TOP 5 DJ'S TODAY ( opinions will vary )

[ndrwrld]

Evil Nine.
James Lavelle.
Plump Dj's.
Sasha.
Deep Dish.

[Tyler]

Tyler Hanel
Tyler Hanel
Tyler Hanel
Tyler Hanel
Charles Siegling.

;)

[Jafs]

hmmm

Dave Clarke
Richie Hawtin
2 Many Dj's
Technasia
Ricardo Villalobos

[thee carp dreamer]

sasha
dj shadow
2manydjs
dave clarke
mr scruff

[Winston]

ritchie hawtin
ricardo villalobos
magda
troy pierce
marc houle

yo jafs, troy pierce and magda play in Fuse the weekend after pukkelpop :)
the other 3 rocked the ICC last night
shit

[joethelion]

...dude that's ballsy putting James on that list (you don't also post on the UNKLE77 board too do you?) I do think he usually spins some class tunes, but he's not exactly the best technically, know what I mean?

Although, when he's doing a proper UNKLE gig w/ Richard, they're class!

so:
UNKLE
Evil Nine
Sasha
Dj Shadow
Infusion are good - but they actually play, not just dj
...and me!:p


oh, and while Dirty was away, I had the most surreal club experience EVER! Long story short, one of the guys f/ the Crystal Method climbed onto the speakers and then hunched a bit over (for balance) and proceeded to yell/sing the lyrics to Bjork's "Joga" while intensely staring at me...

I had met them earlier that day - and although he (the one that climbed the speakers) seemed cool, and would 'try' and put me on the guest list - didn't

but yea - it was weird having a nice conversation, I even gave him a mix of mine - then no guest list and the weird Joga deal


Evil Nine.
James Lavelle.
Plump Dj's.
Sasha.
Deep Dish.

[Eikman]

Akufen
High Contrast
DJ Koze
Ellen Allien
Alex Under

and i still think Magda is boring

[irishboy]

Sasha
Hernan Catanneo
Sander Kleinenberg
Nick Warren (check out his new Global Underground from Shanghai)
Hybrid

[big screen satellite]

Sasha
Deep Dish
Tony Blackburn
Darren Emerson
Atomic Hooligan

[Jafs]

yo jafs, troy pierce and magda play in Fuse the weekend after pukkelpop :)
the other 3 rocked the ICC last night
shit

hey ;)

Yes I've seen that, and Clarke is playing tomorrow @ the same place.

[Winston]

héhé, clarky, last time he got heated after an hour
off to frankfurt now, 1 year cocoon club
saterday i'm again on 10 days off

[Rog]

Sasha
Darren Emerson
Tall Paul
K90
Plump DJ's

[Ally]

Richard Fearless
FC/Kahuna
2 Many DJs
Yoda
Erol Alkan

[Jafs]

Can someone tell me more about Plump Dj's, I don't have any idea about what style they are ?

[mkb]

who cares, DJ's are on the way out ;)

[Dirty0900]

Evil Nine.
James Lavelle.
Plump Dj's.
Sasha.
Deep Dish.

Not evil nine for sure, i got bored of em!

National Forest
Plump DJ's
Venetian Snares
2 Many DJ's
High Contrast

[Not sure what half there names are, so im putting band names down.]

[stimpee]

Jori Hulkkonen (the man's a genius, watch as well as listen).

Sasha is a boring muppet these days. Snoreathon.

Dave Clarke is pretty damn good but i dont like what he plays. Jeff Mills is still very good as has gone more accessible in the last 2 or 3 years again which is great to hear.

And one local Dutch/Portuguese DJ here who is great is Nuno Dos Santos. Won the Red Bull DJ Competition in 2000 and recently played alongside Speedy J, Chris Liebing, Nathan Fake and Michael Mayer at 5 Days Off in the Melkweg (same night as Underworld played HMH).

[GforGroove]

James Murphy
Ellen Allien
Michael Mayer

[ndrwrld]

Not evil nine for sure, i got bored of em!

National Forest
Plump DJ's
Venetian Snares
2 Many DJ's
High Contrast

[Not sure what half there names are, so im putting band names down.]

well...its obvious youve gotten bored of evil nine, but if youre gonna retort something, how about knowing the dj's names of the ' bands ' you listed.

