DJ Amateur night for Doom and Gloom sounded okay to go to even though I knew I was going to tear apart the transition styles of the DJ. Granted, yes, they could be decent but then again there is a reason on why the flyer said amateur.

Yes I am an amateur DJ as well. Even before I got into being a DJ I knew a 90 BPM song just doesn’t mix well with a 129 BMP song. Ever heard the saying “It’s like trying to fit a square in a circular hole”? Just throwing it out their folks.

Other than the retarded DJ’s playing what seemed to be their favorite songs in random order, the night was eventful and I came back with a few new songs that I think everyone would enjoy. Granted some were obviously not meant for the dance floor (Yet they somehow appeared there), they are great to listen to while working or just rocking out.

• Zeromancer – Doctor Online and Colonial Lover.

• Emilie Autumn isn’t dance floor spectacular but a remix of “Dead is the New Alive” by Velvet Acid Christ is.

Now for the songs that should have stayed at home.

• Razed in Black – Visions (Assamblage 23 Remix): Yes the beat is catchy but there are too many dead-spots in the beat. In turn that makes it obscenely hard for even the best dancer to move to.

• Depeche Mode – Macro: Do I really need to explain? The songs overall feel is more of a seductive and make-out tone. Part of the lyrics start off with “thundering”, “pounding”, “driving”, and here’s a big hint on why it shouldn’t be used on a dance floor “Our bodies moving with pure precision.” COME ON PEOPLE THINK!

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Year after year, music is not only changing because it wants to, but also because people demand it to. Hip – Hop wasn’t as prevalent sounding as it was in the past. This so because society demanded a new form of it and the hip hop found today is the outcome.  

The same goes for industrial. Too many rivitheads and industrialists are clinging to the old form and not accepting the new. This is unfair to not only the bands that are coming out, but too many people who wish to find information and new bands in this great genre.

Why many people do this, I have no idea. Perhaps they are leaving their comfort zone if they accept bands like Covenant or Combichrist as Industrial. Maybe they are just having trouble knowing that they are growing older with each passing year and the fact that industrial music doesn’t sound the same as it used to. Maybe that is breaking their hearts. The worst part of it could be the fact that these people just aren’t considerate or even wise enough to understand that nothing stays the same forever and are having trouble letting go.  

Whatever the reason maybe, these people need to quit while they are ahead and stop trying to ruin something that is good, just because they aren’t able to comprehend what is going on. I’m not dissing or trying to bad mouth these people in anyway, but what I am saying is simply this.

LOOSEN UP. IT’S MUSIC.

Music is meant to be enjoyed by all. Industrial doesn’t have to be your preferred genre, and no one is saying it has to be. No one is also saying that just because these newer bands do not sound like the older bands that they are NOT industrial.

The fact is they are. Combichrist, Cruxshadows, Covenant, VNV Nation (YES I SAID IT), and the newer F.L.A and Front 242 are IN FACT, industrial. That is where they have their inspiration and that is their sound. It is okay to choose not to accept them as industrial, but to say they are in no way shape or form industrial is just rude. Please people; don’t ruin something so good for others due to being biased.

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