Is Midi DJing Destroying Dance Culture ?

[DJTechMag]

I was reading a review on the Twitch and its touch strips.... seems pretty sweet what you can do with em... deffinately the death of the jogwheel

... check it out http://tinyurl.com/34d66yp

Thats Amazing I need one.

[PeteWoods]

In my opinion, 'dance culture' is directly related to 'ecstasy culture' and as a result when ecstasy use is high, so is the attendance at EDM parties. The attendance at some of the parties in our town was so low about 2 years ago due to no drugs, Dubfire refused to play because there werent enough people there and Timmy Stewart had to play all night, but then came Mephedrone, which seemed to revitalise the scene because so many people were on it, and parties were selling out weeks in advance. Just my humble opinion, the culture fluctuates depending on what drugs are available at the time.

[DJTechMag]

yep shits fuckin ruined it's your fault

Hey dueer I listened to your mix "Wrong Chris - Amalgamate" really nice. I absolutely love really electronic sounding music, this was just the ticket.

[DJTechMag]

In my opinion, 'dance culture' is directly related to 'ecstasy culture' and as a result when ecstasy use is high, so is the attendance at EDM parties. The attendance at some of the parties in our town was so low about 2 years ago due to no drugs, Dubfire refused to play because there werent enough people there and Timmy Stewart had to play all night, but then came Mephedrone, which seemed to revitalise the scene because so many people were on it, and parties were selling out weeks in advance. Just my humble opinion, the culture fluctuates depending on what drugs are available at the time.

I think you may of touched on something there, however I think that people who really enjoy dance music will always be there no matter what the drug situation is.

[PeteWoods]

Thats true, but we are the humble few! Most people who go to see a DJ will be going because of the drugs also, and if theres no drugs they might as well just sit in and get drunk in the house or go to a club where its a fiver in to see a local DJ as opposed to 20 quid into a big name DJ. the worst is what happened a few years back when ecstacy became very scarce in my town, and ketamine started to take off... even when i go to raves now i spend half my night trying to avoid people hitting K holes... theres what i believe.
Ketamine killed dance culture. everyone blame Ketamine. not MIDI.

[wrong chris]

Hey dueer I listened to your mix "Wrong Chris - Amalgamate" really nice. I absolutely love really electronic sounding music, this was just the ticket.

nice one, cheers

[lethal_pizzle]

Do fast cars destroy driving culture?

[photojojo]

Do fast cars destroy driving culture?

No, but slow cars do. Especially when they're in front of the fast ones.

[Bunford]

We all know theres loads of controversy when it comes to midi djing, but i read this article the other day which I think you may all find interesting.

Synth Pop and Controllerism - united across the decades

It's an age old question people who are scared of change ask when something new comes along which is a threat to them.

In short, no it's not destroying dance culture. What's destroying the culture in narrow minded individuals who think the way it was done in the 70s and 80s is how it should still be done, refusing to accept technology and possibilities move on. The only way to improve and get the best out of things is to push boundaries, which is all technology does.

[DJTechMag]

" What's destroying the culture in narrow minded individuals who think the way it was done in the 70s and 80s is how it should still be done, refusing to accept technology and possibilities move on. "

I so agree with you there some people are just so narrow minded.