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I wasn't really trying to start a "this genre is better" argument. It's no secret that I hate trance. What I was merely stating is that by mentioning names like Van Dyk and BT who are in my opinion shitty dj's (yes I've seen them live) it didn't do much to sway me toward the new skool. I'm a DnB, Jungle kid. Now I will grant you that I've been out of the scene for a little while now, but I can't imagine seeing a DnB dj showing up with a laptop. For me it's about the music and about the showmanship. I'd much rather see a dj that can rip up the vinyl than just play a track that he produced. Van Dyk and BT are great at production but they seriously lack in the DJ (i.e. showmanship) side of things. Since you're a trance head (shauk), take Oakie for example.. he's a hell of a live dj.. but he's shit at production. I have no idea what he's using but I'm sure that he's got plenty of the new toys that are "revolutionizing" the scene.
Now carrying around a case full of vinyl is annoying. But for me, it was always like a badge of honor. It was like saying "yes I'm a dj, and yes I'm better than you". Stupid I know, but that's how it was.
Another reason that I hate the digital progression is it just seems to take the flavor out of things. When you're tossing up vinyl (if you're any good anyway) you had to be completely in tune with the music.. with the surroundings and what the fuck was going on. Now I don't know much about the new skool stuff so I'm not going to even comment on which one allows more manipulation of the music although I'm sure it's the new skool that gives more "functionality".
So, for me, I'll take all the fancy toys in the production booth but for now, it just feels more right to me to place the magic fingers on the vinyl and rip it up. If the new skool works for you then that's great.. although I'll never budge on the fact that the format does matter. Lossless > lossy any fucking day.. and don't even try to say you can't tell a difference..
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