fitting DJ mixes

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   Hi guys,

as I was DJing few days ago in a local club (in Prague) I recall doing some improvisational mixes and since these usually come as a one off deal so I thought I would make some list of the ones I liked and allow other people to share theirs (if possible)...as well as to keep a list of these to remember them in the future 

so lets see how it goes...

here are my first tips for you...

Bjork - Vespertine : Heirloom --> David Bowie - Low : Weeping Wall
Pink Floyd - Relics : Cirrus Minor --> Telefon Tel Aviv - A Map Of What Is Effortless :  What It Is Without The Hand That Wields It
the first one - well I love the more ambient side of Bjork's music and this piece is my favourite from the Vespertine record... dunno why, but I thought I might blend it with Bowie's Low...as I was running out of time since the first song was already halfway through I put the needle to the start of a random track...and BAM...what a nice mix it was 
the second one - this one is easy... Cirrus Minor has extremly slow fadeout, while TTA on the contrary has a long intro... as the second song soon develops into a fierce electonic hell I reckon this as a perfect candidate for a 'DJ set transition' 

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ASyD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 22 2007 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 4	Topic: fitting DJ mixes Posted: April 20 2010 at 02:11
	Hi guys, as I was DJing few days ago in a local club (in Prague) I recall doing some improvisational mixes and since these usually come as a one off deal so I thought I would make some list of the ones I liked and allow other people to share theirs (if possible)...as well as to keep a list of these to remember them in the future so lets see how it goes... here are my first tips for you... Bjork - Vespertine : Heirloom --> David Bowie - Low : Weeping Wall Pink Floyd - Relics : Cirrus Minor --> Telefon Tel Aviv - A Map Of What Is Effortless : What It Is Without The Hand That Wields It the first one - well I love the more ambient side of Bjork's music and this piece is my favourite from the Vespertine record... dunno why, but I thought I might blend it with Bowie's Low...as I was running out of time since the first song was already halfway through I put the needle to the start of a random track...and BAM...what a nice mix it was the second one - this one is easy... Cirrus Minor has extremly slow fadeout, while TTA on the contrary has a long intro... as the second song soon develops into a fierce electonic hell I reckon this as a perfect candidate for a 'DJ set transition'

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: April 20 2010 at 02:32
	Dobrý ráno, interesting. I've never though that rock music can be mixed in a good way (you know how some "so called" DJ's can ruin it all with adding dance rhythms etc...)
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

ASyD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 22 2007 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: April 20 2010 at 02:39
	:) zdravim...hi there well it is definetly more difficult then mixing classic 'club/dance music' as the rythmic part is more complex (usually) and the music was not tailored for that... but I dont care - although I do have some dance records I still prefer to play guitar music and such most of the times it is a question of selecting the right tracks more than their actual inter-mixing, but I still enjoy this

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: April 20 2010 at 03:27
	I understand this "dance" part, sometimes, you find people (and I mean good people, for example some of your friends like to listen to this kind of music, right ?) who like dance and hate rock. But what about to try to mix something like beginning of Shine on You Crazy Diamond with for example Money. Just wild guess, who knows if this can work. Related question - how do these people take your mixes ? Are they happy ?
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

ASyD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: February 22 2007 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 4	Posted: April 20 2010 at 04:28
	Well...since I usually propagate my 'parties' as oldies/psychedelic/whatever style, I usually get an appropriate set of guests havent had any problems with 'audience compatibility' yet ;-) dont get me wrong: I have nothing against club music...Im able to do these kinds of sets anyway...but my heart is elsewhere ;)