I fully appreciate that an artist / label shouldn't feel constrained by the hopes & wishes of the masses but in cases like this i just wish they'd start fresh with a new label & leave its reputation in tact. I don't know, techno music by definition should always be moving forward but i can't help feel disappointed.
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 5:51 PM, Patrick Wacher <pwac...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was kind of hoping that Metroplex would come out strong with a new > Model 500 or something? > > P. > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 9:54 AM, ohanakin ... <ohana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > not something you recognize as close to detroit techno ? hmm... > > > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:19 PM, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> It doesn't sound like Detroit Techno. It's closer to some of the more > >> experimental stuff at the fringes of dance music. It isn't bad, per > >> se, it just doesn't have that immediate emotional hook. > >> > >> I try my own work, to try to find rhythms I find compelling and > >> combine that with tonal material that has some emotional resonance for > >> me personally. Whether or not I succeed with respect to others is an > >> open question, but that is what I'm trying. > >> > >> In contrast there's a whole world of music out there that combines > >> repetitive beats with what sounds to me like academic electro-acoustic > >> music. That is not the way to get people runway-jacking on the New > >> Dance Show, but I don't reject it out of hand. I like some of that > >> stuff a lot -- Pansonic, the stuff on Taylor Dupree's 12K label, tim > >> hecker... > >> > >> But it's not something I recognize as being anywhere close to Detroit > Techno. > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Kevin Kennedy <the...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> kent, you are being very nice...I am proud of you. I am reserving all > >>> comment about this recording. > >>> > >> > > >
