And the counterpoint:
http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/07/watch-intruders-tvs-interview-mo
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At 2011.08.12 08:57, David Powers wrote:
Motor City Drum Ensemble is AMAZING though, and his sound is actually
rooted in Detroit music. Plus he plays 313 tracks, check out the
DJ-Kicks tracklist:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dj-kicks/id442897889 . Rob Hood and
Recloose in there, also some love for Chi, Sun Ra, Rick Poppa Howard
and Mr. Fingers in the mix...
But here is what MCDE himself has to say--ya'll can judge for
yourselves!
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/interview-motor-city-drum-ensemble/
Interviewer>> "Why Detroit?â¨"
MCDE>> "For me itâs just a big fascination, I know a lot about the
history of the records and music that was before such as Motown and
jazz labels like Strata, not only the techno and house history.
In this music you can hear the struggle of people trying to survive,
social issues, before there were human rights for everybody. You can
hear so many emotions.
Iâve never heard so many emotions as I have from the tracks of
Detroit. The fascination of Detroit, is one thing that some people
think, because I am white and from a suburban wealthy German city, I
donât really have the right to comment on how things were there,
because Iâve never been there.
But I can hear so much of that social struggle in the music and it
fascinates me deeply. I mean I canât say Iâm a black guy, but itâs not
about race. Iâm not a poor guy having to struggle, every human being
has everyday struggles, for me the best way to express them is through
music.
Iâm not saying I have the same hard times but I can identify with the
emotions in the music from Detroit. Music was the only shelter and
rescue people had, for me this is something that I want my music to
convey and to achieve.
Every time I travel I can see not only the good things I can also see
what is wrong in society and what should be different and then you
hear this music where it can be so touchingly beautiful and being
thankful for life and joy."
~David
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 8:04 AM, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like you to expand on the idea of Detroit being 'hyped.' Do
> you mean the stories on US media that come up every few months on slow
> news days about the 'sorry plight of detroit' with stock footage of
> ruins? Or...
>
> What vexes me is musicians who use Detroit as a touchstone without any
> real appreciation for the music, or ever having visited. Exhibit A
> Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit." And I don't know the
> guy's music at all but 'Motor City Drum Ensemble' doesn't seem a good
> name for a german producer. OTOH he is from Stuttgart...
>
> On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Fred Heutte <ph...@sunlightdata.com>
wrote:
>> I am more impressed with this Real Scenes piece than I expected to be.
>> The real story of Detroit is a lot more interesting than the hype, if
>> you ask me.
>>
>> fh
>>
>>
>> -----------------
>>>What a wicked, wicked post.
>>>
>>>I totally agree. I've sensed the same thing about Mr. Huckaby for a
few years. But of
>> course, I've not articulated it as well, even to myself.
>>>
>>>Ken
>>>------Original Message------
>>>From: Kent Williams
>>>To: Jeff Davis
>>>Cc: 313@Hyperreal. Org
>>>Subject: Re: (313) As I'm sure most of you heard: Real Scenes: Detroit RA
>>>Sent: 11 Aug 2011 15:43
>>>
>>>Mike Huckabee's educational work is amazing. Â He's a guy that, unlike
>>>many of his peers in Detroit, stayed in Detroit and dedicated himself
>>>to keeping it a vital center for musical innovation. Â He did it, I
>>>believe, at a personal cost. Â If all he cared about was making money
>>>and becoming famous, he could easily have moved to Berlin, gotten a
>>>good booking agent, and hooked up with European labels. Â I don't mean
>>>to criticize the people who have taken that path -- if it works for
>>>them it's fine -- but there's no denying that moving away changes
>>>their music.
>>>
>>>Instead he's stayed true to the city, true to his own music, and
>>>perfected the art of DJing. Â And he's taken direct action to help the
>>>young people of Detroit, who face serious obstacles to finding a place
>>>in the world.
>>>
>>>I admire a lot of Detroit musicians, and certainly isn't alone in his
>>>commitment to Detroit. Â In particular Underground Resistance and
>>>Submerge have demonstrated  a deep and sustained commitment to the
>>>people of Detroit. Â There are others but to list them is to risk
>>>leaving someone out.
>>>
>>>What really makes me return again and again to the music that comes
>>>out of Detroit isn't a particular style, it's the deep, clear-eyed
>>>emotion and soul that infuses the best Detroit music. Music can point
>>>to itself, it can reflect listeners' aspirations back on them, it can
>>>start a party. Â Or music can do all that, and point up and out of
>>>itself. It can make you think about the world in a different way.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Jeff Davis <j...@jeffreyjdavis.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I left this vid having even more respect for huckabee than I did before
>>>>
>>>
>>>Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
>>>
>>
>>
>
