Deaf DJs

[original_aj]

Went to Ascension last night. Yet another club where the mix was completely wrong - bass turned up, treble turned down. Many songs were reduced to a throbbing drum machine with a whisper of vocal and no tune. If they want to play that sort of music exclusively why don't they advertise it as such instead of playing the occasional track which should have some depth and interest to it but doesn't because they've obliterated it. Grrrrrrrrr!

Oh, and they were playing quite a lot of what sounded to me like early eighties europop, which was causing bizarre sixth form disco flashbacks. At least they aren't imitating the associated fashion!

Got a flyer for an "Auld School" rock & metal night in a couple of weeks. It might be worth a look - there's no playlist but it'll be interesting to see if their definition matches mine. I don't mind the occasional track which is just a constant unvarying grind from start to finish but I have an old-fashioned fondness for songs which have a tune. And lyrics which tell a story, rather than being a short soundbite endlessly repeated.

I'm off to get my cardigan & pipe now.

Comments

[gnomatron.livejournal.com]

They could have built it like that, but I doubt it, as it's not really intended for any one thing; they have a wide mix of stuff on in there; cheesy chart, hip-hop, indie and goth. It seems to be a fairly common problem, especially in the sorts of places that are happy to put on rock or goth stuff.

I was wondering if it was "for those about to rock...". I keep meaning to get down to one of the gigs at bannermans, but I haven't got round to it yet.