DJ ID: Meet nasthug
“I’m probably more hip-hop than anyone else, so hip-hop people naturally gather around me. Seriously!”
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DJ ID
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In Chorareii’s ‘DJ ID’ series, both established and emerging DJs from the Japanese clubbing & raving universe share some information about themselves, for us to know the vision behind the bangers.
DJ ID: Meet DJ DISK
"A DJ is not only someone who plays music by matching the bpm, but also a person who is very sensitive to people's energies and creative angles and can interpret their dynamics. DJs can play a role as a creative control tower."
DJ ID: Meet Kali
«We have to stop analyzing everything 24/7 because we all have too much in our minds. Music can help us escape from that.»
DJ ID: Meet E.O.U
«A DJ should show the diversity that exists not only in music but also in the community that comes to the club. That's not the case right now, so I'd be happy if we could achieve that in our generation.»
DJ ID: Meet Kamikaze
«Gabber as a music genre conveys a rebellious spirit, but gabbers share a unique love and behave as a family.»
DJ ID: Meet mu”he
«You have power, you can change the world. Art is the soil that nurtures the will of youth. Clubs and parties are art, so as DJs, it’s our role to provide that environment.»
DJ ID: Meet Kyle
«Streaming and the Internet seem free, but they are bound by algorithms. As anarchists or libertarians, we DJs should create opportunities for listeners to come into contact with new genres of music.»
DJ ID: Meet Mt. Chori
«The DJ must find a good sound and give us the possibility of being saved by it.»
DJ ID: Meet Mari Sakurai
«Every party is held with the desire to have a "fun party", but in order to make people feel that, what exactly can we do other than playing good music?»
DJ ID: Meet Baby Loci
« I try to produce a narrative that’s fast-paced and easy to focus on for folks of short attention span just like me. »