Jasonsaxo

Hi Guys, First of all can I say great post. I am far too young to have been to the Torch, Casino, Mecca etc but do my fair share of travelling to all-nighters and weekenders. Your comments are at the hub of the scene as it stands at the moment. In York, we have a thriving scene with several Northern nights, mine included. Some purely play classics and others play rare and/or underplayed. I try and get a mix especially as I am targetting the un-initiated - everything from 60's R&B to Ultra Modern. But the majority of punters though seem to want to hear 99% classics with the odd newie chucked in. I assume this is a fair reflection of the country as a whole. As many of you have mentioned, they seem to have forgotton why they got into the scene in the first place - wanting to hear something new/different and I suppose be different. But it is understandable. As life goes on circumstances and people change - work, marriage, kids, mortgage etc. I suppose people want a release from it all but to tunes they are familiar with. Fairplay. I do fear for the scene and what it will come to represent. How are we going to attract the young folk into the scene who are being suffocated by the mass media bombardment of downloadable disposable pop? How are we going to show that we are different, why our music means so much to us and how that is reflected in our attitude and outlook on life? I believe the scene needs to be a good mix of nostalgia and the pushing forward of new found sounds or underplayed gems. It requires dj's feeling confident that soulies will dance to tunes they have never heard before or not for a long time and for soulies to have the confidence to get up and dancing to tunes they have never heard before, providing the like it. It's gonna be interesting. Cheer's y'all, Jay Cee

I agree. That is why when I set up There Was A Time I invested in a pair of Technics 1210 Mk V's and top of the range Stanton needles as well as a quality PA system and mixer. Not only does the reproduction need to be as good as you can afford, but the equipment needs to be reliable and certainly does not want to be damaging rare vinyl. If I win the lottery I will invest in some laser decks.