[dirty050505]

Steve Lawler
John Digweed
James Zabiela
Deep Dish
Sasha

[Ally]

Richard Fearless
FC/Kahuna
2 Many DJs
Yoda
Erol Alkan


Gotta go back on this, it occurred to me on the plane back up to Glasgow for the weekend - who else has seen Future World Funk blow the roof off a place? :cool: Utterly awesome. Erol Alkan drops out the list.

[undarrenworld]

Carl Cox
Sasha
Paul Oakenfold
Darren Emerson
Deep Dish

[TheIncredible]

Deep Dish
Ritchie Hawtin
Sasha
Ian Pooley
Luke Slater

[Jafs]

All of you like banging dj's...(Carl Cox, Sasha,...)

[Eikman]

Sasha is not banging. Sasha is boring. And old. And uninspired.

[Eikman]

What's next? Tiesto?

[big screen satellite]

What's next? Tiesto?

the IOC can't be wrong ;)


and Sasha's not banging...people respect the man...but i can see why people don't like him

[ndrwrld]

who's seen / heard Sasha spin this year...especially in support of Fundacion ?
despite his ' oldness ' the man can still move a crowd...his set here in toronto recently was flawless, and inspiring.

[samralh]

based on what I have seen (in no particular order):

Evil Nine
Bassbin Twins
Atomic Hooligan
Hybrid
Rennie Pilgrem

[GforGroove]

who's seen / heard Sasha spin this year...especially in support of Fundacion ?
despite his ' oldness ' the man can still move a crowd...his set here in toronto recently was flawless, and inspiring.

i saw him at the beggining of the year at Avalon in Los Angeles,
It was crapnificent.. I don't about his skills but his beat is just awfull.

[GforGroove]

What's next? Tiesto?

aja-ja-ja

yeah i can't believe it seriously. I think that all this guys mentioned
like Oakenfold. Nick Warren, Sasha, Carl Cox!!for me are the definition
of big sell outs that a) don't push electronic music to anywhere b) make
the mainstream so depressive!

Sasha and Paul Van dike and those make gigs in NYE here in a beach of Mexico.. when those dudes are making such a business here you know they are gone ;)

Sorry don't flame anyone but they SUCk.
muah!

[entropy]

#1 ivan smagghe

[undarrenworld]

aja-ja-ja

yeah i can't believe it seriously. I think that all this guys mentioned
like Oakenfold. Nick Warren, Sasha, Carl Cox!!for me are the definition
of big sell outs that a) don't push electronic music to anywhere b) make
the mainstream so depressive!

Sasha and Paul Van dike and those make gigs in NYE here in a beach of Mexico.. when those dudes are making such a business here you know they are gone ;)




Yes u are right, no question about that, but remember without these Djs the scene will be not like today, maybe worse, maybe better, but Im satisfied with that. It took me ages to get to this music. Im dissapointed that they are making bussiness now...
But they are legends... No question about that...
I can mention Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, they are on top too with them.

Who care about Tiesto? Dont make similar Cox and Tiesto... please...
Cox is still banging, trust me...

[Jafs]

I was @ Tiësto in concert Hasselt november 6th of the last year, and I must admit it was pretty fun, with surprising records played by the guys. 2 hours of the 7 hours set were pretty boring(pure old school trance), but when when he saw he had to move the crow(Belgium is more techno than Trance, even if it's changing a little) he did it very well, but it's clear that this guy(with Cox and the others) are not pushing electronic music anywhere. But on the production point I think Tiësto is far better than Cox and Oakenfold.

[undarrenworld]

Tiesto is strong in produce i must agree with that, his song Nyana is one of the best hard trance anthem ever. He knows in that track what to do.

But please dont put Oakey and Coxy on the same line as that Tiesto...

Coxy`s new studio album is wicked, far better than Tiesto... far better...
Cant compare these two...

[joethelion]

...wait

people praised Oakenfold,Nick Warren, Carl Cox and Tiesto?

man that's crazy


Look - I used to absolutely hate Sasha for all the traits mentioned, but he really won me over with his Involver release and his Essential Mix. I do think that they're really over-hyping his use of Abelton, but other than that...

