Dobro ste procitali
. Tema topika nije ASOT (mada je kompletno obuhvacen pricom kao jedna od najuticajnijih radio emisija danas), vec danashnje stanje trancea ali i elektronske muzike uopste - kako vidite 2008mu godinu i atmosferu koja se provlaci kroz danashnje klubove? Koliko je muzika danas umetnicki vredna? Jel ceo rave pokret otishao u pogreshnom pravcu i ako jeste kako ga vratiti na pravi kolosek?
Na pokretanje teme me je inspirisao tekst iz John 00 Flemingovog bloga, u kome covek iznosi svoje vidjenje danashnjeg stanja u muzickoj industriji, koji jes dugacak, ali preporucujem citanje
"Where’s it all gone wrong?..
This is going to be a long one, so bear with me…….. Many years ago I was faced with a life-changing event; a thing that you only believe will happen to others and not yourself. There were times where I was frightened to go to sleep because I thought that I would never wake up. I often hoped that I wouldn't wake up so that it would all be over. I pretty much lived in an environment where I would get very close to friends, then be next to them as they died. I wanted you to get an insight of how John Fleming works and thinks, I've never opened up my heart like this before. My fight with cancer all those years back has been a personal memory to me, yes people are aware of it, but not these, my personal feelings. My good friend; music, has been my personal healer. Music can be a powerful thing; it can make you happy, sad, emotional, energetic or pretty much anything you want it to be for you. Music got me through those low points and the long fight while in hospital, it played a huge part in my recovery and it's why today I have this passionate connection with it. You've all noticed by now from my blogs I'm always speaking out about it! I'm not a purist, I'm far from that, I'm just a person who likes to keep hold of something special and I see that something special is slipping away. Many of the people/clubbers in today's scene haven't experienced what the older generation went through. Yes you must get tired of hearing the oldies talking about the 'good ol days'! But they were the good days and something I've been craving to come back. Being totally honest, I'm not sure if I'm happy with where things are at present. I've been feeling this for a while and also as a DJ. I often feel I'm alone on a single-handed crusade to hold onto the real meaning of clubbing and Trance music. This is where the scene has changed and I feel a new 'genre' of clubbing has been created. For many years there where two styles of clubs; commercial and underground and the two were very much separated. The underground clubs would concentrate on serious music, dark rooms and loud sound systems while the commercial clubs would be lit up, big stages and invite celebrity DJ's from the radio to attract crowds and VIP's. Now does that bit sound familiar? I believe we have a new style of club/clubbing culture that fits somewhere in the middle; the crowds want the celebrity DJ on the stage and want to hear all the hits and have their hands in the air constantly, but manage to stay clear of the slow dances at the end! Somewhere along the line these nights have got into underground clubs, but no fault to the clubs as I feel the scene is lost and confused. Today's clubbers have grown up only knowing this newborn 'celebrity' style DJ and events. For myself as a DJ it's very frustrating because I probably don't play 70% of the music I truly want too, I end up playing to the crowd giving them the candy they are after. Many years ago it would have been the other way round for me, the dancefloor would go crazy hearing brand new music, they where blind as they didn't know the tracks and this is what made things exciting. To me, that's the true job of a DJ, actually using the music as a tool to take the dancefloor in the direction you require it. A commercial DJ throws all the big anthems at the crowd, then continues to be the 'showman' in the DJ booth thus exciting the crowd even more; this I still admire and respect because you have to be a certain style person to do this. In both fields it's a very skilled job. With this new born commercialism comes; competition, greed and rivalry. It's a battle of who headlines, who has the biggest font on the flyer and who grabs the longest set, ensuring they grab the limelight. Thousands of pounds are spent ensuring DJ's are placed in popularity poles, after all this is a business now and higher places insure a fat wallet for the managers. Today's DJ's are getting into this scene with one purpose; to become famous and earn as much as they can. This is something I've been watching evolve and this something is killing the main thing that got me through my cancer treatment; my love and passion for music. Those good 'old days have been taken away from us; those