A big thank you to all those who voted in the poll for their favourite DJ.Sasha turned out to be a clear winner with 27% of the votes, with "other DJ's" coming in second with 22% of the votes. I guess this is a result of people voting for the more recent DJ's who weren't around or as high profile in the 90's. Third place was Paul Oakenfold with 14%.
In my mind Paul Oakenfold is by far the greatest DJ to grace this planet. Alright Sasha was the dogs back in the early 90's, but he had a real dodgy spell mid 90's when his music was too heavy and to be frank his sets got quite boring. In contrast Paul Oakenfold has always produced fantastic sets and never failed to deliver. He helped to create the Acid House scene, he has maintained a fantastic high level of quality throughout his DJ career. He's held great residencies e.g. Cream, Home etc, toured the globe playing obscure clubs, broke the stadium DJ thing, produced some of the finest remixes out there (with Steve Osbourne) and also produced some fantastic tracks. His music is always out there and groundbreaking. In my mind he is clear Numero Uno.
Graeme Park would of been my second choice and he came fourth in the poll with 9% of the votes.
However, the blog is yours and not mine and you voted Sasha as the greatest DJ on the planet.
Hence this one goes out to all those that remember Shaboo in Blackpool, Shelley's in Stoke, Kaos and Soak nights in Leeds and all the other many clubs which Sasha graced. This one is one of Sasha's finest (remix) moments and a track he hammered. I'm sure it'll bring back some great memories to you all.
Presenting Sasha - God of DJ's - your Numero Uno!!!
Jimi Polo - Better Days
(Sasha's DMC Remix)
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1 comment:
Far be it from me to disagree, given the quality tracks posted on this blog, but...
I never saw Oakenfold at his (perhaps!) peak in the earlier 90s, and have only seen him play twice, once at an open air do on Clapham Common, and once in London, although can't remember the club right now.
In the club, he would put a track on, then wander to the side of the stage, chat to a mate, then 5 minutes later stroll back to the decks and put the next record (or perhaps CDs) on. No crowd interaction or any looking interested, which I've never understood having DJed a few times in busy clubs.
Clapham was perhaps the opposite - lots of crowd interaction but mostly seeming to think he was the new messiah for putting records on (and I stress putting records on rather than mixing!)
So on the two occasions I've seen him, I wouldn't put him in my top ten, let alone top one. But his mixes with Steve Osborne were indeed great!
For immaculate mixing I'd vote for Graeme Park (and i think i did!), but for crowd interaction, I'd probably go with Jeremy Healy.
But overall, it's all subjective, and if everyone liked the same music played by the same DJ, life would be dull!
Cheers PCC for the tracks, and for giving everyone chance to contribute.
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