Greatest DJ Set of All Time

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I think its even all ages, atomic finale. This is the greatest, IMO.

Please post what you consider to be a candidate for the greatest DJ set of all time, Wolfman Jack to Westbam, genre is irrelevant, must rock party regardless.
 

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I've wondered in the past if DJs at long running gigs - say a weekend event, have to talk with each other about what they're going to play in advance so you don't end up hearing the same tracks again and again. And if they do, how they decide who gets what.
 

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Probably not. If it rocks the crowd, it rocks the crowd. Keep playing it.
 

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Probably some of the sets I've seen of The X-Ecutioners from around the time X-Pressions was released. Absolutely astounding, coordination between the members.

DJ Shadow has an amazing set from the Pre-emptive Stike era that I've listened to repeatedly over the years, it's damn near perfect. Might have been for BBC radio.

DJ Krush has an insane amount through all different phases of his career.
 

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I've wondered in the past if DJs at long running gigs - say a weekend event, have to talk with each other about what they're going to play in advance so you don't end up hearing the same tracks again and again. And if they do, how they decide who gets what.

As a gigging DJ myself, and as a civilian that has attended many nights over multiple genres…

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Most egregious example I’ve been in the crowd for, being DJ Woodywood from 3XDope, Sage Vaughn, and Prince Paul *all* play The Choice is Yours on the same night.

By the time the crowd was encouraged to ‘Engine Engine, # 9…’ for the ninth time-it went over like a soft cock on a porno shoot.
 

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DJ Shadow has an amazing set from the Pre-emptive Stike era that I've listened to repeatedly over the years, it's damn near perfect. Might have been for BBC radio.

***^ ‘Camel Bobsled Race’ a mega mix of Shadow’s catalog, by DJ QBert is disc 2 of the Pre-emptive Strike CD. John Peel played the shit out of it; possibly the grandest expression of 90’s OstrichMusic/Turntablism.****

DJ Krush has an insane amount through all different phases of his career.

***^yes, a thousand times yes. No footage has yet surfaced; however, I was there for it in person: In 2004, Krush & Mr. LIF did an in-store, at DJ MURO’s shop Savage.
Live without a net, pre-Serato, 45s, 33s, and 78s were used in set that was Hendrix level virtuosity. Lif stopped rapping after 2 songs, and just took it all in. ***

I forgot how to multi-quote without Tapatalk; my coments are sandwiched in between terry’s marked w/ asterix ‘*****’
 
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For me it was DJ Shadow on the Shadowsphere tour. Straight up.

Fuckin A right. On my list for sure.

Also, Shadow and Cut Chemist doing the Lessons live at the 1st Thud Rumble con is some of Shadows best mixing.

DJ SnakeEyes juggling ‘Burn Baby baby’ with cotton balls soaked in lighter fluid dropped on the spinning records got
t h e biggest pop I’ve ever heard from a live crowd.
 
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If 4:47-6:30 doesn’t melt ya face, you don’t have a pulse.

I’ve listened to dozens of Groove Da Moast’s mixes, dozens of times. Solid, solid work every time.
 

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My two favorite Mr. Thing sets:


Nerd is Bond^
 
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Man this is impossible for me. I’ve seen so many and been to so many shows. So many different genres to choose. so many special nights of people getting in the zone and pulling of some amazing mixes. I had already done 300 events at 25 and had a production company that put on a weekly for over two years and we had a huge yearly. I guess the DJ stuff never really got me as hyped as finger drumming did.
We used to do production on little Roland groove boxes but it wasn’t until 2008 when I got a MPC and really started locking myself away. I realized I should have gotten one for 1k in the late 90s. The workflow was amazing plus I can make a whole hour set on one but it was easier to hook two of them on either side of a mixer and use MIDI. Anyway here is my favorite finger drummer.

second favorite
 

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Any love for MCs?

I grew up on Skibba, Shabba, Hyper D et al, when they get it right they can turn a track you've known and been indifferent to for years on it's head, for me at least.

I was gutted when skibadee died earlier this year.
 

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Man this is impossible for me. I’ve seen so many and been to so many shows. So many different genres to choose. so many special nights of people getting in the zone and pulling of some amazing mixes. I had already done 300 events at 25 and had a production company that put on a weekly for over two years and we had a huge yearly. I guess the DJ stuff never really got me as hyped as finger drumming did.
We used to do production on little Roland groove boxes but it wasn’t until 2008 when I got a MPC and really started locking myself away. I realized I should have gotten one for 1k in the late 90s. The workflow was amazing plus I can make a whole hour set on one but it was easier to hook two of them on either side of a mixer and use MIDI. Anyway here is my favorite finger drummer.

second favorite

History has perhaps proven you right. These days a lot of the top tier DJs essentially use Ableton with DVS for flourish which is...rather like doing it all with an MPC, just way higher sound quality. The Avalanches made this move from samplers to Ableton around the same time as Daft Punk.

I use Traktor which is sort of the same thing but upside down...lots of looping and cuing functions but the emphasis is on the traditional "deck" which is probably all my brain will do. :)
 

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Ableton is tough for me, it just doesn't feel intuitive, but a lot of producers I respect can just work wonders in that program.

I actually prefer a tracker workflow, if I use a modern DAW it's Renoise. I don't produce much though; usually it's more just spinning records, making loops, and playing synths or guitar with the loops.
 

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Any love for MCs?

I grew up on Skibba, Shabba, Hyper D et al, when they get it right they can turn a track you've known and been indifferent to for years on it's head, for me at least.

I was gutted when skibadee died earlier this year.
I always loved when UK tours would bring an MC through. MC Crazy D came through Detroit some years back and it was a blast.
 

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Ableton is tough for me, it just doesn't feel intuitive, but a lot of producers I respect can just work wonders in that program.

I actually prefer a tracker workflow, if I use a modern DAW it's Renoise. I don't produce much though; usually it's more just spinning records, making loops, and playing synths or guitar with the loops.

I put some study into Ableton, learned most things in it, but I’m just not into it. For production it isn’t powerful enough and for DJing it seems to require more prep than I want to do. It clicked for my brother instantly though. He made three albums with it. I use all hardware for production.
 
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