days where we all used to be a happy family and support each other. The days where DJ's used to phone each other to swap sets, or have a sudden inspiration to play back to back sharing sets. The days where you could share your new found music with your colleagues, even meeting up in record shops or on the phone. Look around us; where have all the weekly specialist clubs gone? The UK used to be at the forefront of the whole dance music scene, now we have one off 'events' with huge door prices. Today's DJs and producers are heading straight for the fame and fortune by trying to produce big hit records in order to fast-track their careers. Just the other week I was watching the DJ before me jumping on top off the DJ booth, then into the crowd, then running along the stage. I thought to myself, is he really into this for the music or just to be a superstar? I think the former fits! Again I emphasize, I'm not a purist; look at me like an activist trying to preserve a rare species, that species being real Trance music and specialist clubs and festivals. If somebody doesn't speak out who will? There's a few of us that chat about this and are bemused of what is going on around us, at such a fast rate too? I suppose it's only natural that human nature sees the superstars with $$$$, flying in on private planes, flash cars and multiple homes etc so they want a piece of that. You CAN crossover gracefully; The Prodigy and The Chemical brothers are testament to this, but acts/DJ's like this are few and far between unfortunately, and I can hardly think of any new DJs/bands that have broke through like this. I suppose I'm an example of someone who can have a successful career without heading down the commercial route. With all my compilations I make sure I steer well away from the anthems, after all this is what the record labels want as it generates sales, but I argue like hell, get my way and prove them wrong. My albums sell just as many as the others, thus indicating there is a hunger out there for a more specialist market. I admit in the past I had a few wobbles with the wrong advice from my old management company trying to push me in a direction I didn't want to go. I could have easily taken that path if I wanted, at the time I had a single and album in the UK top 40 charts. I'm not in this to be a superstar, I don't want VIP treatment, I don't want to make pop videos and lead this life. I simply want to share my love and passion for music with people with the same mind frame as myself, for me that is more rewarding and why I chose to take the musical direction I did. I've been in this industry for well over 20 years and have seen many changes and regular patterns; this 'superstar' thing being one of them. I see this as another 'cleansing' period, soon everyone gets tired of the same generic soundtrack and starts hunting for something new, interesting or more specialist. I feel that time will soon be upon us and we're already seeing a few signs of this. Lets hope things change and we see producers making music from their hearts again and DJ's who are truly DJ's and not performers as we're a dying breed.
Again I emphasize (I have to because of the way forums work LOL!), I'm no purist and I completely respect everyone in all types of industries. We all have different goals in life and I admire and respect those who fulfill their dreams and make it to the top, it's their personal achievement and their chosen love and passion no matter what music they make or play.
I'm speaking out to preserve something that is very special to me, and I see slipping way.
Today's DJ's and producers are brainwashed into believing that they need to make a string of hit records or play all the anthems to get noticed, I want to make them aware that you don't have to, and I'm living proof of this. Let hope a few words may change things."
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=73739234&blogID=403852044Prilicno se slazem sa covekom. Mislim i logicno je da ce on to sve prilicno jasno da vidi jer je u direktnom kontaktu sa jezgrom scene i industrije, pogotovo sa iskustvom koje ima... Jbg to mu dodje kapitalizam, EDM je postao odlicno polje na kome mogu da se zarade pare i marketing radi svoje. Tako ce retko ko da pocne da istrazuje dublje od necega sto mu se prezentuje bash kroz neki asot i slicne popularne emisije.
No svejedno i dalje ima odlicne muzike, koja se krije ispod slojeva reklama i emisija - pre neki dan sam ladno slusao neke bugare i odusevio se muzikom koju ljudi vrte, totalno nepoznatim izdanjima i ludim imenima (Rasti Tkac, jes ruzno ime ali je odradio opasan remix Pablo Acenso - Lost in a pattern
) i obradovao se sto sam otkrio oazu novog i neotkrivenog zvuka
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enivej to su bile moje 2 rechi - kako vama sve izgleda?
