Bangtech 12 was fabulous this year. Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 30, 2011, at 10:50 PM, "logic7" <log...@cox.net> wrote: > The explanation could have been a bit simpler: > > Prior to 1997, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor (along with Belleville) were a part > of the 313 area code. (hahahahahahaha) > > Other than that, crews like Bangtech12 and the like brought Detroit Techno > to the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area in the 90's and early in the millenium > (myself included for the years I lived in Ypsi). Even the much maligned (on > this list anyways) Unsel Brown did his part to attract attention to the > area. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise Dalphond [mailto:ddalp...@umail.iu.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 7:07 PM > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) Looking busy: Rephlex in Chicago and Ypsilanti > > Hey all, I've been asked why Ypsilanti is 313 related, and I thought it > would be super fun to explain that publicly. > > In my experience, Detroit techno is much bigger than Detroit, and much > bigger than one strictly defined genre of music. Obviously the influence is > global, so that is one way that it reaches beyond Detroit. But the whole > region of southeast Michigan is central to the history of techno, and > electronic dance music in general. The Electrifying Mojo started his radio > program in Ann Arbor on AM radio in the mid 1970s. Detroit techno founders, > Juan, Derrick, Kevin, and Eddie, all spent significant parts of their youth > in Belleville. WCBN, out of Ann Arbor, had a significant impact on listeners > who are now totally awesome electronic music producers and/or DJs in this > area like Tadd Mullinix, Todd Osborn, and Carlos Souffront. Brendan Gillen > transformed Crush Collision on WCBN from a primarily jazz program to a dope > electronic music program. Erika Sherman (of Ectomorph with > Brendan) also spent some years in Ann Arbor and DJing on WCBN. Lots of > Detroit DJs, during the 1970s - 1990s played in Ann Arbor. > > I'm still not addressing Ypsilanti directly, I know. I just want to > emphasize that I think Detroit techno is part of a much larger, and diverse, > regional culture and history. Ypsilanti of 10, or even 5 years ago, probably > wasn't super connected to Detroit in terms of electronic music. However, it > is becoming one stop along the regional techno circuit. There are a number > of people who live in Ypsi, or spend time and energy in Ypsi, who are > significant to the contemporary state of Detroit electronic music. Todd > Osborn is one in particular. > He is the reason why this Rephlex event is happening at Woodruff's in Ypsi. > Todd hosts a regular Sunday night at Woodruff's and DJs other parties there. > Plus Woodruff's is becoming a really great musical and cultural space, in > general. > > I'd love to hear others thoughts on this! > > Denise > > > >> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Denise Dalphond <ddalp...@umail.iu.edu> > wrote: >>> Ypsilanti makes it 313 related!!! Plus, Todd Osborn and Tadd Mullinix >>> round out the Detroit nicely. >>> >>> A little post I put up about Rephlex 20th anniversary events >>> happening in the midwest this weekend: >>> >>> http://schoolcraftwax.com/2011/08/30/rephlex-is-twenty/ >>> >>> -- >>> Denise Dalphond >>> Ph.D. Candidate >>> Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology Indiana University >>> http://schoolcraftwax.com/ >>> >> > > > > -- > Denise Dalphond > Ph.D. Candidate > Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology > Indiana University > http://schoolcraftwax.com/ >
