At the end of the pandemic, maybe a new start?

[JournalInTime]

By the way, are you in Montréal? We had a DJ from there, a young woman, as a guest DJ at one of our local events.

Yes, I'm in Montréal. Who did you have visiting?

 

[Rabbit]

Much too long. OK for the "alternative" room though.

Well one shouldn't play 4 song tandas if they're longer than normal. In general, though, one of the main points of non-traditional music is that tango can easily express more moods and musical textures than are available in the golden age discography.

 

[opendoor]

..they are for sharing a pleasant dream with your partner and not being constantly woken up by drama.

Thus Felix Picherna adviced only to play 3 dramatic Puglieses in a row.

 

[ArbeeNYC]

Well one shouldn't play 4 song tandas if they're longer than normal. In general, though, one of the main points of non-traditional music is that tango can easily express more moods and musical textures than are available in the golden age discography.

Personally, I prefer three-song tandas in general.

 

[ArbeeNYC]

Yes, I'm in Montréal. Who did you have visiting?

Not sure. I have to ask the host who she is. Somewhat tall, long hair in a braid, a bit heavy set. Decent music.

 

[itwillhappen]

Unfortunately, like us, they are fallible. Some are consistently very good, some are, occasionally inspired, others are always merely insipid. There are, what I would call, a number of mid-range DJs, who, from time to time, can be really good, but often disappoint.

I think "inspired" is a high ideal value from the realm of creativity, kind of like what we call "improvised" at a dancer. You can of course wish for it, but it often goes wrong if the DJ wants it but can't or can't consistently do it.

Personally, I prefer to listen and collect for about two months and then play on at my regular milonga what I really enjoyed listening to over and over again. From my basic structure I change three tandas maybe during an evening. The result is therefore practically not dependent on my daily condition.

 

[ArbeeNYC]

Yes, I'm in Montréal. Who did you have visiting?

Oh, her name is Melina Minstral.

 

[JournalInTime]

Oh, her name is Melina Minstral.

Melina Mistral. A lovely person. She dances well in both roles. I like her musical choices, too.

 

[itwillhappen]

Experienced dancers, who know the music well, tend to be more selective about what they will dance to. At least, that's been my experience.

I think it depends on what experiences people have.
I went to a local milonga yesterday that I would rate as disastrous by my standards. Spotify, mobile PA, tango and vals mixed in the tandas, sometimes alternative music. But people seemed happy, they seem to have different interests.
Who am I to set the standards?

 

[ArbeeNYC]

I think it depends on what experiences people have.
I went to a local milonga yesterday that I would rate as disastrous by my standards. Spotify, mobile PA, tango and vals mixed in the tandas, sometimes alternative music. But people seemed happy, they seem to have different interests.
Who am I to set the standards?

Were you happy?

 

[Rabbit]

I think it depends on what experiences people have.
I went to a local milonga yesterday that I would rate as disastrous by my standards. Spotify, mobile PA, tango and vals mixed in the tandas, sometimes alternative music. But people seemed happy, they seem to have different interests.
Who am I to set the standards?

I'll take that over the bass being "equalized" up to +10, which is very annoying.

 

[opendoor]

..Spotify, mobile PA, tango and vals mixed in the tandas, sometimes alternative..

Technology and form are two different aspects. I can create a very nice vibe with two synced little JBLs and my iPhone.

 

[opendoor]

..the bass being "equalized" up to +10, ..very annoying..

On the contrary, I suspect that digital transfers (Tangotunes, Tangotimetravel) artificially cut the bass back. When I play my GA shellacs with crystal cartridge through a tube amp with hi-Z or X-tal input, you get the impression that the mic was placed right in front of the double bass f-hole. The resolution of the instruments also is much clearer and more natural than in digital transfers. And like I said, the bass is phenomenal.

 

[itwillhappen]

Were you happy?

Good question. Well, I was happy the day before on a regional milonga, sitting on a small stage behind the DJ desk and able to play to my strengths, also got enough praise for it (I can take it in unlimited amounts). And I danced well later in the evening too.

At that local milonga I didn't dance half of the tandas, but then I was able to talk to many acquaintances from my early days in tango. It was an odd realization that as a DJ I wouldn't have been an advantage to the crowd there. But with the one really good follower, the one I was there for, I also had a really good tanda. Let's say I was satisfied.

 

[Brummbaer]

artificially

?

OK, maybe some preset algorithm (=filter [analog||digital]) developed by a human, or maybe manually adjusted on a sound desk. To adjust for a poor recording channel, recording medium and reproduction mechanism.

The problem is that we only know what we think those orchestras sounded like through recordings, and adjustments taking in the current comparison of those instruments 'live' in that setting compared with various means of recording and reproduction on some different location with different acoustic properties. Valve amps? Transistor amps?

It's a personal preference, or what most like or consider 'good enough'.