Yeah .. I know, not very professional. The thing is, I am not a professional. I am just trying to have fun with my mates at the Wharf and to play music we all enjoy. And I try not to have anything really awful in my music library. Space on my hard drive is at a premium.
I saw that Esmi is posting his playlists now. I delete mine as I go along so I have an idea of where I am at a glance as I confuse easily. Usually 20 minutes into my set I have no idea what the first couple of songs I played were. Most importantly that way I can't get lazy and just repeat myself.
I know that the other DJs make an art form out of their playlists and you can tell when they play. I watch my RL and SL partner Fuzzy work on his playlist for his Sunday set at The Love Shack until it is absolutely perfect. And I am sure Kaj, Dehr, Blaise and the rest put plenty of thought into their playlists. But they are true artists. The only reason I get away with playing at the Wharf is there is no one who can tell me I can't. One advantage of being an owner I guess.
When I first thought about doing a set at the Wharf I thought about calling it "Random Crap from my iPod" and really I think I have stuck to that quite well.
I guess the best thing about not keeping history on your playlist is that its fresh to you. I've very much enjoyed the music you play, and it has a feel to it that is "Finn Flavored", if I mix my metaphors. Regardless, your sets often have a nice different feel - whether its due to random, chaotic selection process, or some higher brain subconsious process you aren't aware of, the result is the same - you play cool stuff I like to listen to.
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