G1 Performance 4: DJ Triple S! [MN]

Wait a minute this isn't rock and roll. This isn't classical rock. What is this drivel. 

Kaz managed to ignore the first performance, payed some attention to the second one, and completely blanked out on the third one. But now, this has grabbed the attention of the chronicler. Is it interest in the music? Is it disgust? Is it confusion to why they keep saying back to back now spin it alright or something, can't really find the right words for it it's too fast for Kaz's ears. Seriously, why is this allowed here? Like yeah, it's music but she isn't really...playing it. All she's doing is just scratching some disks and flicking on and off some switches. It's like computer magic, but in physical form. Kaz stares in confusion but a mild interest. Hanemi meanwhile is nodding to the beat, clearly entranced by the groove. Of course you would easily get suckered in.  Kaz smirks as he stares at his hypnotized sister. His mother is still not paying attention, still looking at her phone. Makes sense, she was never into remixes or mash ups. In fact, he's not even sure if his mother even liked any type of music. He once showed her a song from an old time band, something Rejects or whatever, and she just shrugged it off as it were nothing. Like how could she? It's like a representation of his soul, of what he was feeling at the moment! Of course he swiftly ditched it for proper bands such as Gear and other musicians, but still.

He looks over at Red and his sister, and he appears to trying to ignore her. Such an odd sibling duo. Shame he's stuck with this fool of a sister. He glares back at Hanemi who is still bobbing her head to the beat. Still, he will give credit to the musician for their ability to keep the flow and beat attractive enough for others to understand. It's also just plain catchy. The "Back 2 back" is now vibrating inside Kaz's mind, and it is practically permanently embedded on his brain. He doubts he will ever get rid of this. Maybe if he drowns it out with some classical rock later in the night he can sleep soundly, but from the look of things he's gonna spend the entirety of tonight awake. The everlasting Back to back

back to back, n' spinnin' on the back
Back to back, on the turntables' back
Back to back, n' spinnin' on the back
Back to back, on the back to back!
Back to back, n' spinnin' on the back
Back to back, on the turntables' back
Spinnin' on the turn, n' spinnin' on the turntables


Back to back

It's alright, Kaz mumbles.

With the crowd now buzzing and getting down, Chiyuri thought to kick it up a notch. She mixed in a few more samples for the current song, letting it rock for a moment. The beats reached a slow lull, allowing her to do some mixing in of the next track. She switched back and forth, getting both going, seemingly at the same time, until a few scratches transitioned into That's Enough. Even though the title suggested otherwise, this was a more groovy tune to bounce to, not an incredibly high energy song, but one you could vibe with, and the implemented voice clips worked great. Chiyuri herself couldn't stop herself, as she danced a little while working the deck, shaking around and moving herself to the timing of the music. But while it was a groovy, sensual track, it was more of a grace period until the next track could get that juicy dance feel back.

As That's Enough made it's course through almost the whole track, it was time to switch it back to the more high-energy jams. Transitioning very smoothly, the next track began, one with a similar summer feel, but something more subtle, a nice throwback to give the people exactly what they needed. In the mood of the moment, Chiyuri couldn't help herself, and broke into a full head-swinging trance, dancing around behind the deck, letting the song run its course, while still inputting her trademark feel into the track with the tools she had. 'If this one got me to dance, then the next one is inescapable', she thought to herself. She looked over to the crowd, a lot of them getting excited, and jiving around like no one was watching, a great feeling washing over Chiyuri, a feeling of self-worth and pride in getting people to enjoy themselves. This was what she lived for.

This was it – the final part of the set. Chiyuri had been performing for a fairly good length of time, but now it was time she ended it, much to her dismay. Maybe she'd get to do another gig for the Fourth Corner in the future, or this could get her some publicity as a DJ, but for now she knew she needed to call it quits. She began to turn down the music, and reached deep into the setlist for the last full track – the eerie, hypnotic and definitive Grace and Glory. The song suggested a stranger vibe, which was reflected as Chiyuri began to change up her movements to be a little more sinister, moving her arms a bit more loosely as she turned dials and moved switches on her setup. She also put on a slightly more menacing mean look on her face, kinda like a creepy guy in a horror movie. It might have been odd, but it mixed with the song, made it feel a little more than just music. That was one thing Chiyuri loved about the song – it could change your mood depending on how you listen to it.

However, that wasn't the finale she was planning on. She wanted to bring things full circle, and decided that when the song reached the cut-off point, she very quickly dropped the look, and went back to her more usual jovial self, rewinding the song, and even rewinding through every song she'd played up to that point – all the way back to Let Mom Sleep. It signified a return to self, or something like that if this was to be some kind of musical journey. As the song reached a final end, she leapt up in front of her setup, bowed to the applauding crowd in an almost over-the-top fashion. “Thank y'all for listening, and don't forget, music lives in all of us! You just gotta find the right beat!” said Chiyuri, and she backed out and moved behind the curtain backstage, where she took a seat, feeling proud of what she'd gotten done tonight. She might not have been a winner or a loser, but she sure felt satisfied that she could bring such music to so many.