A great article. Took me back a bit to my day sin the club. The community aspect of it. The aspect of having to participate in order to get the whole experience. I too remember the days when everyone wanted to control a crowd like your favorite dj could, but didn't want to try as to not ruin the music for themselves.
I also love it when old heads (such as myself) reference the way guys used to mix (house/trance/ethereal) music. We used to title all of our mixes "seamlessseaofgroove". When I was learning, the point was to mix for hours with a minimal number of audible transitions. So much fun to try, and to hear when someone could actually do it.
The DC local boys did it for me. Scott Henry, Charles Feelgood, Dara, dj sun, Dieselboy, Lovegrove, Bagadonuts, and even some left coast guys like Doc Martin and the Hardkiss brothers.
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