One of the key difference between the “electronica” craze of the 1990s and today’s EDM scene is the fact that vinyl is pretty much unheard of as a means to play or sell music. Back in the ’90s, the turntable was outselling the guitar and being looked at as an instrument, and not just something to play music on; today, if you have a good DJ controller and a laptop with Serato, there’s no reason for a turntable to be in your life. With that loss of the art of vinyl and how it pertains to DJing, there are certain skills and techniques that DJs who learned on that medium just don’t have today. Not to say that a DJ coming up now can’t be as technically skilled as someone from that era, but without that knowledge, they learn different skills… or find ways to bypass the need for those skills to work on their mixing and whatever effects they bring to the table. The art of that kind of older DJ is not lost however. There are DJs who cut their teeth on the older model and are now helping shape the dance music scene. Some of the names are obvious, while others might not be as known, but these DJs have the skills to really excite a crowd through the art of turntablism. Here are the most skilled DJs in EDM right now.
Good Listenin’: Cosmo Baker’s Top Ten Mix 16. Cos bein’ Cos. Vibes-a-nice material.
For some reason, I could not stop watching this. Steve Aoki feat. Rob Roy - Ooh
(Video) Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays from Borgore and Carnage.
(Source: youtube.com)
“How to dance to electronic trap music”
Phonat - “Set me free” - This came out two years ago? Where have I been?
Howard Stern rips on Deadmau5, Guetta and more -
This is special, and hilarious.
Asside from the dirty hipsters, this looks awesome.
CARIBOU - Sun (Video) - This video is pretty normal, by Canadian standards.*
*Caribou is from Canada
I did a rather experimental DJ set of music I GUARANTEE you’ve never heard me play before (and was interviewed) over at Heritage Radio Network with Jack Inslee yesterday. Heritage is a food-based radio station that broadcasts from the back of ROBERTAS in Bushwick Brooklyn.
Thanks to Aaron Bleach Crystals for inviting me aboard. I also hung and talked with Aaron and Herbert Spliffington at their show Gunwash as well. Spliffington comes with the fiery dancehall vibes, and I played everything from glitch, to moombahton to tropical bass, using effects, dicers (controller pads) and a rane 57 mixer. This is a rare peek into the more experimental things I’ve been working on.
You can stream or download this.
DJ Synapse on Full Service Radio/Heritage Radio Network (Download or Stream)
Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - And We Danced - Sometimes, you just want to laugh. Okay, all the time.
“Dance (A$$)” Remix - Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj. Just the whole absurdity of this song and the video alone make it great. I’m kind of with it even without the absurdity. Fatty all around. Oh, and it’s great for the kids, cause they get to say “ass” over and over, and everyone knows kids love to do that sort of thing.
It’s the Jello-Man Dance. Fast forward to about 41 seconds in. Ridiculous.
