Iano
17th October 2004, 03:29
Up to only about 3 or 4 months ago , r&b and pop were the b all and end all of dance floors in mainstream clubs .
With the emergence of quality dance music from Deep Dish, Armand Van Helden , Shapeshifters , The superb Stonebridge , Groove Armada and Junior Jack making it onto Irish radio , it looks to me as if dance is finally getting the better of the urban shite we've all had to endure for so long .
Over the past few months a lot of DJ's i have spoken to are getting a better reaction to dance as opposed to last year when we all had to put up with the bland sound of anything between 90 and 105 bpm.
Im not a big r&b or hip hop fan , but when there was decent fresh new urban music around ,i did actually enjoy playing it .
Now it's just either too slow and boring and it's starting to kill the athmosphere of night clubs .
No disrespect to anybody doing radio shows specialising in that style , but listening to one particular show tonight almost put me to sleep .
Not 1 tune that made me take notice and get excited , nothing bouncy or even remotely danceable . Bacially it was boring shite that only real r&b or hip hop fans would get enjoyment out of and would certainly never fill a mainstream dancefloor.
Quality dance , funky house and old skool is proving a winner for me anyway and the new generation of club goers are making gigs more enjoyable.
Im hoping the dance scene expoldes again and i think it will , unfortunately we will still have shite like ''Pump it up '', California Dreaming '', LMC, etc etc but at least it's a start and you can structure a set around it and get an athmosphere going again .
Long may it last . Maybe Nova Dance might get a licence but i doubt it .
Iano.
With the emergence of quality dance music from Deep Dish, Armand Van Helden , Shapeshifters , The superb Stonebridge , Groove Armada and Junior Jack making it onto Irish radio , it looks to me as if dance is finally getting the better of the urban shite we've all had to endure for so long .
Over the past few months a lot of DJ's i have spoken to are getting a better reaction to dance as opposed to last year when we all had to put up with the bland sound of anything between 90 and 105 bpm.
Im not a big r&b or hip hop fan , but when there was decent fresh new urban music around ,i did actually enjoy playing it .
Now it's just either too slow and boring and it's starting to kill the athmosphere of night clubs .
No disrespect to anybody doing radio shows specialising in that style , but listening to one particular show tonight almost put me to sleep .
Not 1 tune that made me take notice and get excited , nothing bouncy or even remotely danceable . Bacially it was boring shite that only real r&b or hip hop fans would get enjoyment out of and would certainly never fill a mainstream dancefloor.
Quality dance , funky house and old skool is proving a winner for me anyway and the new generation of club goers are making gigs more enjoyable.
Im hoping the dance scene expoldes again and i think it will , unfortunately we will still have shite like ''Pump it up '', California Dreaming '', LMC, etc etc but at least it's a start and you can structure a set around it and get an athmosphere going again .
Long may it last . Maybe Nova Dance might get a licence but i doubt it .
Iano.