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Goth Dance Party Playlist
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 11 Feb 2008, 21:46 ---Whenever I'm listening to a DJ I invariably won't know about 75% of what they're playing, no matter what the genre, but it don't stop me from shaking my booty.
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OTM
OTM
OTM
That was the point of my original post in this thread.
KharBevNor:
I thought the point of your original post was to suggest that the OP construct a playlist for a themed goth night that did not involve any goth music at all.
David_Dovey:
zerodrone, I agree you made some good points in your original posts, but (and I'm reluctant to jump on the "hate on zerodrone" bandwagon, cos it's been done to death) the way you put stuff certainly could use some work. It just makes you come across as an elitist with a superiority complex.
P.S; OTM? What?
P.P.S; I personally kind of like it when DJ's drop "standards" into their sets, but obviously there's a way to do it creatively and without overkilling it. But there's no denying I tend to get a bit giddy whenever a house DJ throws down some Daft Punk or something.
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 12 Feb 2008, 00:22 ---(and I'm reluctant to jump on the "hate on zerodrone" bandwagon, cos it's been done to death)
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I don't know, I think other than Khar people generally like me these days, because I am a charming motherfucker.
(OTM is short for "On The Money").
And yes, Khar, my original post was showing how to have a goth night without restricting onself to bands that actively call themselves goth. This is a big point in my experience. Something like Labradford's "V" is far more goth sounding than many bands that claim to BE goth. So the point was that a "goth dance night" does not have to consist entirely of bands who call themselves goth.
IT IS WORTH NOTING AT THIS POINT THAT BOTH BAUHAUS AND SISTERS OF MERCY DENIED BEING "GOTH" BANDS.
Alex C:
I think everyone's aware of the whole "You're not really a seminal Goth band if you readily admit to being Goth," thing by now. ;)
Really though, I believe this is a non-issue. Going with some "cliched" stuff is hardly a sin if you're really gunning for the theme night, especially since a lot of of those "cliched" songs are well-loved for a reason. If you were running a club and wanted a big chunk of variety to avoid getting into a rut night in and night out, that's one thing, but if you're just doing a one shot campus party there's no shame in grabbing the theme and riding it into the ground for one night either. And if there's no real goth scene to speak of odds are you'll likely get a few people who are approaching the night form the standpoint of a cheerful sense of irony and a cursory knowledge of the ol' standards that they'll expect to hear. I mean, hell, if people can get away with throwing super campy disco themed parties with waaay too much Beegees and the Village People then I would think a Goth Dance Night could survive "This Corrosion" getting played for the billionth time. After all, a lot of the time people like what is familiar, or at least not entirely unexpected. That said, I do kind of see where Zerodrone is coming from, and it may actually be a decent idea to limit the number of iconic titles you play back to back and/or just wait for requests or when there's a bit of a lull and having something potentially recognizeable could inject some life back into things. I really don't think there's a wrong answer here.
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