Controller Battle Videos...

here they are, I'll be updating this post as more videos get uploaded.

I was only able to get 7 of the battle performances plus Ean Goldens set.

most of the battle videos should be up today/tonight, Ean's will probably be up tomorrow.

Be warned, the audio is crap as the bass is all overdriven, but thats a little cam for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERl_-5IcHHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypt3X...el_video_title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv9HtWdDpbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHg2NAx_qnA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9JinLpyHZM

awesome! can't wait to see more :) and it looks like someone had a really nice camera! haha maybe DJTT will post an article with videos about it

yeah ! Edison is burnin´! :D i like :D

btw, does Edge use a choppertone?

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Originally Posted by greatmesk

btw, does Edge use a choppertone?

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it was somewhat similar but very different as well, it was a cool device.

and I think his name was "soul edge", but its not really clear on the video.

Bump so i remember this when I get home!

Let see Ean's set.....COME ON!

:)

great videos Mike, can I do a audio rip for Johnny set?

for good quality videos we'll have to wait for the DVD i guess :D

Phaded Vision really put those touch strips to use. i liked that.

Why is San Francisco airports internet so slow :(, and why didn't I land in S.F. three days ago so I could've come for the event as well?

Can't wait to see them all, and Ean's especially!

most the guys bored me to death.

I just realized that I really liked controllerism...until I saw those videos.

Ean, can you bring me back?

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Originally Posted by MuzicFreq

most the guys bored me to death.

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Originally Posted by transient

I just realized that I really liked controllerism...until I saw those videos.

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^ Agreed! Other than Edison, everyone else was just plain boring. They aren't bad its just their composition within the routines is boring, no wow factor.

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Originally Posted by 16b441khz

^ Agreed! Other than Edison, everyone else was just plain boring. They aren't bad its just their composition within the routines is boring, no wow factor.

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Le +1

i think this is why ean did this post:

http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/06/2...or-the-better/

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WHERE DOES IT FALL SHORT?
http://www.djtechtools.com/wp-conten...ia-560x373.jpg

Live. Many of the “routines” I work on for this blog fall into the following categories:

• Too many technical set up details to pull off in a set (Phenomenom video).
  
• Too nuanced in their effects to be clearly heard on a large system (Midi Fighter Pro video).
  
• Mixing is far too fast for a real dancefloor (Midi Fighter Rock Mix).

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Originally Posted by tyfurious

Le +1

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+1 to that +1

Great sounding compositions, not what i expected for a controller battle though.

There is some other videos on the facebook event's page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=224936564185705

But just a sneak peak of Ean's performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD___FoF96M

Is there any official videos with better sound coming ?

ouch, that was rough at the end there ean

he's human!

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Originally Posted by fullenglishpint

he's human!

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*gasp*

i was just saying it was rough in the same way that some of you pointed out the other performances were boring.

wasnt flaming him or anything.

oh i know, i wasn't making a point or arguing with you or anything lol.

Idk about edison's. wasnt diggin the mellow music he was pumpin out. Soul Edge on the other hand had some mad beat mashin skills. pretty good perfomance I think. the otheres.... bleh.

here´s some more of Ean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr0U...eature=related

anyone can use fx..
the performance aspect that ppl like Ean bring to the table is creatively using cue points, remixing on the fly, layering sounds, etc...

I know that controllerism is still in its rough stages.. can't wait to see what happens with it in the near future

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here´s some more of Ean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr0U...eature=related

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i started screw facing at 0:40

:rolleyes:

Not wanting to shit on anyone with the balls to put themselves out there I'll say I enjoyed Edison's set (bonus points for laptop closure).

Wow... That was truly awful. I do feel a little bad about saying that, because I'm on the east coast and can't go to one of these, but I really feel like I could do 10x better on my worst night. These guys are obviously bedroom DJ's that are struggling to translate that into a live performance. From a technical aspect, it was very interesting though. I want to try some of those setups.

Lift your guy's heads up, STOP doing the twitchy Ean Golden hand thing (pretty sure that's copyright infringement), and look at what music and sounds move your crowd. That's what will take these performances from painfully awful, to an actual show.

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Originally Posted by DJ Nada

Wow... That was truly awful. I do feel a little bad about saying that, because I'm on the east coast and can't go to one of these, but I really feel like I could do 10x better on my worst night. These guys are obviously bedroom DJ's that are struggling to translate that into a live performance. From a technical aspect, it was very interesting though. I want to try some of those setups.

