Deadmau5 @ Swerve

Last night Candace and I made our third trip to Swerve night club to see yet another big DJ whose hype seems to outweigh his skill at connecting with an audience. Deadmau5 (yes, the '5' in his name is correct) is responsible for the latest craze in house remixes, largely due to his interesting blend of house and trance not all that dissimilar in concept from that of Benny Benassi (although the execution is much different). So, I was excited to see him DJ. Once again, this DJ spun in a style not all that similar to his own, leaving me yet more frustrated with trying to see a DJ whose set I'll hopefully really like based on their own tracks. Thus far, I've seen Dubfire, Armin van Buuren (twice), Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Dave Dresden, and Deadmau5 spin, and with the possible exception of Kaskade, none of them have really delivered for me.

Ultimately, I'm starting to think that somehow I've managed to be both someone who loves dance music and yet finds it hard to actually dance in most situations. It's not that I'm self-conscious so much as being REALLY picky about what I choose to move to: if a DJ can't really grab me, then it's not going to happen. I guess I really do belong on the other side of the turntables, where I'm much more inclined to get into the groove. I guess it wouldn't be all that surprising if many other DJs find it much more comfortable spinning than dancing, but it's still kinda strange that a DJ would have a hard time dancing...