https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn-2BWFKWZI
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 14 February 2015 18:49 (nine years ago) link
i think TH meant TED talks trade in smug techno-utopianism? did derrick may do a TED talk?
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Saturday, 14 February 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link
oh ok, that makes sense
― mattresslessness, Saturday, 14 February 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link
i think the comparison to ted talks is otm in the sense that the aura of performing professionalism has overshadowed the premise of free-flowing idea exchange. i don't know if there was ever a similar utopian element to the boiler room concept internally but when it became a thing i remember being excited by the feeling that the floodgates of dance music, deejaying and party knowledge were about to be opened. now it is obviously just another brand riding on the social media model of participants doing the work for its benefit, not that it ever pretended to be anything else. anyway, not the kind of work i'm excited about doing at a party. just my .02.
― mattresslessness, Saturday, 14 February 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link
idk techno but i found the snd one of this on youtube and it looked rather odd with those two in the middle of a room in laptop glare, especially given mark fell's prior quotes
I'm far more comfortable with an audience reacting negatively to what I do, than reacting positively. Like if I’m DJing and people start to nod their heads or move about a bit, I really find it quite unpleasant.
― no love deb weep (nakhchivan), Saturday, 14 February 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link
smug techno utopianism = ted
― ||||||||, Saturday, 14 February 2015 22:21 (nine years ago) link
I haven't really paid attention to br in a long time but the ones I was into enough to return to were:
That kutmah one in the airstream or w/e it is, where he'd lost his laptop and so played suicide and os mutantes records, prob my fav oneThomallaDakim
There are so many online mix places and great online radio stations where you can search for mixes that I don't see how any of these places will really be able to preserve their online brand or whatever. There was an interview w/ the ppl who started it that some online publication put up recently and they were talking abt focusing more on classical and jazz shows so maybe there will be more ted for other genres in the future
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Saturday, 14 February 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
always enjoy discussion of techno
david pleat.
― Moyes Enthusiast (LocalGarda), Sunday, 15 February 2015 00:30 (nine years ago) link
shit i meant to say david pleat
Anyone following Rewindgate (coming out of the Sherelle session w/Riz La Teef)?
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 00:07 (five years ago) link
uhhhh
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 00:12 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4_KD9UhdCE&t=19m45s for the novices like me who didn’t immediately realize that googling “Rewindgate” would just take you to a bunch of dispiriting Reddit pages talking about YouTube Rewind
― You can't see it but I had an epiphany (Champiness), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 00:18 (five years ago) link
Apparently this interloper was the previous DJ
― You can't see it but I had an epiphany (Champiness), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 00:19 (five years ago) link
I saw it getting passed around on Twitter, apparently enough for Riz La Teef to delete his account, then a lot of djs coming to his defense:
I feel sorry for Riz La Teef. He publicly apologised to Sherelle for the wheel up on Boiler Room & she accepted. He got caught in the moment and twitter cancelled him. Over what he thought was paying a compliment. At FWD people used to lean in from the crowd & do that every week.— Plastician (@Plastician) February 12, 2019
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
Finally getting around to actually listening to the set though and it's great
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 13 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
fffffffff that track is hard tho
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 16:38 (five years ago) link
good tracks, good energy, thx for sharing
what a dumb thing to be dumb about
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
never forget (33:30)
https://youtu.be/EVj6T6CEqs0
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 19:00 (five years ago) link
What exactly is the problem with this?
― paolo, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
overly familiar, apparently ... awkward sure but, like so many things nowadays, imo doesn't really justify the level of public dragging
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
Reloads are part of the culture though. Kids these days etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45HGMokjpGw
― paolo, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:36 (five years ago) link
i kno right?!?
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:37 (five years ago) link
not usually the dj that dials in the reload herself but ?
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
what do you mean?
