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Still a better DJ than The Bug though

from what i remember some of the transitions on that mix aren't beatmatched but are usually clean with the volume fading while coming in or out on a breakdown without a beat.

rorz9992 wrote:Still a better DJ than The Bug though

the bug is more of a selector than a dj tbh

exfox wrote:

rorz9992 wrote:Still a better DJ than The Bug though

the bug is more of a selector than a dj tbh

When I've seen him he was the one behind and in control of the decks. Which in my eyes means he was DJing, however badly

rorz9992 wrote:

exfox wrote:

rorz9992 wrote:Still a better DJ than The Bug though

the bug is more of a selector than a dj tbh

When I've seen him he was the one behind and in control of the decks. Which in my eyes means he was DJing, however badly

yes but he's not mixing at all, just playing one riddim after the other, selectah-style


^ this way

i dont get it , if ur gonna stand behind deck 'selecitng' why not jus learn to mix

dint realise that was actuals a thing

back_beat wrote:i dont get it , if ur gonna stand behind deck 'selecitng' why not jus learn to mix

dint realise that was actuals a thing

Yeah this. It's pretty lazy imo. It's not like The Bug is playing loads of different genres

back_beat wrote:i dont get it , if ur gonna stand behind deck 'selecitng' why not jus learn to mix

dint realise that was actuals a thing

well th e selecta was originally the guy who handed over the dubplates to the dj, the one who had a little forage around in the vinyl bags for the next tune


and as impressive as being a good dj is to some people, most people goin out do just wanna get fucked and hear some good tunes being played

imo its 75% good selection, 25% dj skills

some tipes of music like dub sounds shit mixed. Selector style of djing comes from jamaica where their role was selecting the tunes (wich have sense when you have exclusive dubplates), making effects and delays and sometimes singing over the tunes like this

back_beat wrote:i dont get it , if ur gonna stand behind deck 'selecitng' why not jus learn to mix

because fuck mixing let's dance

bennyfroobs wrote:

back_beat wrote:i dont get it , if ur gonna stand behind deck 'selecitng' why not jus learn to mix

dint realise that was actuals a thing

well th e selecta was originally the guy who handed over the dubplates to the dj, the one who had a little forage around in the vinyl bags for the next tune


and as impressive as being a good dj is to some people, most people goin out do just wanna get fucked and hear some good tunes being played

imo its 75% good selection, 25% dj skills

yer i new what a selecta is, mor i didnt realise that its like a whole hshow without dj. wanna hear one of bugs sets now. Guess it s all context rly.

back_beat wrote:wanna hear one of bugs sets now.

poison dart b2b dirty for 1 hour

it does the job tbf

back_beat wrote: yer i new what a selecta is, mor i didnt realise that its like a whole hshow without dj. wanna hear one of bugs sets now. Guess it s all context rly.

He puts on a tune, rewinds it (every time), plays it again, and then rewinds it again but this time while playing a whooshing noise, which he cuts out once the next tune has started.

That was about 4-5 years ago though, he might be able to mix now

No need to mix when you have a dub siren

Thats the way The Bug works, he brings guys he works with and just plays tunes for them to ride over. Very few 'DJs' who mix all set bring the likes of Daddy Freddy, Flowdan, Miss Red ect. with them.

Plus it smashes a dance, more so (imo) than a Youngsta set that arguably has the best mixing in this scene.. so whys it matter?

Can't believe The Bug is being criticised lol, guys the most consistently brilliant artist in this scene.. true innovator. 'learn to mix' lol

rorz9992 wrote:That was about 4-5 years ago though, he might be able to mix now

saw him last month, he still did not mix. it was nowhere as formulaic as what you saw though - was really him playing his riddims for flowdan and miss red to spit over, then using reverb on stuff so that it sounded really post-apocalyptic. was excellent

Muncey wrote:Can't believe The Bug is being criticised lol, guys the most consistently brilliant artist in this scene.. true innovator. 'learn to mix' lol

truth

Muncey wrote:Thats the way The Bug works, he brings guys he works with and just plays tunes for them to ride over. Very few 'DJs' who mix all set bring the likes of Daddy Freddy, Flowdan, Miss Red ect. with them.

Plus it smashes a dance, more so (imo) than a Youngsta set that arguably has the best mixing in this scene.. so whys it matter?

Can't believe The Bug is being criticised lol, guys the most consistently brilliant artist in this scene.. true innovator. 'learn to mix' lol

Maybe I just caught him on a bad night then, he basically killed any vibe in the dance with his shit set.
Hatcha afterwards smashed it though, I would argue because there was actually flow to his set, not loads of noise and (unwanted) rewinds.

lol at castigating the bug for not 'mixing'