I agree with you whole heartedly Sean. Back in the early 80's I also discovered Mojo's show then WDET's Dimensions and CBC's Brave New Waves. Besides the innovating styles of the music played on these shows the main draw for me to come back and tune in nightly/weekly was the unique formats of these programs that allowed the hosts to go into depth about the artists. Mix shows sometimes (usually?) lack this. Personally I like hearing a song I already know creatively used in a mix by a DJ but I like to be surprised by a new track once in a while also. So I think another show with a relaxed format similar to the ones above is always welcome in my book. I think it's great that Craig is asking for the options of others for imput for his show. What's wrong with that? Is there some magic techno magic ball where you're supposed to look into to find out about latest or greatest tracks? Sure looking to other DJs and seeing what they're playing is one way but that can be limiting also. Craig already has some 313 content in those weekly shows, I heard him play Drexciya a couple weeks ago and he even discribed the mysterious origins of the group.But he could use more Detroit stuff (imo) Knowing about Craig's lack of internet savy I understand that some of the resources that we have to learn more about music isn't at his disposile so he's trying another avenue to get some recommendations. He already has a knowledge of electronic/techno music but just wants to learn more just like most of us. Now if he could only cure his penchant for trance ;-).
Linda-As for requests for his show (X2K)...How about anything by Terrence Parker (Detroit After Dark, etc.) and Kenny Larkin (Metaphors, Dark Comedy stuff, etc.). In those 2 great Detroit artists you have some of the most beautiful techno & house (disco) sounds of Detroit covered plus I always like to hear Southfield represented on Detroit radio. For those that read my long a*s post: I have a new longsleeve Inuit-Solar tee-shirt (medium/black) I'm giving away. I got it as a promo gift so I'm not going to sell it. You'll probably want to be a female because it is a medium and it might not fit if you're a dude. I'd like to keep it and sport it next month down at the WMC but at 6'3" and 210 that's not gonna happen ;-). If you're interested just email me and I'll sent it off to ya. (I'll pay shipping too). later & peace.. ,Dave Maj. from my perspective I think playing music from CD's is a good thing. I havent heard the show yet, but the last thing Detroit needs is another *mix* show! With turntables the host might be inclined to do a straightup two hour mix of track after track with no informational content whatsoever. From the standpoint of an artist: Mixshows do *not* sell records. I'm partial to the old days when DJ's would play tracks and tell you what the hell they'd just played between tracks, they'd maybe give you some background on the artist and the label ect befor or after. that's much more helpful to the artist than simple blending a continuos mix of faceless anonymous tracks. I learned so much about artists from the old shows like Radio's in Motion, Brave New Waves, Electrifying Mojo, Fast Forward ect. To me knowing the background stories of the artists makes me feel that much closer to them when I go out and buy thier music. am I the only one? detroit science wrote: > >Doesnt this raise the question of why, if they are interested in dance > >music, 89x doesnt have a turntable in the studio? Can't they afford a > >turntable? If craig is interested in playing dance music why doesnt he > >bring his own turntable into the studio. Why does someone have a radio show > >which plays dance music when they dont even know what to play? Shouldnt a > >dj know what to play? If 89x are interested in dance music they should > >commit to it by providing turntables and knowleadgeable djs ... sounds like > >they're really interested in something else. Let craig do his own homework > >and decide what to play - might be interesting to see what his taste leads > >him to. > > good points - since i know a lot more about the circumstances of the request > let me try to elaborate. > > as always, remember, all of us started somewhere... take a step back if you > will and think about what it was like to be out on the dancefloor, not > knowing what tracks are being played. at some point you decided that you > wanted to know more. me for example - i'm not a trainspotter - i know djs, > not labels and producers and tracks etc etc. i know how to organize and > make things happen, and y'all need people like me to convince sports bar > owners to hand over the creative control of their venues so that places like > science can happen. :^) and your role and influence on the scene that we > love is different than mine as well. > > similarly, craig is the marketing and promotions director for 89x and the > x2k show just kinda happened - it wasn't a conscious decision of 89x to > branch off into dance music. the only reason that he has the show is > BECAUSE he's the marketing and promotions director. the programming > director leaves the content strictly up to him and his co-host holly. but > craig doesn't come from a dj background - and he quite frankly doesn't have > the time to do a lot of research since his full-time job @ 89x is quite > different. that's why he asks for input, and if we can help steer him to > good music available on cd maybe the fact that all of the really good stuff > is on vinyl will push him to get 89x to spring for tables. i don't know > where it will lead to, but unless the foundation is laid we won't know what > could happen with the show. > > and ultimately, yes - craig will decide what to play - but we can influence > it. if i give him a list of 20 cds that the 313 list recommends he's gonna > go get them and listen and who knows what direction the show will take. > > does that explain the situation a little better? > > take care and thanks for the input, > linda g > > mailing list http://www.onelist.com/community/detroitscience > science office 313-534-7420 > science fax 313-534-5155 > mobile 313-790-7300 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
