcrash 11]

The Pipettes were absolutely amazing. Incredible stage presence. I don't think anyone could follow them anyway. WOW. Definitely one of the best live acts I have ever seen. And "Your Kisses are Wasted on me" is the best guitar/pop song of 2006. And have you seen them?

 

They were very good as were the other band on the bill ( sunshine underground I think)

[defstef 10]

They were very good as were the other band on the bill (sunshine underground I think)

 

Yeah...unfortunately I missed 'em. Heard they were pretty good, though.

 

Yeah, I get what you mean... same with a lot of DJ's, their ego's their worst enemy...

 

I think this is much more true for radio DJs though (though not universally nor exclusively). I think the lack of selector/listener interaction through the medium engenders a culture where success is measured by ratings, rather than how the punters are engaged by the music. A 'good' radio DJ need not necessarily have an aptitude for making people dance (just as it is a mistake to automatically infer that a dance music producer is a good club DJ - a mistake which has been made many times over). A good comparison of the 2 different jobs is made in Tim Lawrence's book "Love Saves the Day: A history of American dance music culture 1970-1979":

Radio Jocks [are] determined generalists who play familiar records [to] increase ratings, whereas discotheque DJs [are] flexible specialists who...sift through a spiralling quantity of musical information to satisfy a niche group of dancers.

 

Sorry that got all serious then. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the pre-ordained selection within a certain genre or loose style, ego-driven, inane patter and belief in 'good product' might sit nicely on the airwaves but isn't very likely to get a room rocking.

[bingowings 10]

I must admit that before the night kicked off I was sceptical about the dj skills of Zane and Eddy, however I was chuffed to be proved absolutely wrong.

 

Zane in particular was amazing - he was a scratch DJ in New Zealand for about 8 years before coming over to England. I haven't had such good night in ages.