Diggers not a progressive Dj ?!?

[yelena]

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Thats not russian!!!

[simonr]

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Digger's music/style is a bigger conundrum than any other DJ i know. I don't mean to bang on about 2001-2003, but his live shows over the past few years leave you exhilerated or down-right bored. For me May'05 in the UK was a nigt with "Electro-Plod-Weed" ... but by Sept'05 in Ibiza I encountered "Re-discovering Prog-Weed" ... Roll on "Space" Opening in June so I can judge the (Prog) state of the union all by myself !

[geoffgulley]

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Thats not russian!!!

like i said earlier in the thread.... czech.

[robprunzit]

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Dave Seaman states in all kinds of interviews that he IS a progressive dj. And he means that progressive is a statement meaning always in a state of progress, moving forward with dance music. It really has nothing to do with the way a music sounds. It's all in the way it is packaged.

Hi Jeffrey, I kinda don't agree bro. No respect though. Follow me please.

1. How do you know what Seaman means?
2. If the genre 'progressive music', means state of progress, or changing to something different in a way which would mean it can sound like breaks in the future, or minimal, or anything else, then I probably would not be so much in love with the sounds of 'proggy music'. I love the specific sounds of this genre, and I only like the sounds of House, Breaks, Minimal, Tribal, Trance, and don't like at all Techno.

I actually think all music is in a 'state of progress'. If this is the case, then all music should be classified as 'progressive'. But we know that isn't how we state it. Yet all music is changing, becoming better, or different, but ALL music IS in a state of progress ... or change. Our music is ALL electro, broken into many different sounds, and progressive is a sound, like techno is a sound.

To classify this genre with the broad (yet cool) definition of 'state of progress', and the others are not progressing, then what are the other genres doing over time? What is the definintion of techno, or house, or breaks. Breaks, what does it mean by definition, ... that the sound is breaking up? House, it means it has a roof over it sound?

I don't know if you follow me, but its my thought. I think Diggers is an Electro master, and not a progressive master, and he is making that point clear.

Maybe you still disagree, I'm interested in your thoughts my friend!

[sakio pod]

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I think Diggers is an Electro master, and not a progressive master, and he is making that point clear.

WOW

last year he played alot more electro then normal has died down since then, even now from time to time he'll drop some electro tracks but there perfect so in somewhat i do agree on his electro taste fits in nice at certain times

have you seen him live recently

[feather]

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I've always known him as a progressive house DJ. Him and Sasha, from the time I discovered Renaissance and Northern Exposure, they've always been progressive house DJs. People like Nick Warren, Dave Seaman, Sander K, even Oakenjoke, were all progressive house DJs to me. Northern Exposure, GU, Perfecto, etc were all progressive house.

It was Sander K who came up with all that "progressive attitude" stuff to explain what it meant to be a "progressive DJ," but progressive house has always had a certain style and sound to my ears. And aforementioned DJs were progressive house DJs until all this electro fiasco! Even when Digweed was playing tribal or deep prog, it was still progressive. It was only in recent years that everyone started venturing away from prog and started playing more tech sounds.

What's this crap about not being a progressive DJ?!?!?! It's all that electro's fault!

[hansh20]

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nah...like sakio said, electro works nice if you place it in the right part of the set, ive just heard digweed and sasha live for the first time in my life and they werent joking at all that i can tell

[3d_1200]

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IWhat's this crap about not being a progressive DJ?!?!?! It's all that electro's fault!

thats just it my friend, your post shows that people associate certain types of sounds with prog, and not the mindset it really should be. why do i think calling it prog house is utter crap? because if it was pushing boundaries and moving forward or whatever other cliche's people like to use about it, then it wouldn't have been so influenced by the whole "electro movement".

I mean, explain how prog is prog? the best prog tracks are YEARS old. it's other genres that have started doing things in new ways and finding different methods of presenting dance music to people. i mean, when you see mostly prog records in AVB or Oakenfold sets, how forward thinking is that really? and if your a fan of progressive music, why is everyone clamoring for the OLD sounds that they used to love? seems to be totally contradictory imo. it's like saying, i want new forward thinking music that sounds just like these records from 3 years ago....

[jeffrey collins]

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I think he's just talking about a state of music where you can mix and match other "Styles" of music together and make it sound good. There are progressive house dj's...and then there is progressive house music. I consider myself a progressive house dj. But the stuff I play isn't really the same as the prog I played 2 years ago.

[weswood]

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God, not another gay "what is prog?" debate.

[Jibgolly]

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nah wes this is about digs playing prog or not.
i'll say it again, he wasnt playing prog in miami.
whatever it was warped my f*cking brain though.

[jeffrey collins]

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^^^and isn't that really all that matters?

[sakio pod]

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yes who gives a fuck as long as its good

i could care less electro progresso this shit he's been rocking fucks me upo

[jeffrey collins]

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and does that guy definitely know how to rock your mind up until you look like a picasso.

[sakio pod]

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he can fucking take you on a ride to hell and back