Makes me want to get the 1210s out of storage. Playing records is so much more satisfying than digital.
Guys, seriously.
This guy used to spend 2 hours warming up for Joof and loads of early 2000’s Prog/Trance DJs. I went for Trance and fell in love with Prog because of him.
NasserAlazzawi yeah, I remember him well. Most of my clubbing was done in Newcastle in the late 90’s to mid 2000’s.
Matt nice mate! Part of me really wishes I had arrived about 4 years earlier to see the late 90s in. I saw this largely 2002-2005
This has been decent. Haven’t a clue who he is but fair play to him.
Yeah, nice to hear a load of classic bangers…breeder, evolution, belfunk
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Nice one for jumping in guys. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
@Amps I totally misread what you said earlier mate, I read it as “why did he crash as soon as I tuned in” thinking your viewing had stopped.
Vocals are a funny one for me, I generally avoid them but done a certain way I’ll take the occasional sample. The stuff in the early 2000s didn’t have much but when it did, the local scene was generally down for it. It seemed to have just the right amount for most but I know some folk who just never gel with it.
No vocals in a set? Jesus
Matt That’s a low-hanging fruit thread all by itself.
Prob get more listeners
Along_the_Wire Probably. I do miss playing vinyl. When I see a DJ play a vinyl set on these days, I can’t help feel that the digital DJing experience just lacks, in comparison.
I’d be surprised if a lot of us who started out playing records didn’t feel the same way.
Dubman I watched a DJ called Gemini one time and he never touched the record once it was on the deck, just the pitch control. I didn’t get it at first but when I tried it myself I found it easier to lock the exact speeds, you just had to master the timing of the release then when queuing. Afterward whenever I’d see a DJ constantly pushing and pulling it looked naff and didn’t feel like they had total control. Horses for course though.
If you didn’t learn how to mix on a pair of belt-drives you’re an amateur. 
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SM001 I learnt the hard way with a Faderfox and Ableton, then moved onto Traktor with an A&H Xone 3 and a sync button to the XDJ XZ and avoiding the sync button apart from car-crash rescue. So don’t come on here telling me I’m an amateur.
Along_the_Wire In fairness I haven’t DJ’d in nearly 15 years so know nothing of the pains of digital mixing.
I always likened going from belt drives to Technics was like going from playing snooker to playing pool with the kind of table that had big pockets.