A DJ set and a live set are two different products, and most venues cannot be bothered to tell you which one you just paid for. This is the second kind: hardware on stage, parts triggered and played rather than selected, which means mistakes are possible and the thing has an actual shape. House music performed that way sits closer to a band than to a club night, and the audience responds accordingly, watching as much as dancing for the first stretch. The records underneath are warm and vocal-led, more concerned with songs than with function. Early start, small room, and a bill that rewards arriving on time rather than drifting in at midnight. Take the person who claims electronic music is all pressing play, and let the equipment settle the argument.
A DJ set and a live set are two different products, and most venues cannot be bothered to tell you which one you just paid for. This is the second kind: hardware on stage, parts triggered and played rather than selected, which means mistakes are possible and the thing has an actual shape. House music performed that way sits closer to a band than to a club night, and the audience responds accordingly, watching as much as dancing for the first stretch. The records underneath are warm and vocal-led, more concerned with songs than with function. Early start, small room, and a bill that rewards arriving on time rather than drifting in at midnight. Take the person who claims electronic music is all pressing play, and let the equipment settle the argument.
A DJ set and a live set are two different products, and most venues cannot be bothered to tell you which one you just paid for. This is the second kind: hardware on stage, parts triggered and played rather than selected, which means mistakes are possible and the thing has an actual shape. House music performed that way sits closer to a band than to a club night, and the audience responds accordingly, watching as much as dancing for the first stretch. The records underneath are warm and vocal-led, more concerned with songs than with function. Early start, small room, and a bill that rewards arriving on time rather than drifting in at midnight. Take the person who claims electronic music is all pressing play, and let the equipment settle the argument.