another vote for ben simms in terms of technical ability you can't get much better than Dj Murphy, the brazilian guy we had over last summer - 3 deck techno mixing + loads of showman tricks like scratching behind his back etc. tune selection was a bit off in places but technically he shits on most people - dave clarke apparently refused to have him play the same room as him at one gig in brazil after murphy had stolen the show at an earlier gig where he'd played before clarke. Turntablism wise Dj Kentaro for my money - japanese 2002 world dmc champion - he's fucking mindblowing
I'm with you on that one, I couldn't give a fuck about technical ability if they don't know how to program a set and play good music.