There's about 100 arguable, semi-ridiculous points in that original posting.
The loudest one seems to be: if you've never heard Alan you really can't make all these subjective assumptions about what he does and doesn't play - even if you have snippets of quotes from Alan himself and the sounds of his production to go by. Never mind the fact that there are people (at least one person..) on the bill who *do* usually play proto-european mega banging techno. In fact, I think he's closing out the festival. However, like Alan, this person can play everythying and does play everything - extremely well. And they are both Detroit icons. The fact of the matter is that Alan has been around for a long time, and has been a positive contributor to Techno (let's leave out the geography for a moment) for an equally long time. We'll never know why he wasn't included in this particular DEMF unless Carl (or whomever) decides to come out and actually tell us. Good or bad, there could be dozens of reasons. Separately, be glad there is a DEMF at all. I realize many people around the world do have an idea of what it's been like there for the last 15 years, but unless you lived there, you'll never fully understand: this is virtually a miracle. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 313@hyperreal.org <313@hyperreal.org> Date: Saturday, May 27, 2000 1:28 PM Subject: RE: [313] DEMF & 'Hurt Feelings' >if they were booking dj's that move stuff forward. then, explain to me why gary chandler has two sets. i'm not dissing the mans skills, but tell me how booty music moves anything forward. > > > > >In a message dated Sat, 27 May 2000 12:16:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "rol leider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ><< Alan > >I think the reason you haven't been asked to play is because you don't play >what the rest of Detroit is into anymore. Though I've never heard a set I >own a few of your records, which are solid, and have an indication of what >you play from the comments you've made on this list. Hard and minimal is my >guess, the way Detroit used to do it, and from all reports mixed up in >inspirational style. But with the exception of Hawtin, Mills and yourself >(and maybe Rolando), it doesn't seem to me that that's what Detoit musicians >are into anymore. I think Detroit and I think Carl Craig, Moodyman and Theo >Parrish. I think Moods and Grooves and Theorem. They're the ones getting >attention for moving stuff forward. I like the Detroit sound you helped to >pioneer. But I think somewhere it got stuck in a groove. And the rest of >Detroit kept moving on. > >I still like what you're doing, and I think lots of Europe like it too. I >just don't think that your lack of invitation is a personal thing: it's more >that your sound no longer represents present day Detroit. > >I'm keen to hear how you (very very lucky) people at DEMF sum up the Detroit >sound circa 2000. > >Cheers > >Rol