Tiesto is merely total crap. I've only seen him once or twice, but both times he just bored the hell out of the crowd, with one time needing someone to come out and try and 'rev up' everyone for Underworld b/c Tiesto killed the scene

Oakenfold is a has-been, and always will be unless he does a total re-think about what he's supposed to do

I also find it funny how people are kinda lumping Breaks dj's in with the rest of the crowd... as I feel like there's a definite separation between them and your average "bangin'" dj know what I mean?

...that's not to say all breaks dj's are good

[Jafs]

Coxy`s new studio album is wicked, far better than Tiesto... far better...
Cant compare these two...

You're joking I hope ? Second Sign is totally average.

Instrumentals (and some vocals) on Just Be or IMM are very good for this kind of music(trance/hardtrance/dance, but what Cox made with his new album isn't interesting for techno or house field...

And as I said before, when I saw Tijs he was boring yes, but only 2 hours of his 7 hours set. But it's possible that he's boring sometimes, like a lot of dj's indeed...

To finish with him, when I listen to Oakenfold, A. Van Buuren or Paul van Dyk, I really think is one of the best producers in the actual mainstream trance/hardtrance(and maybe progressive)

[BeautifulBurnout]

...

and i still think Magda is boring

Grrrrrrrrrrrr! :p

Magda
Ricardo Villalobos
DJ Shadow
Ivan Smagghe
Richie Hawtin

[big screen satellite]

unfortunately this thread was bound to break down, into Tiesto is crap, Oakenfold is crap, Sasha is crap...etc

its all down to what people like...

some people here don't like breaks dj's, some people don't like trance dj's. some people like to be different and name weird djs as their favs (Magda ;) )

but come on guys...Tiesto is the worlds most popular dj...not necessarily the best, but he is loved, and as are Coxy, Oakie and Sasha...and the more popular you become the more critics you get...

Man United and Real Madrid are the worlds best supported footy teams, but are universally disliked, by many more people (United more so)...success breeds jealousy, and critisism...

so what if Paul Oakenfold has lost his way...he's not fucking bothered sat at his mansion counting his remix money ;) (and he can't always have been a 'hasbeen', joe ;) - thats a contradiction) ...he was one of the reasons why people became dj's and why people got into dance music in the 1990's...you may not like him, but he was and still is an influential dj...

Sasha has been at the forefront of dance music for 15 years...and i expect him to remain there for the next 15...

Tiesto is taking trance to the masses...it may be cheese half the time, but what he is doing is still spreading the dance music message...ok so what if he's sold out...i don't think he's that bothered...

we had this same arguement on the last forums...and i still stand by the fact that Tiesto isn't complaining, and although he was djing at the olympics, he was deemed big enough to do the job...

keep bashing away...but you don't see any successful deejays posting on internet forums - they're all out doing what they enjoy...did any of you get paid £30,000 to dj on NYE a few years ago?

[*_*]

apparat
smagghe
wink
villalobos
wilkes & twitch

[Winston]

some people like to be different and name weird djs as their favs (Magda ;) )



what's your problem?

[ndrwrld]

what's your problem?

whats yours ?

[BeautifulBurnout]

What is weird about Magda?

Seriously?

She mixes excellent minimal sounds with a driving bass and goes way further than a lot of DJs in exploring different sounds - in one of the mixes I have of hers she mixes in an Angolan tribal chant... beautifully.

Also, she is a cool chick in a male dominated world and she is up there doing it right. She may not be in the mainstream for the time being, but watch this space... she is touring on her own now, not as an attachment to Hawtin and Villalobos, and I bet in a few months from now, more and more of you will be giving her the props she deserves.

Honestly! You lot!

[Winston]

whats yours ?

i was not talking to you

[Raz]

...one of the guys f/ the Crystal Method climbed onto the speakers and then hunched a bit over (for balance) and proceeded to yell/sing the lyrics to Bjork's "Joga" while intensely staring at me...


That's pretty fucked up right there :)

[Eikman]

What is weird about Magda?

She mixes excellent minimal sounds with a driving bass and goes way further than a lot of DJs in exploring different sounds - in one of the mixes I have of hers she mixes in an Angolan tribal chant... beautifully.


agreed on the first one - nice track selection, nice bass. but she goes further than other DJs? no way!