Lift your guy's heads up, STOP doing the twitchy Ean Golden hand thing (pretty sure that's copyright infringement), and look at what music and sounds move your crowd. That's what will take these performances from painfully awful, to an actual show.

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uh...not that I really enjoyed any of these sets but a competition/battle is different than the club scene.

The battle is all about the DJ and his music, the club is about the dancer/listener and what they want to dance to.

I liked the kind of dubby sound that sabotage had going but otherwise the performances were nothing like the high-energy DMC battles I've seen. I didn't FEEL like these guys really wanted to beat each other. There was no sense of that. There was no swagger. I didn't feel like anyone was really talking through the decks about how they wanted to fuck up the other DJ's and shit down their throat. Honestly the best example I can show is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhG8W...eature=related

Shiftee fucking KILLS it on the decks and his song choice talks smack, literally. His set is dynamic, it's fun, it's expressive, it is quintessential hip-hop; in your face not giving a fuck. I just don't get "battles" for any other genre. The entire point of a battle is that battles are supposed to be raw as fuck. It's supposed to be a fist-fight on the decks. Those videos felt more like a circle jerk than a fist fight.

And I love controllerism. The prepared sets are so cool, and for 2 minutes it's awesome. Ean Golden jamming with phenomenon on the S4 was what really got me going, but it's been people like DJ Craze and Shiftee that keep me going. I can't 1/100th do what any of them can but fuck, it makes me want to try.

I think what really gets lost in translation how the music corresponds to the setting. A battle is about swagger and wit. The club is about creating a nice flow with your mix so people can dance. These performances lack both. The constant stutters are jarring and hard to dance to or groove to. The odd song choices simply don't have any purpose within the "battle" context. You've taken club type music and then tried to throw it into a genre which is best suited for the style of hip-hop or higher tempo music (think of craze with Drum and Bass). I think that is the real problem with controllerism (at least at this battle). It aspires to be more than it is and it falls short at both.

I also apologize in advance if I offend anyone. I really don't mean to. I think the problem is, is that when you talk to a DJ who says controllers are great because you can do so much more than on CDJ's or turntables, I want SO MUCH for that to be true, but when you look at an experienced Turntablist their sets are just so much more impressive from both a technical and aural stand-point that one finds that particular vein of reasoning quite hollow.

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Wow... That was truly awful. I do feel a little bad about saying that, because I'm on the east coast and can't go to one of these, but I really feel like I could do 10x better on my worst night. These guys are obviously bedroom DJ's that are struggling to translate that into a live performance. From a technical aspect, it was very interesting though. I want to try some of those setups.

Lift your guy's heads up, STOP doing the twitchy Ean Golden hand thing (pretty sure that's copyright infringement), and look at what music and sounds move your crowd. That's what will take these performances from painfully awful, to an actual show.

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I don't think you know what a battle is.:confused:
That being said I don't think controllerism fits into this type of setup. Most turntablism bores me to tears even though I can appreciate the difficulty and effort it took to put a routine together. I would also become suicidal if I had to listen to 20 dudes taking turns doing guitar solo's for an hour. I think the use of controllers can work well in a live show, unfortunately the show wouldn't be about you (the Dj).:o

edit: barg! motherfucker above me typed faster and said it better!:rolleyes:

I've got a video of Ean's set but its 1.16 GB and my connection cut out last night while I was uploading it, I'll try again later.

This performance I liked, but I liked his controller concept more.

Better sound in the practice video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnWM_zLyte4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvjz4ID5dec

I WUNT THOSE GLOVES!!!!
Thats a friggen crazy idea.

Bump because Ean's set has been updated on the first post.

Not too impressed with his set tbh.... =_=

All the battle-sets were horrible IMO. And Eans set too. Give me back the time I wasted for watching this...

It looks like they are trying to use as much effects as possible.

Ean's set is adjusted to the scene I think.

I personally like his S4 routine, but I don't think that crowd would consider it controllerism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DUUDw3mww

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watching his set for the second time: I kinda liked it

Official videos are up

http://www.skratchworx.com/newspage....nts&fn_id=1742

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Originally Posted by Tha Gooch

I don't think you know what a battle is.:confused:

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Like I said, I wish I was still on the west coast. I would have brought my V7 and X5 and totally crushed this battle. A V7 is a controller, right?