last night a dj saved my life
May 10th 2007 03:40
this weekend we decided to go to the first seoul dj fest, a festival that was going over 2 nights and was free. they provided camping for 3500 won (about 5 aussie dollars) for the two nights but unfortunately we missed out on that, and we only managed to catch to the second night.
finding the venue itself was entertaining enough! every person had the correct subway station to go to, some had the correct exit number, and some even had a mud map that had been written by someone that had heard that it was around this area somewhere, but you might have to turn right instead of left, or maybe right.
the funny thing is, these guys could really dance
it was at that moment that my merry band of men disbanded, and we fun ourselves back with the original group of two australians and one german. we thought we would check out the main stage first, i mainly wanted to see what type of sound system they were running and what kind of lighting and visuals the koreans were to show off to the rest of the world. after being satisfied with their production level, it was time to settle into some tunes and that was the time that dr. motte from germany took to the stage. not really my style of beats but our token german friend made the point of informing us that dr motte was one of the better performers from the last love parade.
the main stage
this was about three in the morning by this stage, and the perfect time for mondo grosso to take the stage. mondo grosso comes from a punk background, but spends most of his time producing beats for various japanese performers. i could not help but feel the beats and was drawn to the dance floor. this was one of those shows where me and the dj were on par with each other; when he broke it down - i went with him; when he built it up i could already feel it; it really felt like he was there purely for me. i mean who else can drop 'star guitar' like a champion just after dropping 'smells like teen spirit' - brilliant!
so after a night of dancing, inter-continental relations, and finding some new fantastic performers, we walked to the world cup stadium subway station with the other 50000 dust covered brothers and sisters of rave. comments were passed, laughs were had, drinks were shared, but all were truly satisfied with seouls 1st world dj fest.
for a sample of mondo grosso cutting sick, here is some video:
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Comment by Ash
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Comment by Jonathon
Anthroblogogy
damn the audio of this piece is the best thing about it! the video is pretty lame, but the audio shows you how mondo grosso is really good at building it up and then tearing it down. and yes it is great to be amongst some of the shoulders from all around the world.
Comment by postmoderncritic
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Padsoc
Thanks for introducing me to Mondo Grosso! I am now searching YouTube for more clips from him ;o)
Have you heard of mash ups?
Regards,
Epiphanie
Comment by Jonathon
Anthroblogogy
mash ups. yes, but what do you mean? are you referring to when a dj slams two different styles together in one mix? can you elaborate a little?
Comment by postmoderncritic
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I think a mash up is when you mix the lyrics of one song and the music of another, so for instance you might have the instrumental of Shakira's 'Whenever, Wherever' supporting Eminem's 'Without Me' (the result is very camp) or the music from 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' as the backdrop for the vocal track of 'Bootylicious' by Destiny's Child. It can make for very potent and ear-stretching results!
Comment by Jonathon
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