Seth Troxler is a great DJ actually, but I think he lives in Berlin now... ~David
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote: > easy now. I haven't heard Seth Troxler's music yet, nor Seoul's. But > how many people show up is not a valid yardstick for musical validity. > And I'm not dissing Seoul or DTM -- Angie and Tom have been wonderful > to me over the years. > > I'm just saying you shouldn't take Tristan's comments as a blanket > condemnation of everyone's tracks he HASN'T heard, 2000 miles away in > London... > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:13 PM, U&I Design > <uandidesigndetr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> hmmm... taking the bait here Tristan.... >> >> you think Seth Troxler is the best out of Detroit...? I'd never heard >> of him so I asked around and just heard some interesting comments >> about him... and besides the comments about him starting out as a >> trance DJ... from what I hear of his recent local influence... he >> threw a party the same night DJ Seoul from Detroit Techno Militia had >> his birthday party, and from what I hear no one showed to Troxler's >> event, but over 300 people were at Seoul's... so, I'm surprised you >> think S.T.'s the best music being produced in the city, there's a >> whole world of music being produced here thats amazing. You should do >> a bit more research about whats being produced here... >> >> >> >> ~JoD >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Tristan Watkins >> <phonop...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> On 23/04/2009 20:53, kent williams wrote: >>>> >>>> NPR's Morning Edition asks Why Can't Detroit Cash In On It's Music >>>> Scene. (ironic note, the one Detroit Music phenomenon, techno, that >>>> has a major annual festival in Detroit with international reach, only >>>> rates one sentence) >>> >>> I'm picking holes in language, but I wish people would recognise the >>> nearly-as-old and equally important legacy of Detroit house in the same >>> breath, if they're only going to utter one sentence. It's not all about the >>> fact that techno started in Detroit and that a large part of the techno >>> canon is from there. Detroit techno has largely been replaying itself but >>> Detroit house continues to remain fresh. See: Reggie Dokes, 3rd Ear, etc. >>> I'd say the best techno coming from Detroit today comes from Seth Troxler, >>> and that's arguably more house than techno. There's still good Detroit >>> techno out there, but not much of it is coming from Detroit. Or that's my >>> antagination towards getting some discussion going here again anyway. >>> >>> Tristan >>> ======= >>> phonop...@phonopsia.co.uk >>> http://www.phonopsia.co.uk >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 313-915-1164 >> Events & Promotions Director >> Russell Industrial Center | www.RICDetroit.com >> Russell Bazaar | www.RussellBazaar.com >> Russell Gallery | www.Gallery.RussellBazaar.com >> Exhibition Center Showplace | >> 5 and 10 | myspace.com/nikislocos5and10bar >> >
