Maybe this has been covered before (sorry couldn't resist) but do you think the days of the cover up are all but over. With the event of the Internet , Its much easy to source information that before may have taken years to find out. A real shame in my opinion. Some very inventive names and playfulness going on with the whole C/U ethic and it encouraged more excavations and seemd an integral part of the scene.I'm sure many would argue that it was a negative approach to sharing music also. I'm guessing nowadays it can only exist at the top end of the Spectrum now ie with Acetates, unreleased tracks. In the same sense as digging for records has been all but replaced by Ebay etc. It's almost like an important part of the scene (again in my opinion) has been sidetracked. Those days will never come back, right or am I being negative? The scarcity of anything genuinely rare and good turning up must be diminishing all the time. Its hard to get a bargain through Ebay as even if the guy selling doesn't know the value , the nature of auctioning drives the price upto book value. It seems now if you have enough Money you can fast track to a decent collection in no time,seen that a lot and don;t like it (jealous!) whereas before you could physically put in the time & work and end up equal. I know there are pros & cons to both now & then but it seemed a much more level playing field I guess and more opportunities as a smaller fish in the pond to break something new. Am I kidding myself ? Be interested to hear your thoughts ! Cheers for looking

Nope i was just saying that i disagree with you on the point that only the so called big dj's play tunes that no one else has or have played in the past as seen on playlists...

For me it's just about playing good tunes, a mix of tunes put together well and if you can stick something a different in there it's a brucey bonus for the listeners and dancers etc. I just hear a lot of dj's playing other dj's sets which i cant get my head around... of course its near impossible to not overlap and play what others are playing, but some are literally playing tune for tune other dj's sets...

Its gone a bit off topic sooo back to the cover ups and new discoveries...long may they continue!!!

We're on the same page,in a round about way...back on topic?

thers one thing about cover ups lvm or loathe m they keep all the anoraks on there toes includin ordinary soul lvin people.personally i think the jocks can go too long with the enigma but they do serve a purpose.

Edited June 19, 201113 yr by fuzzj

Geese ,taste may be a mix of all genres.Some want the same thing everytime......if it quacks like a duck....

Why do "ego's" come into it when filling the floor is mentioned? Is emptying the floor a sign of a big ego - or playing the wrong stuff to the wrong crowd.Or crap records?

Kev, ive heard quite few big name collectors spin what I'd describe as nothing better than demo cuts, that lack a full production ( even a bleeding drum or bassline would help) to uninteresed dancers, a lot over the last couple of years, arrrh but the're only two copies of that! I hear them cry, thats an abuse of a privillage bestowed on you guys, rarity and exclusivity is great when combined with the discretion. that what makes butch so great! many others just dont have it. yeah Kev, empting a floor is a sign of a big ego, great dance records work on open minded dancefloors, sadly not all rare ones do!

Edited June 19, 201113 yr by geeselad

Kev, ive heard quite few big name collectors spin what I'd describe as nothing better than demo cuts, that lack a full production ( even a bleeding drum or bassline would help) to uninteresed dancers, a lot over the last couple of years, arrrh but the're only two copies of that! I hear them cry, thats an abuse of a privillage bestowed on you guys, rarity and exclusivity is great when combined with the discretion. that what makes butch so great! many others just dont have it. yeah Kev, empting a floor is a sign of a big ego, great dance records work on open minded dancefloors, sadly not all rare ones do!