Ashley Beedle tends to be good. Rooty DJs from Basement Jaxx's club night (Frank Tope and Tayo) were absolutely brilliant the one time I saw them, loads of french house and generally just one big laugh.
Weatherall has been brilliant both times I've seen him, amazing at building a set. Justin Robertson is more party and very very housey techno but solid enough.
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Probably.
― JoB (JoB), Saturday, 1 January 2005 17:36 (nineteen years ago) link
bump
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 29 January 2009 03:53 (fifteen years ago) link
*BOMB NOISE*
― and what, Thursday, 29 January 2009 03:54 (fifteen years ago) link
funk/soul Keb Dargehip-hop J-Roccdisco Kenny Dope/Danny Krivit
― oscar, Thursday, 29 January 2009 04:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Bob Harris
Russell Davies
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― ☪, Thursday, 29 January 2009 10:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr. E.R.O.L.
― elgolfo, Thursday, 29 January 2009 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Erol Alkan is probably one of the worst DJs I have seen over the last couple of years. OK technically, but extremely boring tracks.
Prosumer is probably the best DJ I’ve seen over the past year.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 29 January 2009 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Of all time, maybe Jeff Mills.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 29 January 2009 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
my two favorite djs are danny tenaglia and stirmonster!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 29 January 2009 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I'm the best. I never hear me play a song that I find boring.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 29 January 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
That's some talent, I bore myself all the time.
― Chewshabadoo, Thursday, 29 January 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
When I get boring, I pull out and large hook, start tap-dancing, and pull myself to the other side of the room. Then I run back and quickly put on something more interesting.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
ron hardy. derrick carter... maybe colin dale, is he still around? also 4 years ago I booked frankie valentine almost by accident and hoooly shit.
― blunt, Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I guess Mancuso
― blunt, Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
No moonwalking?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:42 (fifteen years ago) link
once I was DJing and playing Lets Start The Dance by Bohannon and when it got to the break, I ran out into the middle of the dancefloor and danced like crazy, and just when the break was ending and the song kicks back in, I jumped up in the air...landed on some spilled beer, slipped, fell over, sliced my jeans open at the knee and cut a cut that started bleeding immediately. I then limped back to the turntable on the other side of the room and cut to the next song from the other side of the table.
If that's not the best DJ, I don't know what is.
Seriously though...personal faves, historically, Ron Hardy. To my taste, Trevor Jackson. Depending on my mood and their mood, Optimo.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 29 January 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.kyleriabko.com/wp-content/themes/awakening/images/tjcover.jpg
― glen burnie, Friday, 30 January 2009 10:13 (fifteen years ago) link
woah, never heard of that Trevor Jackson!
― dan selzer, Friday, 30 January 2009 13:30 (fifteen years ago) link
DJs playing Bohannon are instantly teh best DJ.
― beta blog, Friday, 30 January 2009 18:07 (fifteen years ago) link
― a hoy hoy, Friday, 30 January 2009 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Martin Streek was the best DJ in Toronto.. fired after 20+ years from 102.1 the Edge earlier this year, he took his own life yesterday :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
It's funny how this debate about the value of DJs seems to go on and on. I thought it got resolved somewhere back in the 80s.
Here are some of my favorites:Frankie Bones - probably seen him spin more often than any other DJ, his style is best represented on several mix CDs - Computer Controlled, Escape From Brooklyn, Factory 101. Check 'em out!Jeff MillsRichie Hawtin - probably the single best set I've seen was Hawtin upstairs at Axis in Boston in 2000.Kode9
― Moodles, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Where was paul jokenfold back in 93 ??
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Jeff MillsRichie Hawtin - probably the single best set I've seen was Hawtin upstairs at Axis in Boston in 2000.Kode9
i agree with these with some reservations, Jeff Mills = sometimes a bit boring, although recently seeing him play under his Wizard moniker was absolutely amazing, and he's so skilled. Hawtin ditto, can be somewhat boring, last time I saw him he was awesome and his old sets from the early 90s are A+. Kode 9 is always a great selector though i have seen him make a few dodgy transitions, last time I saw him however he was totally on point and going from funky to dubstep to grime to jungle flawlessly.
― The Sorrows of Young Jeezy (jim), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
beta otm
― old chisel (haitch), Tuesday, 7 July 2009 15:42 (fifteen years ago) link
playing stadiums
― surm? lol (sic), Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:26 (fifteen years ago) link
never seen Hawtin, and at this point I don't thing I'm going to ever end up doing so (especially if he always plays the shit venues with pricey admission.
That being said Jeff Mills is coming here, and as much as I'd love to see him once before I die, it's under some of the worst conditions I'd have guessed.
5 months pass...
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, July 7, 2009 10:20 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Not that I have any modicum of respect for the edge, but damn. . . do you know why they let him go?
― EDB, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
following the axis of personal anecdotes about detroit guys who deservedly fall in this thread. I had the utmost pleasure the see Dan Bell for 4+ hours, for free, at a 200 capacity bar (and with no guestlist in effect), and that man can DJ. A few weeks ago he didn't make it in due to flight cancellation, I was depressed for a few solid days after.
