bosstrabs Never really seen a classic house/prog split. Most people I’ve hung around with in clubbing circles, from Cream to Fabric to Beijing days, have been as comfortable going to a classic house night as a techno night, so long as the music is decent.
…the only split into ‘classic’ house I’ve seen has come with age. I’ve so many mates who I’ve partied with for years, some of whom were bang upfront with their music knowledge at one time, who now just want to listen to the same, familiar 150 or so club tracks from 25/30-years ago mixed together.
I generally only get wheeled-out to DJ at big birthdays etc. these days and to be honest most of the time it’s a fucking arse-ache. Even if you are happy playing a set of oldies (bores me to tears generally) one person’s idea of a ‘classic’ is totally different from another and it becomes an impossible task. Daft thing is, quite often the party-goers in question weren’t even necessarily into that music at the time, it’s just that these days its the palatable, partner-friendly option that they remember from an old Cream CD or that Pete Tong’s orchestra have covered that are lauded as the ‘classics’.
Don’t get me wrong, I love proper house music, but clubbing was always about a sonic experience, listening to new sounds and enjoying the unpredictability of the ride, fill a night with tracks that people already know and that dynamic is very flat IMO.
