LAZRTAG

Written by manalogue. Posted on July 15, 2009. Filed under KICK FM, THE SHAKE, electro, indie, local shows, manalogue, maximal, rave, remix, robotdisco. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the Permalink. Post a Comment. Leave a Trackback URL.
All the way from L.A. CONFETTI brings LAZRtag to Winnipeg. The producing / remixing / djing pair have been heating up dancefloors for a minute already and with their remix of “Crimewave” hitting the HYPE MACHINE‘s Zeitgeist list for 2008 the duo have created a demand for everything they do.
I was lucky enough to see their gear rider for the show. Vinh and Erik embrace the future of djing by doing more than just play records. They’re adding a live production element with the assistance of two M-Audio Trigger Finger midi controllers. The show will be insane. If you’re in Winnipeg, get in on this. We have tickets to give away so holla at us if you’re plan on coming down. Send a polite email to submissions@manalogue.com.

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MP3: Crystal Castles vs Health – Crimewave (LAZRtag remix)

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MP3: Crystal Castles vs Health – Crimewave (LAZRtag Harder remix)

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MP3: Crystal Method – Double Down Under (LAZRtag remix)

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MP3: M.I.A. – Paper Planes (LAZRtag remix)

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MP3: The Ting Tings – Shut Up and Let Me Go (LAZRtag remix)

Before the show LOTEK and I will have a chat with them on THE SHAKE, our radio show. We broadcast live every Friday night from 8-9 (central time) on 92.9 KICK FM. If you care to tune in from outside of Winnipeg, you can stream the show on KICK FM’s website. Incidentally, THE SHAKE djs are opening for LAZRtag.

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6 Comments

  1. manalogue
    Posted July 16, 2009 at 8:22 am | Permalink

    You think what they’re doing is embarrasing? Honestly, it’s about time people do more than play records, which takes an incredible amount of skill on it’s own, but digital djing allows people to perform. It gives djs the opportunity to create something new in a live setting. It’s the future. If you disagree, try telling it to Richie Hawtin.

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  2. Greg
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 12:28 pm | Permalink

    The real embarrassment is acts like justice playing “live sets” with all of their equipment unplugged. What isn’t embarrassing is people actually doing something interesting onstage. Especially for people who don’t understand too much about DJing. I know many people who don’t understand the art in a DJ set. I, as a DJ, understand how difficult it is, but for someone new to electronic music, it just looks like “playing records” and nothing more. That’s the way it is. While I’m perfectly happy to watch a good DJ set, I’m equally happy to watch a live element.

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  3. manalogue
    Posted July 23, 2009 at 10:40 pm | Permalink

    Werd up Greg. Things are way different now compared to the early 90s when I first started raving. I love watching deejays play traditionally, especially with long progressive mixes. It was performance, and now people like LAZRtag, do something new. They were sick by the way. One of my favourite live shows this year.

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  4. Greg
    Posted July 29, 2009 at 1:39 am | Permalink

    Even if you look at early Daft Punk, they weren’t just spinning records, they had keyboards and controllers out live. Human Frequencies: We can’t all do complicated stuff in our sets and no one here denies that it’s difficult to just play records. I just see no reason not to welcome new twists on DJing.

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  5. Stefan
    Posted October 1, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Permalink

    “[...] to MANALOGUE, LAZERTAG is embarrassing a new age of DJing by utilizing and incorporating live elements in their [...]”
    I apologize for over looking my word selection in spell checker – and over all sloppy blogging.
    It was met to read ‘embracing a new age of DJing.’ I myself am a digital dj and use ableton in my sets.
    sorry for the confusion, and huge delay.

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  6. Bonnaventure
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 12:48 pm | Permalink

    Haha, I thought for sure the writer meant LAZRTAG was “embarrassing a new age of DJs” by rocking Ableton live so hard and making them look bad.

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