16.06.2006 BREAKDOWN v3.0 Hip Hop - Breakz - DnB, Blue Chip, Innsbruck Einstellungen

[Fobs]

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[Droidy]

Hi Flanger D, is that you or your mate?

Well, I started spinning at 1.30 with Coppa MC'ing and the dancefloor was 'full' from that point on. When I say 'full' I'd say about 90% of the people there. Yes, it was empty before, as you (or your mate) say.

No, it was not packed out with hundreds of people, which was a shame, but many events have been suffering in IBK of late due to things like summer finally getting here, the World Cup, free days, people going away and final exams at uni. It was a slow starter for sure, that's the way it goes sometimes.

As for the 'shit music, shit people' comment I'm amazed! This, I find a major insult to the DJ's and crew who made the effort to come out. If your mate had read the flyer it mentions 3 types of breaks music on it and never set out to be a DnB 'festl'. 50% of the people who showed up to support were IBK DnB crew, DJ's and their friends. The other people on the dancefloor made the effort and had a good time. As for the music, that is all about personal taste, but again, the flyer says it all! Badspin played top class 'eclectic' hip hop, Judge Reini played funky Breaks, Coppa and I did our nu skool brekaz thing, and Sub played wicked 'old skool' dnb with his self produced drum funk tracks (f**king top class) alongside Desmosom. People danced to the very end.

You see, I'd like to get a few things straight here after our event getting such 'slagging off' from your mate!
1. He used your account name to do it and not his own, if he even has one.
2. We (Desmosom and myself) were offered the night/venue 14 days ago as Bassintoxication cancelled the Pendulum gig. It took a few days to get flyers printed and we had very little time - a week or so - to advertise.
3. We don't have to do this, we don't have to try, we could just sit around and complain about everything in IBK. But we don't, we get off our ass's (like many other promoters and DJ's) and try and put something back into the scene we LOVE. Just the same as people who come to any gig in IBK and pay the entry fee without complaining - it all goes back into the scene, to the dj's, to the record stores, to the producers etc

The point is, I don't really care about the review your friend gave us, I can't expect everyone to love what we did (I speak for all the DJ's here). It's not that maybe he thought that my and Coppa's set was shit that bothers me. It's the total lack of thought about the effort and hard work, dedication and love for music (ANY music) that all DJ's, MC's, producers and promoters etc. put in to what they do.

I wish I could write perfect German 'cos I don't want to be misunderstood, but I can't!
Maybe you left just before the dance floor started happening. Whatever, I hope that next time you stay a little longer and have a good time :-)

Peace, D