Norwegian comedians Kollektivet have decided to make fun of DJs and what some claim to be doing behind the decks with their new with YouTube video "2manybuttons." A hot subject in the dance community, Sebastian Trulsrud Brynestad, Kevin Vågenes, Jakob Schøyen Andersen and Fridtjof Josefsen — the foursome who make up Kollektivet — have decided to add their own comedic brilliance and lighten the mood to a debate that can turn nasty at times.
According to YourEDM, this is not the first time Kollekevit has aimed their comedic efforts at the dance community. In 2013, they made the video "Hit Song," which was a poignant parody of Swedish House Mafia's video "Save the World," while also taking a stab at pop music in general.
Most videos that make fun of what disc jockeys do or do not do focus on DJs who only "press play" and just stand around with their arms in the air or throw cakes, but rather Kollektivet take a different approach. Instead of having few or only one button to "press play," the two DJs have too many buttons and have no idea what any of them do.
Their live set-up is a dizzying array of various launchpads, controllers and triggers that control an inscrutable amount of different loops, sounds and even foreign objects like light fixtures and elevators. This type of a set-up is not usually the problem with many DJs, but goes to the larger issue that many producers have no idea what they are doing when they first start DJ-ing.
They are thrust out into the public to play gigs because of one or two big tracks and have not had practice playing small venues without being in the spotlight.
This viral video is reminiscent of the Saturday Night Live skit featuring DJ Davvinci (Andy Samberg) with a cameo from Lil Jon "When Will the Bass Drop," which makes fun of the DJ who does nothing behind the decks besides hitting the play button. Whether or not you are a dance music fan, this video is amusing and well-done, so make sure you watch it.
