Word: djs
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...went mad for life on the circuit, and that escapism has fueled his emergence as the cultural figure most synonymous with the Asian rave scene. Few DJs have ridden the peculiar admixture of talent, trend and attitude that makes a career behind turntables further than Tsuyoshi. He has achieved near shaman-like success. His band Joujouka's new single Invade, featuring Kyono, the lead singer for the popular metal band The Mad Capsule Markets, is a clubland smash. (The band also scored the PlayStation 2 shooter game, Rez.) With a catalog of over 20 albums and mix CDs, Tsuyoshi, whose...
...Despite the legendary psychedelic flavor of those full moon parties and the epochal madness of three-day Goan raves, few globally renowned DJs emerged from the scene as so many did from other party spots like Ibiza or St. Tropez. Koh Phangan never produced a Sasha or Tall Paul, a deck maestro who made his name under the full moons before jetting off to earn $20,000 a night spinning at Cream or Ministry of Sound. Instead, the Asian raves coughed up Tsuyoshi, who first brought Shiva to the Tokyo dance floor a decade ago during his DJ residence...
...access to the music commercially, then that is underground.” Besides the fact that America’s got too short an attention span for dance music on the radio, Oakenfold neglects to point out that as one of the world’s biggest DJs he gets access to the freshest dubplates not yet on the market...
...head for the beach to do all the things Mom and Dad would never let them do at home: "A glass or two here and a slurp or two there, and I'll spend the weekend dancing ..." Beyond Kusha las Payas, much to the relief of Asereje-fatigued DJs and critics, the sisters have no other plans. "I refuse to even think of the future," says Pilar. "We live in the present." And in the past. Lola has a "been there, done that" attitude when it comes to the whole showbiz success thing. "We've had many experiences," she says...
Obscurity has its virtues. While most DJs use vaguely familiar samples to get a nod of recognition from their listeners, Davis finds familiarity a distraction. On Six Days, one of The Private Press's best tracks, he uses a vocal about the horrors of war from what sounds like a brassy female jazz singer. It's actually a Liverpudlian male psychedelic group from the early '70s sped up to match the song's tempo. If it were, say, Shirley Bassey, the effect would be sabotaged by kitsch. Instead, it's haunting...