CAMP: A sensibility that revels in artifice, stylization, theatricalization, irony, playfulness, and exaggeration rather than content, as Susan Sontag famously defined the term in her short essay, "Notes on 'Camp. Aka…these two.
In the 1980s and ’90s, DJs understood that they were presenting the work of other musicians. Tricky lamented that in the modern day, there is a tendency for DJs to arrogantly posture to the sound as if it were a beast entirely of their own creation.
“The DJs nowadays, they’re superstars, which I don’t understand because – one, they’re not creating music, they’re playing other people’s music, and they’ve got this – have you seen the DJ thing where they’ve got the Christ pose? Where they do this [puts arms out like a messiah]. They do the Christ pose, and they start doing this [waves arms upwards],” Tricky opined.
“Like… I just don’t understand it. DJs used to be low-key and just played good music. It’s almost like they’re playing up to the crowd instead of playing for the crowd. It’s like John Peel or Rodigan, for instance, and you listen to that radio show, they’re DJs, and you’d hear new music, and they’d introduce you to new music. Not what’s in the charts or to make you dance. Just good music. Obscure music as well, you know, John Peel used to play some obscure music [and] Rodigan. Now, it’s just really commercialised and just means nothing.”
The pandemic changed a lot of things. For me, it was performing, and more specifically, DJing.
Twitch is a live streaming platform that has had a major impact on the DJ culture. Prior to the rise of streaming platforms like Twitch, DJs primarily gained exposure and built their fan base through live performances at clubs, festivals, and other events. However, with the advent of streaming…
I don't think anyone was prepared for what Tubbo was about to drop when he said "You guys want a meme song?" let alone what came after it, that transition was CRAZY