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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
hey now, a little respect  learning to be a turntablist is just as demanding of skill, practice, technique and hard work as the trumpet. and the great mcs are really poets. the good ones also take the time to learn, just like the bluesmen. if you ever see the DMC World DJ Championship you might change your mind ; the really good DJs are playing turntables just like an instrument. in fact, in 2002 the winners were a french team, Birdy Nam Nam (they're on my list already...  ). on their site http://www.birdynamnam.com/outro.html (which, incidentally, is graphically amazing) you can listen to some of their songs (in "sounds" page). one of my favorites is abbesses.
or here is a video of the 2005 Championships, with maximum respect for tradition and the musicians who have come before them :
http://ma-tvideo.france2.fr/video/iLyROoaftvB2.html |
I did not insult anybody. I said that
to me it means nothing. Turntables are to music the same as throwing paint on a canvas to art. Yes you need skill, yes you need to master composition but working at it to make it work will not take long to master.