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That’s right. We had the iPod DJ. That was pretty whack, unless you simply saw yourself as a selector with absolutely no use for transitions or creative touches. Now, there are these guys, the iPad DJs. There are a few examples online, but this seems to be the one that has caught the most traction to date. She claims to be the worlds first. I’m not sure exactly how you might qualify that, but I have no grounds to contend it (other than that she has zero skill) so I won’t. Anyway, regardless of the poorly executed demo, you can kinda see what she is getting at…. there is a lot of creativity to be had with these things.

Whilst on the iPad tip, Gaslamp Killer was spotted going ape shit on stage with an iPad in hand at the Worldwide Festival earlier this month. He was doing all sorts of remote triggering, looping and effects while Gonjasufi tried to drown out the crowds booing with his mumbled noodlings. Seemed more like product placement than genuine creative showcasing. Oh well. You can see him doing something similar but far more subdued here.

One last thing, and please be vocal if you disagree, but I can kind of see how the iDaft format of delivering music as a grid set of pre-defined playable parts and loops could lend itself to many more DJ orientated releases of the future, particularly if the touch screen interface becomes king of the decks. If every track were an app… maybe that’s another article of it’s own.

Yo yo, Matt here, newest recruit to the GET SOME camp. I’ve retired my blog REAL BAD and I’m taking up permanent residence here. Expect plenty of mixes, tracks and news as well as a few excluuusives here and there.

So, for my first post, here’s two mixes that have been in my headphones over the past couple of days.

Greena for XLR8R

Having headlined GET SOME 002, and providing a mix especially for us, Greena starts off 2010 with a mix for XLR8R. As ever, its a flawless blend of UKF, house, 2-step and everything in between. Plenty of exclusives and tracks from producers such as Geeneus, Terror Danjah, Omar S, Apple and Mosca. Don’t sleep on this one!

Kyle Hall for Fabric

If you don’t already know about Kyle Hall, then get to know! He might only just be out of highschool but already he’s wowed Detroit house fans the world over, not to mention heavyweight Omar S. His productions on his own label ‘Wild Oats‘ inhabit a grey area between house music and hip hop, and each one of his mixes is more accompished that the last. This mix for Fabric ahead of his first UK appearance on Saturday 23rd is an effortless showcase of the best that Detroit has to offer. Oh, and he recently remixed Darkstar’s ‘Aidy’s Girl Is A Computer’.

Kyle Hall – EXCLUSIVE fabric Blog Mix  by  fabric

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