Hello new'- and old'sters. Was just wondering if I ever „properly" introduced myself here. Apart from „Hi, I’m Ronny. I like Techno.“
The recent Drexciya thread, articles and thoughts made me think. You know, I’m a caucasian, born and raised around Hamburg/Germany. Hence my personal experience of being a victim of racism is about zero. Then again, being a german, you’ve got to reflect about these things. Imho. Crap, this is awkward. I have no concept about what it feels like to be historically oppressed because of the color of skin. Neither was I raised in economical circumstances as close as those found in Detroit. The weight or burden of that combination I can at best try to imagine or feel. This is a tough topic for a cultural ‚bystander‘ wanting to approach it in the most respectful way possible. What I do have a personal experience with: Living with Angst or anxiety if you will. Being risen to function, showing good manners on the surface. Avoid looking inside by any means. Getting a good whack of post-WW2 parenting. For long I thought Techno mainly appealed to me because my parents didn’t get it. But that’s not an emotional response, right. What I found in Techno was a strong sense of place. Where I was allowed to breathe, think and feel. True freedom. So, I’m aware that if I say „I kinda get it“ it’s still lacking cultural background. Yet, where can one draw a line? And can anyone relate at all? Just thinking out loud Ronny > Am 22.10.2018 um 03:08 schrieb Edward Thompson <ed313...@gmail.com>: > > 😂 > > > On Mon., 22 Oct. 2018, 10:51 am Aidan O'Doherty, <aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com > <mailto:aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Bloody hell, what's with all the traffic? You wait ages on a bus, then all of > a sudden loads of 313s arrive! > > Welcome aboard, Matt Deegan. This list has been a desert of discourse for a > very long time, until the last few days. > > My name is Aidan O'Doherty, from Dublin, Ireland. I am simply an electronic > music fan, an erstwhile record collector (used to have an extensive > collection, mostly sold) and hobbyist DJ who loves a lot of techno/house > music that has and still comes out of Detroit or is clearly inspired by the > city. > > I have been on this list for 18 or 19 years and have never unsubscribed > despite the serious drought in content over the last few years. > > I am usually a lurker, therefore not aiding with content, but did inspire a > poll years ago (top five Detroit tracks) that Delsin's Marsel van der Wielen > put on the NoMoreWords site (everyone's individual choices were kept there), > which is gone now, or rather, transformed. > > Most of the communications on the list are civil (not always in the past), > don't remember much in the way of racism, but my memory could be selective. > Denise, feel free to call me a potato-eating, alcoholic Paddy anytime you > want, I won't be offended, because it's all true. > > Glad to see names popping up again that I haven't heard from in ages. > > Yours in music, > Aidan > > > > On Sat 20 Oct 2018, 13:02 , <denisedalph...@gmail.com > <mailto:denisedalph...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Introductions. > > I’m Denise Dalphond. I wrote my dissertation on Detroit techno and house > music in 2014 after spending three years doing research and conducting > interviews with techno kings and queens in Detroit. I write about music and > activism at schoolcraftwax.work <http://schoolcraftwax.work/>. I’ve published > a lot about Detroit electronic music. My CV is on my website. > > In 2006, I organized and led the Roots of Techno conference at Indiana > University. Panelists were Theo Parrish, Terrence Parker, Rick Wilhite, > Marcellus Pittman, Minx, Mike Clark, Cornelius Harris, and two rad people > from the Detroit Historical Museum. > > The Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University is > where the video recordings of the conference are housed, as well as my > research materials and interview recordings. > > I was co-founder if the Detroit Sound Conservancy with Carleton Gholz. > Together, we hosted educational tours of Submerge, created the Dan Sicko > scholarship for new Detroit journalists, and made plans for cultural > preservation in Detroit music culture. > > I often make sure no one is being racist, but that’s been near impossible on > this listserv. They think I’ll stop. > > I don’t make music because my time is full with my three kids and everything > else. I’m not a DJ because I would forget and start dancing and make the > needle jump. I do want to play on a modular synth someday. > > Thanks for joining this listserv! > Denise Dalphond > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 20, 2018, at 07:38, Matt Deegan <matt.i.dee...@gmail.com > <mailto:matt.i.dee...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> With that in mind I reckon I should introduce myself. >> >> My name is Matt Deegan and I'm an electronic music producer from the UK with >> a focus on techno. I've been involved in music in various forms over the >> years starting as a jazz double bassist and more recently moving to techno, >> using analogue electronic gear to produce on. I specialise in improvised >> electronic music trying hard to tastefully fuse elements of jazz into my >> sound. >> >> I've become interested in the origins of techno and so started reading books >> on and around the subject, and through that reading I found Hyperreal. I >> think there is a large proportion of techno fans who have no idea where or >> how it started, or are misinformed. I was definitely one of them, and, >> although I still have a lot to learn, I now feel I have some grounding in >> how it all began. I'm really interested in learning more and this feels like >> a decent place to do it so. Any resources people can recommend will be >> greatly appreciated! >> >> As I said I am interested in understanding the origins of the music, but at >> the same time I am also interested in supporting musicians trying to push >> the boundaries of the genre. I am a schooled jazz musician and composer and, >> although I am passionate about the music, I'm still trying to wrap my head >> around exactly why I love it so much. There is something fundamental within >> it I can't quite put my finger on which intrigues me. Before I started >> reading about techno's history I though my musical journey was unusual, but >> have since realised it isn't as unusual as I thought. This realisation has >> helped me focus my sound and produce the work I'm most proud of, which >> proves to me understanding the history of the music is extremely important. >> >> I could probably ramble on all day on the subject, but I'll leave it there. >> There are links below to my stuff if anyone is interested, otherwise I look >> forward to your reading what you write. >> >> Best wishes, >> Matt >> >> ------------ >> I work under the pseudonym Epistrophe Smith, here's some links to my stuff... >> Main site: www.epsmith.net <http://www.epsmith.net/> >> An online ambient music project using an algorithm to never be the same >> twice: http://neverendingalbum.myl2mr.com >> <http://neverendingalbum.myl2mr.com/> >> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:15 AM kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com >> <mailto:chaircrus...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> For some reason we've had a bunch of new subscribers. I guess that is a >> challenge to us old timers to, uh, generate some compelling content.
