Hey Ho- don't know where else these are available but we've got a really nice slice of Detroit history for sale at the moment courtesy of Mr Mike Grant and although I often don't post about items we're specifically selling in case it's a conflict of interest, I doubt there's a 313 list subscriber that wouldn't be interested in hearing these:
"These are direct from Mike Grant himself and they are uber limited!! This mix CD is taken from a tape of Mike Grant spinning at the University of Detroit in 1985. Part 2 has some freestyle from John Rocca plus early Model 500 and heaps of 80's electro. Read on for a few words from Mike himself. "I just finished some mixed CDs which are a little "special" in that they are reflective of the climate of Detroit around 1985. Two are from cassettes recorded at The University of Detroit right before I went into the Army" "As it was 45 mins a side I looked to do something different and added some dialogue to fill the empty space and setup the mix. The other two mixes are reflective of the different classes we associated ourselves with back then: Jits (from the East side, a little rougher stuff like Egyptian Lover, Model 500, some LA techno-hop, Twilight 22, and some Miami freestyle) and Preps (from the West side, more alternative, New Order, Viscous Pink, Ian Dury, The Pet Shop Boys, and The Clash." "As I was recording old cassettes I thought It'd be cool to present a live look at one of the parties from back in the day. The U of D gig was one I did before leaving for the U.S. Army in 1985. I was near the top of the DJ pyramid at the time being a member of WJLB's Street Beat mix show but had already made the commitment. I also thought back on how the city seemed divided East and West by Woodward Ave. In high school then you were normal or associated yourself with the preppy or jit crowd. Preps were into fashion and jits seemed to be into trouble. Each had a different type of music associated with it (progressive or urban). As there is a fascination with Detroit's history this is just a taste of what can be found in my archives, look for more of the past in the future..." http://rubadub.co.uk/?node_id=1.3&id=24783 These CD's are realy.....excellent - I enjoyed hearing music that I knew from that period and being assured that it was also influencing the guys in Detroit that would go on to influence me (and countless others) in their music making journeys. cheers Jason
