Comments on: DJ Enferno

DJ Enferno

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:55:31 -0800

DJ Inferno is a former world DMC champion, but he's taking turntablism to the next level. No longer content with 'two turntables and a microphone' he's added a whole suite of new gear to his sets, allowing him to remix songs on the fly. -- Crazy, With or without you, Another Brick in the Wall, ... More viceos...

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:56:30 -0800

well, shit.. I added the word 'videos' on my last preview, and it was the one thing i didn't double check :(

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 05:58:44 -0800

corrected link for with or without you, which was my favorite of the bunch.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:21:57 -0800

He's spinning Phil Collins? Ewwwwww... Is that like, ironic? Or is this guy just too young to know how uncool Phil Collins is? Or... has Phil Collins become, like, cool? No. I refuse to belive that Phil Collins has become cool.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:24:44 -0800

Say what you will about the rest of his shit, but "In the air tonight" is a great fucking song.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:35:01 -0800

Droppin steamers in music threads will never go out of style.

By: the cuban

the cuban — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:38:39 -0800

Enferno of Inferno?

By: milarepa

milarepa — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:41:46 -0800

Hiphop seems fascinated with phil collins. O.D.B. covered Sussudio. 2pac covered In the Air Tonight, along with DMX and Lil' Kim. Bone Thugs N' Harmony covered Take me Home. Nas sampled "In the Air Tonight" for "One Mic"

By: cyphill

cyphill — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:57:01 -0800

My God! that's some amazing stuff right there

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:05:13 -0800

Enferno. Man, I suck at fpp-ing

By: 2or3whiskeysodas

2or3whiskeysodas — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:10:53 -0800

Wow. Just wow. What a badass. He should tour with Dosh (Youtube link). Also, there's footage out there of Jon Brion building an entire 3-minute pop song one instrument at a time--as in, he lays down three minutes' worth of drums, then three minutes worth of bass, then keys, so on and so on. Live and (seemingly) in one take. Unfortunately, I don't have a link, but maybe someone else does.

By: cmicali

cmicali — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:20:30 -0800

MetaFilter: Droppin steamers in music threads will never go out of style.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:21:22 -0800

Don't ever let a DJ think they're taking anything "to a new level"--even if by some chance they are. We just don't need to deal with the ego.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:23:45 -0800

which leads to one of the best dj jokes i ever heard: Q: what's the difference between god and a dj? A: god doesn't think he's a dj.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:26:05 -0800

This is my church This is where I heal my hurts It's a natural grace Of watching young life shape It's in minor keys Solutions and remedies Enemies becoming friends When bitterness ends This is my church (2x) This is where I heal my hurts For tonight "GOD IS A DJ."

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:01:52 -0800

Just for the record, srboisvert, since when does a comment which directly and specifically relates to the subject of the FPP qualify as a "steamer"? You may disagree with my assessment of Phil Collins, you may think this DJ is the greatest thing since sliced bread, whatever, but my comment was simply an expression of opinion about this FPP. That is to say, on-topic. Your comment, on the other hand, comes much closer to qualifying as a "steamer". But deep down in your heart, you know that, I'm sure.

By: jason's_planet

jason's_planet — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:02:40 -0800

Oh mah gawd. I just enjoyed listening to Phil Collins. And U2. Back to back, no less. Making them listenable would have been an accomplishment. But enjoyable? He's a genius. A fucking GENIUS.

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:23:06 -0800

I liked that "With or Without You" remix, but not enough to click on all the rest of those links. Which one's the Phil Collins? None of the ones in the main post seem to be it.

By: geekhorde

geekhorde — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:26:45 -0800

Yeah, he's really good. Really enjoyed the Pink Floyd remix.

By: Skorgu

Skorgu — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:36:52 -0800

Further proof that Google is the eventual master of us all, it suggested that this was related.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:38:05 -0800

Wow, that's really fucking cool. Also, your favorite sample sucks.

By: wfc123

wfc123 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:48:45 -0800

Another lazy, uninspiring method of "making music".

By: dflemingdotorg

dflemingdotorg — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:14:55 -0800

Another lazy, uninspiring method of "making music". If you look at all of that and call it lazy, you must be looking your nose down at the whole three chord, four beat rock and roll industry too. Call it not your preference, but the man puts a whole lot of hard work into what he sees as contributing to the music scene. Don't call it lazy.

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:23:51 -0800

Pretty cool, but I wish most of his stuff didn't sound so dance-y. A bit more of a true hip hop aesthetic would be nice, but that's just my taste.