― EDB, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
*no (conscious) pun intended on 'axis', there. haha.
no
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 18 August 2018 22:42 (six years ago) link
most definitely not! some of the best dj sets I’ve been at have been by people who openly praise their peers
― pareidolia, Saturday, 18 August 2018 22:59 (six years ago) link
jordan you're confusing "thinking you're the best dj" with "only listening to your own mixes"
― the late great, Saturday, 18 August 2018 23:18 (six years ago) link
honestly i really thought i was the best dj but now i see there's no point in even trying
mods can we lock "djs post ..." plz?
― the late great, Saturday, 18 August 2018 23:19 (six years ago) link
i DO think, and i have told my friends this, to near-universal scorn, that i have better track selection than, say, ben ufo.
but really by that i just mean i have a different set of "favorite tracks" than anybody else, and i'm the only person that only plays those "favorite tracks". in other words i'm just always approaching it from the attitude of playing whatever i want to hear, so by default i play better shit than anybody else.
that said my selections NEVER surprise me and i never learn about new tracks from myself. so in that respect i suppose i'm the worst DJ
so i think there's something to that, if you're not playing things you're 100% into, you're doing it wrong
― the late great, Saturday, 18 August 2018 23:24 (six years ago) link
also it's amazing that ilx once took questions like this seriously
― the late great, Saturday, 18 August 2018 23:26 (six years ago) link
Yes that's exactly what I was thinking tlg, if you're not your favorite selector, then why would you be doing it at all?
(I know I'm not that skilled at, say, beatmatching, but of course I think I play the best tracks)
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 18 August 2018 23:46 (six years ago) link
soon enough we'll be beatmatching so well we'll be bored of it, enjoy the fun while it lasts
― the late great, Sunday, 19 August 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link
the best dj sets give you something unexpected or recontexualize favorites
more difficult to find the unexpected patterns in the familiar when you're mixing yourself
― pareidolia, Sunday, 19 August 2018 00:15 (six years ago) link
agree
i enjoy having my friends over for b2b mixing 1000x more than practicing by myself
― the late great, Sunday, 19 August 2018 00:21 (six years ago) link
I've never done that so I have to settle for serendipitous mixes that make me hear something new in a track (which def happens when I'm by myself), but it sounds fun.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 19 August 2018 01:18 (six years ago) link
my favourite DJ is me, with access to a laptop with two Youtube tabs and an aux cable after four or five drinks
my biggest weakness as a DJ is the lack of Mis-Teeq b-side remixes on Youtube though
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 19 August 2018 01:42 (six years ago) link
i'm glad my shameless plugging sparked a little convo
black coffee, honey dijon and ben ufo are 3 djs that i look up to immensely. i mean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGqg_ZzThDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qewI-1cEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7ME0UVdtM
― Sad Dad House (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Sunday, 19 August 2018 11:46 (six years ago) link
I'm digging these videos, would totally love to see more people post their favorites.
Black Coffee is smooth as hell. I also covet his shirt, and that club is really beautiful. Where is that?
The Honey Dijon street party looks super fun. Great crowd, great energy. I love how much she's feeling it.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Sunday, 19 August 2018 15:22 (six years ago) link
maybe this can be the 'what is going on in your dj life' thread
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 19 August 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
last month i djed my best friend's wedding in italy, on lago maggiore, and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life, despite one of my usb sticks going missing thanks to airport security. featured a bunch of italians getting excited about laura branigan's 'self-control' and asking me if i'd heard the RAF version.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Sunday, 19 August 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
i got a new mixer (djm450) to replace the s4. must say it’d nice to get the damn laptop out of my face.
also perma-busted one of my m44-7s by trying to service it myself so switched to reloop cartridges w elliptical stylus, and yeah, they’re good. should have switched a long time ago!
― the late great, Sunday, 19 August 2018 19:18 (six years ago) link
that’s one for the bucket list karl
― the late great, Sunday, 19 August 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
Wow, where was it? My band used to do a jazz festival there, it's very beautiful indeed.
I'm djing tonight, which is exciting because I don't get a lot of opportunities to do so locally (or at least good ones, the not-good ones I just don't do). Playing a dance set after two quiet-ish live sets, so I'm going to see if we can go from 0 - 100.
― change display name (Jordan), Sunday, 19 August 2018 21:35 (six years ago) link
Kane West uses “best dj” as his online self-description: https://twitter.com/djkanewest
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Sunday, 19 August 2018 22:25 (six years ago) link
It says right on the video - Le Salle Wagram in Paris (although it seems to not be a club but a venue that hosts classical music concerts).
― Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_), Sunday, 19 August 2018 22:36 (six years ago) link
in the mountains around porto valtravaglia
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 20 August 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
This thread has inspired me to dig up YouTubes of my favorite 90s techno DJs in action. Nice to see that a lot of these old timers are still going strong.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 21:24 (six years ago) link
I may not always remember this is the case, but every time I listen to Patrice Scott DJ in the moment I feel he is the best DJ. Very singular, yes, but…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgNpVEHoiLY
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 26 April 2020 16:12 (four years ago) link