Also, she is a cool chick in a male dominated world and she is up there doing it right.

oh right....and she's the first female DJ to achieve that......
come on, there were female DJs ever since and i don't think that there needs to be a "revolution" for equality.....

[big screen satellite]

i was trying to make a point...

geeez... she is a bit minimalist and obscure in the world of Big Name DJ's...obviously my point has been lost on you lot...

you should like what you like...don't bloody dig at people who like something that you don't...Tiesto and Magda...worlds apart, and liked by different people...so what...Janie likes Madga, other people like Tiesto...


does it matter????


my give up

[ndrwrld]

exactly...someone here thinks evil nine is boring...but that isnt gonna change my admiration for them.
trance heads will like tiesto....techno-ists will like carl cox...housers will like ?sneak? .
'breaks' has taken a beating for a while...its always stayed ' underground ' ... never gotten the publicity that other genres has.
thats bloody fine by me.
its evolved over the years...gotten way more of a groove then its early days ( booty ) .
trance has its uplifting airy synth moments...house has its 4/4 beats and funky basslines...breaks has now gotten alot more phat ( rolling basslines...thank god for subwoofers ).
to each their own.

[big screen satellite]

anyway i totally forgot from my list PETE HELLER.....whos is the greatest DJ ever....end of story...and no arguing ;)

[Rog]

You were right nderworld when you said "opinions will vary" but all this "Tiesto is great/crap" stuff is totally boring and has all been done before. *YAWN* zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!:p

[Jafs]

the more popular you become the more critics you get...

Man United and Real Madrid are the worlds best supported footy teams, but are universally disliked, by many more people (United more so)...success breeds jealousy, and critisism...

Tiesto is taking trance to the masses...it may be cheese half the time, but what he is doing is still spreading the dance music message...ok so what if he's sold out...i don't think he's that bothered...

we had this same arguement on the last forums...and i still stand by the fact that Tiesto isn't complaining, and although he was djing at the olympics, he was deemed big enough to do the job...

keep bashing away...but you don't see any successful deejays posting on internet forums - they're all out doing what they enjoy...did any of you get paid £30,000 to dj on NYE a few years ago?

I thnik you're totally right ;)

[Ally]

wilkes & twitch

Shit that one totally slipped my mind. OK so my list has six.. or seven if you count a guy called Billy Woods (http://www.djbillywoods.com/).

[holden]

Some djs i really admire:

Nick Warren
the boys from Hybrid
Josh Ryan
Josh Wink
Dj Shadow
Mixmaster Mike

[TheIncredible]

Grrrrrrrrrrrr! :p

Magda
Ricardo Villalobos
DJ Shadow
Ivan Smagghe
Richie Hawtin

Another Richie Hawtin fan!!!!

Big up gurl - he is wicked.

A pioneer in fact.

[Jafs]

When I saw him @ I love Techno 2004 I was compeltely crazy :p

[jose m]

is magda hot? i'll vote for her if she is!
i like the una bombers,andy weatherall,fk,sven vath and ricardo los lobos

[vacant]

At this moment in time...

Richie Hawtin (anyone who's at Sonar will know what I mean!)
Diplo
DJ Yoda
Jeff Mills
My mate Mark (joking)
Adam Freeland

Re: Future World Funk, i've got the On The Run album, and it's hot! Quality shit!

[Melian the Maia]

i know my list is quite mainstream but... :rolleyes:

paul van dyk
deep dish
atb
chemical brothers
ferry corsten

[//\/\/]

phil oakenfield
kevin cox
warren emerson
jim dogweed
judge judith

[cured]

ben watt
jay hannan
carl cox
charles spencer
sugar ant invasion

no discussion from me, I just like 'em and refuse to list my reasons why, at this time.

[Eikman]

fair enough

[theviirus]

actually, fuck this....im too biased to even answer....err..
no...fuckl this.....im not going to bother.

[Rog]

Sasha
Darren Emerson
Tall Paul
K90
Plump DJ's

Got to make a change to.....

Sasha
Darren Emerson
Tall Paul
Plump DJ's
LAURENT GARNIER:D