That for me, is part of what makes the man [Mr. Shakir] great and memorable, apart from magical talent.
Shake has the same outlook as a number of well-known Detroit names, some 'grandpas' and some almost literally kids. (Of course, it's not a mindset which ends with just Detroit musos.) We agree with it 100% and we try to enact it too, in our own small way. It's a great lesson to learn [IMO] **and will, in fact stand you in good stead*** if you're involved with music in any way at all that's not solely as a consumer. (Thanks btw, Robin.) Ken Ken Odeluga Assistant News Editor Markets – Market Talk Dow Jones Newswires 10 Fleet Place Limeburner Lane LONDON EC4M 7QN ken.odel...@dowjones.com 44 (0) 20 7842 9297 44 (0) 7887793644 From: Robin Pinning [mailto:robin.pinn...@me.com] Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 08:04 AM To: 313 List <313@hyperreal.org> Subject: Fwd: (313) Derrick May - Heartbeat Presents Mixed By Derrick May Ã- Air Vol.2 (CD) at Discogs Shake sent this to me but we figured it was worth sharing... Begin forwarded message: On 26 Nov 2011, at 16:39, Anthony Shakir wrote: > > > Anthony Shakir > shake1sha...@aol.com<mailto:shake1sha...@aol.com> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin Pinning <robin.pinn...@me.com<mailto:robin.pinn...@me.com>> > To: marsel <mar...@nomorewords.net<mailto:mar...@nomorewords.net>> > Cc: 313 <313@hyperreal.org<mailto:313@hyperreal.org>> > Sent: Sat, Nov 26, 2011 8:16 am > Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May - Heartbeat Presents Mixed By Derrick May Ã- Air Vol.2 (CD) at Discogs > > > Guess I'm one of the grand pas too. Nice combo of tracks Marsel... > > Robin > >> > > > here's one for the 313 grand pas > > > > feat MK > > > http://www.delsinrecords.com/release.php?idxRelease=2919 > > > > > and talking about re-issues > > > > here's the first of four Drexciya albums > > > http://clone.nl/item21960.html > > > > > > > Op 26-11-2011 0:07, David Powers schreef: > >> This is the whole problem with this list, nobody cares about new music > >> it's like a bunch of grandpas sitting on their porch talking about the > >> good ole days... Which is ridiculous because there has NEVER been a > >> better time for new music, despite the fact that it's terribly hard to > >> make any kind of money at it anymore. > >> > > > > > > my friend fbk told me that that people want the classics. some of these > (r)ecords > were hard to get when they were made. and in trying to get them if you were > not > in the stores when they were delivered you missed out. i always looked at > this music > as bigger than it ever was. and the actual sales reminded me of the reality > of it not being as big as i thought. but it was big to me. and still is big > to me. the > distributors only (buy) what they will sell. so i guess that is what > help(s)it stay > what it is. a cultish/niche genre thing. i can live with that having made > some of it. > money is an afterthought. it is a labor of love for me. so i do no not > complain that i make just enough to keep doing it. (this is a business ron > murphy reminded me once r.i.p> .) > so i will go on. for some, music is life. for others, it is noise and a > waste of time. you can always hope > that some hip hop guy will borrow it (sample it) and turn it into a > profitable venture. > > shake shakir > > frictional recordings > detroit, michigan.
