I found this thread to be interesting. The issue I have with it is
not that Hall and Oates aren't relevant to electronic music. But do
we really need to push this word of influence any further? I remember
them being described as "blue-eyed soul." "White Motown?" This
doesn't have to do with colour for me, but I bring this up for one
reason-Gillespie and others have latched on to this idea saying that
hall and oates are as relevant as the other acts being booked for the
festival. Sure they are. I guess I remember it being called the
Detroit Electronic Music Festival not the Artists Who Are All
Influenced By Detroit and its Various Sounds and Want to Play in
Detroit to Validate Their Career Festival.
I just say that whereas I agree with this thing in principle (I
know it won't happen unless it's Chromeo and Darryl Hall), I also
think that we all are forgetting that Paxahau is like a Frank Zappa
album title: "were only in this for the money."
So if it will make dollars, it will make sense. they'll have a
publicist tell us why it's relevant, and someone to corral us into a
line for tickets.
Oh. and since I'm not from the D, take what I say with a grain of salt.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:27 AM, lisa <uberg...@optonline.net> wrote:
> perhaps Oates' moustache could be the opening act, I hear there are people
> in Detroit with moustaches who listen to techno ...
>
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Oates-Moustache/30246389654
>
> lisa
>
>
> telepat...@comcast.net wrote:
>>
>> Maybe Paxahau should book the CARS. They have nothing to do with
>> Detroit-Techno, they don't play live anymore but at least they named
>> themselves after something made in Detroit. ; P
>> telepathic regards, the Kooky Scientist
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Dalphond"
>> <ddalp...@umail.iu.edu> To: telepat...@comcast.net Cc: "list 313"
>> <313@hyperreal.org>, "kent williams" <chaircrus...@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,
>> February 9, 2010 10:11:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: (313)
>> my WTF Facebook moment for the night
>> Yeah, I know, but I seriously think it's coming from a strong local desire
>> to expand musical genres that are presented at the festival - like George
>> Clinton, De La Soul, or Saul Williams in earlier years. And maybe this is
>> contrary to popular opinion/assumption, but Detroit techno and house artists
>> in Detroit are really not genre police. Most folks are way more interested
>> in educating people about all the different kinds of music that have been
>> and continue to be influential to Detroit techno...and house, and electro,
>> and booty, and on and on.
>> Denise
>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM, <telepat...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> When I think of Detroit Techno, Hall & Oates always pops into my head...
>>> NOT !
>>> telepathic regards, the kooky scientist
>>> PS. If I get asked to play I will work on a technofied Hall & Oates
>>> section of my set.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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