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
it's not usually someone reaching into the DJ booth forcing the rewind on the DJ... it's usually the DJ doing it themselves no? might be wrong
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
oh i see, no you're not wrong
― the late great, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
track is crookers' "bust 'em up (slick shoota starts di helicopta edit)" btw
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
Yeah it is usually the DJ that wheels it up but the UK has a long and proud tradition of DIY rewinds from the punters
― paolo, Wednesday, 13 February 2019 21:26 (five years ago) link
this sherelle set!!!
so damn good, my favorite 160 set on the boiler room since dj earl in LA, so much energy, so much vibes
― the late great, Friday, 15 February 2019 20:48 (five years ago) link
Loving this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSH0Og0FH0
― Ned Trifle X, Monday, 15 July 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
Shanti >>>>>>
― boxedjoy, Monday, 15 July 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
i'm still totally taken with the Mama Snake set from last year
https://youtu.be/BMCMHpCXwJA
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Monday, 15 July 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
oops here...it's the best Boiler Room set I've heard in the past year. just incredible selection and mixing. perfect atmosphere!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMCMHpCXwJA
― blue light or electric light (the table is the table), Monday, 15 July 2019 22:54 (four years ago) link
It bugs me how often the crowds seem disinterested, they could be at an indie rock show for all the arms folded staring with intensity.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Monday, 15 July 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
thanks for your contribution
― cheese canopy (map), Monday, 15 July 2019 23:45 (four years ago) link
I never really paid any attention to Boiler Room (perhaps because there are just so many of them) but I could see how a disinterested crowd might bug someone. Theres a super theatrical crowd guy that appears on some of the Belfast Boiler Rooms and is now something of a celebrity because of it, but I don't know who's sets he appeared on. I saw a clip but he made me a little anxious!
― saer, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 04:33 (four years ago) link
Do people actually and actively watch Boiler Room crowds? I tend to just open the video, then leave it playing while I tidy up etc and treat it like a mix I've downloaded. Watching a bunch of 20-year-olds attempt to go viral in the background doesn't really seem fun.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 08:06 (four years ago) link
I have no idea, but I think unlikely! I don't much much about BoilerRoom but I use youtube a lot and end up seeing part of it* even though I rarely actually watch anything.
*a picture of a 12", almost certainly
― saer, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 08:21 (four years ago) link
Probably hard to let yourself go and be in the moment on camera (with an audience of snarky commenters)
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
of all the boiler rooms i have partially watched, and there are several, the crowds seemed appropriately interested
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link
Randomly, this set from outdoors in Prague came on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWhs9VR_ldA
Really like the first three or four records, I'm converted!
― saer, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:05 (four years ago) link
Do people actually and actively watch Boiler Room crowds?
I watch the DJ for at least a bit, the act of DJing is still a magical thing I don't fully understand.
― Greta Van Show Feets BB (milo z), Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qewI-1cEs
― The Pingularity (ledge), Friday, 26 July 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
It’s got that classic Chicago boompty-boomp 🍑
― davey, Friday, 26 July 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
Chris Korda now, this boiler room thing is alright! Poch in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Rbu0i1p3g
― saer, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 16:13 (four years ago) link
new boiler room series is p fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b93mPtumdUI
― davey, Wednesday, 25 December 2019 10:27 (four years ago) link
sometimes the boiler room facebook notifications pop up at an opportune time
would I like to listen to Tzusing's set in Shanghai from 2016 as I work from home today? sure, boiler room
― absolute idiot liar uneducated person (mh), Thursday, 26 March 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
thought this would be about helena hauff doing a live set from her living room earlier.watched for 15 mins.was really good.
― mark e, Thursday, 26 March 2020 19:54 (four years ago) link
yes! lovely bit of darkness while she smoked and drank and danced around her room.
― Papa Triste (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Thursday, 26 March 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link
agreed.LOOP t-shirt and constantly slurping on her beer.kept dancing towards the camera with a cheshire cat grin.loved it.
― mark e, Thursday, 26 March 2020 21:30 (four years ago) link