By: forallmankind

forallmankind — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:23:58 -0800

15 years earlier... DJ David, 2x world DMC champ - starts off slow, but then....

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:26:02 -0800

Oh, and did anyone else get a little distracted by him constantly holding up his right hand doing the "just one second" gesture? (or maybe its the "waiter we'll take our check now" gesture).

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:41:53 -0800

forallmankind, that shit was fucking awesome. "What about that, boy? I never seen anything like that in all my life!"

By: loquacious

loquacious — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:43:56 -0800

He's pretty good, but Richie "Plastikman" Hawtin has been doing this for nearly a decade. He intergrated drum machines, keyboards, samplers and Final Scratch into his DJ rig at least 5-6 years ago and has been forever laying samples and drumtracks down with his DJ sets. I see Enferno having issues with integrating all that gear, though. He could replace all that with a laptop and a copy of Ableton Live and get more control, but that wouldn't look as cool and rockstar-ey as a rack full of gear and making sure there were lots of mashable buttons out where the crowd can see you. Except for the scratching (which I've just never been super good a) I can use just one copy of Traktor to do nearly everything he was doing, but I've been practicing with Traktor for a long time now, and DJing for over 10 years, and I have a few programmatic tricks up my sleeve. (hotkeys for everything important but especially loop points, loop lengths, cue sets and more. Makes cutting/mashing on the fly like butter.) He looks like he's using the Rane and Serato Scratch Live, which means those white "records" on the turntables might just be "control-code" records for interfacing with Serato Scratch. Anyway, decent stuff. Too much turntablism, which impinges on the flow a bit. Could be much worse but could be better. Finally, a note to the camera man and all future camerapersons: DOOD. You're in the motherfucking DJ booth. It's really loud, and your microphone sounds like a tin can of boiled dog's ass in an industrial rock tumbler. PLEASE CARRY AND USE A FREAKIN' AUDIO PATCH CABLE OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND STRANGLE YOU WITH MINE. Y'know, that video of "Crazy" could have actually sounded like something other than a mic bleeding profusely and a preamp just merrily clipping right along at +32db. Amazing technology, I know. We call it a "wire".

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:55:40 -0800

speaking of past dmc champions... what the fucks happened to dj craaaazzzze!!!!

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:59:25 -0800

that link quality was so crappy, here's dj david from 1990 to boot.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:00:35 -0800

...motherfucker scratches with his toe at 3:45

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:10:30 -0800

papakwanz-- in his normal residencies in town(he's a DC-area local), he only plays straight hip-hop. I think ableton being so strictly time coded lends itself more readily to techno-y stuff.

By: milarepa

milarepa — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:26:23 -0800

Thanks for posting dj craze. I was there in '99. Good times.

By: kableh

kableh — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:29:29 -0800

Ahh, Craze... Damn. Seeing him perform live was one of the most amazing things I've ever witnessed. A couple of months ago saw Monk performing on what I assume was a set of the Pioneer DVD turntables. He did something similar with Crazy, mashing it up with old LL Cool J and some other old track I didnt recognize. As a longtime vinyl purist I'm finally starting to see the light, and performances like this are just the start. Great post!

By: knowbuddy

knowbuddy — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:48:17 -0800

I saw Thomas Dolby (yes, THE Thomas Dolby) live two weeks ago doing something very similar. I was across the room instead of behind his shoulder, but it was just as impressive live as it was watching Enferno on YouTube. TD's technique might not have the same "wow factor", but he built a song out of nothing. No samples to fall back on, just his own keyboarding skills. Hella cool.

By: crawfishpopsicle

crawfishpopsicle — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:06:07 -0800

he is really talented and it is cool to watch him going crazy on all that gear, but I really don't like the music. this guy blows him out of the water in my humble opinion. maybe I am just sick of people remixing pop tunes into bad dance music. (link is youtube)

By: tantrumthecat

tantrumthecat — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:30:32 -0800

Another lazy, uninspiring method of "making music". posted by wfc123 at 8:48 AM PST on December 29 [+] [!] Ragging on DJs is so ten years ago. If you don't like it, don't whine about it, just turn it off. And move over. Some of us are trying to dance!

By: nims

nims — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:31:43 -0800

amazing work on "with or without you", but calling this a 'on the fly' remix is wrong, he obviously worked out his set before presenting it.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:40:28 -0800

Right, but it's not pre-sequenced.

By: nims

nims — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:42:18 -0800

granted.

By: Addiction

Addiction — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:56:32 -0800

WHEN did Phil Collins ever become uncool???!?!?

