one thing that may tie oakie to 313, albeit a long stretch, is that Oakie was pretty a founder of the Manchester acid houseparty scene (not THE founder, but an important player) which was using music that generally was coming from the midwest here...
darw_n "create, demonstrate, toneshift..." http://www.mp3.com/stations/clevelandunderground http://www.mp3.com/darw_n http://www.sphereproductions.com/topic/Darwin.html http://www.mannequinodd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "laura gavoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [313] Paul Oakenfold > Don't get us wrong... > > Oakenfold is truly a good DJ at what he does, but understand that Trance is > "Eurocized" and considerably watered down Techno which 313 birthed so > passionately and overly-clever, mainly British A&R folks have been banking > considerably off of for nearly a decade. > > It is a classic case of Imitators getting the glory and getting paid for > cheesing up what historically Black American musical Innovators have > produced and done okay financially with. > > Oakey's people have "hyped" him to a level that commands big revenues, but > I'll take ANY 313 artist/deejay over him any day of the week, trance just > ain't got enough soul to satisfy most 313ers. Ain't no booty in that > trance....... > > Longevity is the key to this music marketing game and the most hyped artists > usually come crashing down the hardest. > > In it to Win It :) > > Laura > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: 313@hyperreal.org > >Subject: [313] Paul Oakenfold > >Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 13:16:06 -0500 > > > >I understand that no one on this list likes Trance. but I was just trying > >to get some info. Besides I love all things Electronic whether it's trance > >or Jungle so don't jump all over someone just because they asked about > >something you happen to hate. I happen to love being on this list but not > >when people are rude to someone who asks about something they hate or are > >not as informed about music as some other people may be. > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
