Maybe Omar S is too much a drama queen (just saying - he seems to be quite vocal on any blog that says anything about him)
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 8:43 PM, ohanakin ... <ohana...@gmail.com> wrote: > Programming of the fest has never been as good as in the first 2 > years, and those that don't realize that, i don't know. i say this > with all due respect to all involved this and recent years. Comparing > a "detroit" fest that headlines marco carola, and had benny benassi, > to one in which the last poets's Umar Bin Hassan recited poetry with > Kenny Dixon and Derrick May is nuts. > > One highlight for me was Mills' first time playing, when he got > slightly wizard on the decks. (and when the mixer blew up, and dmay > got on the mic - drama is good sometimes). > > And finally, a big mistake is the absence of DJ Hell. He merits a > place on the lineup. Maybe even a whole night or stage devoted to his > sound, from his punkier days to now, curated by him. There's a reason > jeff mills is the international dj gigolo on gigolo 2, and its > annoying that that connection hasnt been brought to bear on the world > stage that the demf sometimes is when the music stands for itself. > > I mean last year was a great year, but in my ears only because of a > few choice, hot moments at the fest, and a couple of parties that > stood out, like the friday night party at the works, and the matchless > Music Institute party. A few of those moments and connecting with > friends is all i need. > > -Alex > > ps just remembered, whats up with omar s not playing (or is he?) > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Tristan Watkins > <phonop...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> Nuff respect to Michael Geiger. I think he's an excellent DJ - but it's mad >> to see him on that list, given that as soon as I saw Carola at 4x I was >> thinking WTF. Does anyone outside of Detroit or people who have visited >> Detroit know who Michael Geiger is? I'm not trying to make too big of a deal >> about this, but I'd expect to see Derrick May there before him. >> >> That said, there's little rhyme or reason to this across multiple festivals >> and multiple sets of political pressures. >> >> Tristan >> > -- Michael Kuszynski kuszyn...@gmail.com www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