By: jcterminal

jcterminal — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:35:30 -0800

'Oh, and did anyone else get a little distracted by him constantly holding up his right hand doing the "just one second" gesture? (or maybe its the "waiter we'll take our check now" gesture).' from my experiences in the club scene, i'd have to say he's probably just trying to swat at all the hallucinations.

By: Artifice_Eternity

Artifice_Eternity — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:43:47 -0800

Say what you will about the rest of his shit, but "In the air tonight" is a great fucking song. Here's a cool 8-bit/electro cover of that song, by this guy. I wish they'd used it in the Miami Vice movie, instead of the crappy nu-metal version they settled on. And of course, here is the Phil Collins version in the immortal sequence from the Miami Vice pilot.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:56:15 -0800

z trip does a "in the air tonight" w/ del the f.h. mashup on uneasy listening

By: The Deej

The Deej — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:41:15 -0800

Viceo killed the racio star.

By: speicus

speicus — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:35:16 -0800

Corny.

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:07:09 -0800

Uhm somebody please explain me...is remixing 1. getting some song 2. putting a bunch of sfx over the song , echoing, fading, reverbeing some samples 3. claim victory ? Maybe yousuck doesn't cut it for audio, maybemaybemaybe I am comparing apples to oranges , but Chemical Bros - Elektrobank Royksopp - Eple Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice they all seem sample/echo/fade/F(sound)=something to my untrained consumer ears. BUT a lot lot better..ok they are not live so it is a lot easier, but still....... let's viral the guy with his really good stuff ?

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:22:03 -0800

What does it mean to "viral the guy," elpapacito? You mean, push his popularity by linking to him? Or link away from him to other stuff that's supposed to be better? I don't get it.

By: elpapacito

elpapacito — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:33:29 -0800

cgc: it's a "victory" for youtube anyway, but imho if a new (?) to the masses artist is to be linked on the Blue so that I pass on the link to a friend (hey look this cool artist I never heard about) and so on , I personall y would have choosed his best material. Lacking any better knowledge about him, I think the material linked doesn't represent his best, as I perceive that as extremely "on the suck" side if you will. As for linking other material, well why not ? Promoting doesn't necessarily mean not being compared to. Maybe his linked stuff is met by an audience opposite to me, maybe not.

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:04:08 -0800

Ah, okay, I think I follow, elpapacito. Thanks for clarifying.

By: subtle-t

subtle-t — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:52:22 -0800

I'm not gonna bash DJ's or challenge what they do as valid music creation. It's debatable whether this guy's stuff is technically impressive (kind of, but can be done more easily). However, I thought the actual music was pretty bad. FWIW I actually like electronic music, this just doesn't seem that unconventional or well done.

By: empath

empath — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:37:51 -0800

Yes, the point is that he's doing it live. Of course you can do it with a laptop and cubase or ableton. I guess it's more impressive if you're a dj and you've worked with the tools he's using and know how hard it is to just beatmatch, let alone keep track of 8 or 9 layers of instruments and scratch 2 records, and doing it all with some dancefloor sensibility and not descending into wankery.

By: subtle-t

subtle-t — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:39:26 -0800

Yes, my point was not about virtuosity or technical skill. I thought the music itself was bad and wanky. I have no doubt that the method can probably lead to good music.

By: asok

asok — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 03:47:33 -0800

It is good to see people expanding the remit of the dj. Even if this guy isn't the first, best or most innovative. In the U2 track clip; empath, he isn't beat matching much, just the initial matching of the beat to the U2 song (or more accurately matching WoWY to the beat which sounds wack and shows a flaw in his set-up) the rest of the beats are all bpm matched prior to the performance which is why he changes WoWY to match the beat and not the other way. All the looping is auto synced, I think. He can play the keys OK, although I think that the use of the weak piano sound is a mistake. He seems to perform the same scratch pattern and effects in the Coming in the Air Tonight track as WoWY. He can perform all tasks satisfactorially, B grade. I agree with subtle-t.

By: Rev. Syung Myung Me

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:01:32 -0800

I'm just surprised there are TWO singles out at radio that are BOTH reworkings/covers of "She's Like The Wind". Dirty Dancing is the new Scarface, yo.

By: cgc373

cgc373 — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:25:15 -0800

<Vincent Vega> "That's a bold statement." </Vincent Vega>

By: Rev. Syung Myung Me

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:17:35 -0800

Nobody puts Baby a.k.a Birdman in a corner. I can't claim credit for that one; that line was a friend of mine's from telling him about the whole She's Like The Wind thing on the phone last night.