yeah that's probably more to the point.
with dnb getting broader, so is everybody's tastes. Meaning that dj's that are coming out have nowhere near the appeal of dj's that were a few years go.
it didn't really used to matter which international was coming out, pretty much everybody that listened to dnb would go just to see the international do his thing.
now just about every overseas dj is getting booked or considered to tour here on their own without really having the support base here behind them. in a perfect world bringing everyone over could work really well for the scene, but in a small city crowd numbers can't be maintained for every time a dj wants a holiday.
i do miss the number of big parties with big crowds that there used to be in comparison to there being a heap of smaller shows with a more 'intimate' feel as some promotors like to put it where only a handful (including myself) turn up.
also, does the term intimate make people feel like it actually is going an 'intimate' gig, that the promotor has just thrown together the party slap dash, or isn't expecting to draw much of a crowd? i'm sure it isn't the case for the most part, but that's just how it reads to me. it's happening more and more of late too.
so as for who i think should be brought over. dj's like high contrast, commix, london elektricity, fierce (though i don't think that is on the cards), goldie, makoto, bukem, lee, matrix and futurebound, randall, friction (incoming), shy fx, shimon (was awesome last time), hive, etc etc. these are the guys that create a feel for the night, keep the crowd involved and untimately feed the interest in our local scene because of it.
hope he still comes
god damnit! i need to check the coming events more
