I understand where you guys are coming from about the new songs and how some people may prefer known songs rather than new underground songs. I personally get songs in advance and get to hear them before they come out, and i can predict what songs all the dj's will be mixing and using, so i avoid using those tracks. I dont fancy using songs that are played out, or even on the verge of being played out. Tag wants to use unique songs that are not only different, but consist of good lyrics, khadak desi, and a catchy melody/tempo. Using music that all teams use doesn't bring tag out as being a different team. In addition, uk music is nice, but its not a personal preference. This is because they are very typical and project the same meaning throughout every song. I like to use traditional folk songs. Also, i make my mixes accordingly, not so that the audience pays attention to the mix, but more so the performance itself. Either or, we choose to be different by displaying a different song selection, and that is what tag is. I prefer songs that hold different meanings, different lyrics with different tempo, and i feel uk music tends to lack that. This may be a personal challenge but i like playing with my music and tweaking it to make it into good bhangra music. It may be a risk but it hasnt failed me. In addition, these songs are not just given to me, they require hard work and effort to search for them, sometimes it takes me days but when i find something i love, i make good use of it and mix it in a way that it brings tag out. I want to also bring out underground talent and showcase their work in the bhangra world as oppose to the artists that are already known to the public. When i do choose their music, i go out of my way and make the effort to contact the artist and thank them since their talent usually goes unrecognized. If I were to sit here and take the same tracks as other team I would be going against our team motto `THINK DIFFERENT` All in all, i just dont prefer mainstream uk music. im not writing this to bash on anyone else's music peference, but just simply trying to state TAG's personal peference. who knows this might be the reason why we dont place higher or the crowd doesnt get into it as much.. but this is tag and its always been like this. Also need to keep ranting about the topic but I think to each their own... everyone has different taste but everytime TAG competes and we have a judges debrief session I have always been complimented on the song selection. I have been told the music is fresh new and something you want to download right after the comp. I have an ear for special talent and I ensure that the song selection is always something new and fresh and that will have the audience thinking to themselves what song was that that TAG used...
im going to post all the songs we used at burgh and if you listen to surma(our first khunda song) you will know what im talking about.
TAG leads the way... in the past we have been criticized about our construction pylon markers and today so many teams use them... Always setting new trends...