This is Innovation - Kentaro @ DMC 2002 World finals
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I think Kentaro was the first Asian DJ (read that, DJ from Asia) to win a DMC World championship. The video above is of his victorious set. It was crazy for a couple of reasons…
First off, there’s the music and the way he played it. Kentaro ditched the hip-hop records for house and dancehall, which really spoke to the DJ’s ability to create new music out of all types of records, not just rap.
Second, the guy didn’t scratch. Maybe I need to watch it again, but if memory serves, the guy doesn’t scratch once. Pretty incredible. No conventional cut routine or anything. Just juggling and making music. It’s something your mom could watch without making the “it sounds like noise” remark. And c’mon - you know that’s worth something.
It’s sets like Kentaro’s that really allow you to look at DJing, turntablism in particular, as something more than simply using skratches to emulate musical instruments. It’s not the most technically advanced routine ever, but you can’t deny that he did something that no one had really done before.
Oh…and at the 1:30 mark…note the power-off juggles a la P-Trix.
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