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Rob Hall (he often opens for Autechre) is an awesome DJ. When I saw him opening for Autechre for the first time it felt like he was writing a new composition using all the tunes he mixed. Really impressive.
BunZer0, a Belgian dubstep DJ, was also mindblowing when I saw him mixing... Nothing can beat nocturnal dubstep at 4 in the morning.
Skream & Benga were great the same night, I was mad into it. They're not great DJs by any means though... too many rewinds, transitions could be better... But hours of wobbling dubstep played on a huge bassy soundsystem is just awesome.
Mary Anne Hobbs is another one I respect a lot, though her voice is unbeareable when she mutters over the tracks. The tracklists and guests on her BBC1 Radio show always kill, and her three compilations on Planet Mu are great... my favorite being the last one, Wild Angels.
Hmm... Chris Cunningham did a great DJ/VJ Set at Dour Festival this year, but I'm not sure whether I'd really list him as a DJ. Great set nonetheless, with lasers and stuff. I had never heard Boards Of Canada "interlude" tracks used in a DJ Set before... It was great.
In terms of more "electro" DJs I loved Mr Oizo and South Central when I saw them.
I think that's it. Seeing Boys Noize, Laurent Garnier and others DJing in early september, I can't wait.
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