I feel the same about Glasgow (Scotland) in many respects ... though I have never experienced Detroit (I plan to), among all the other cities I have visited I have to say the city had by far the best 'underground' vibe I have ever seen ... I struggle to find nightlife anywhere as good, even in San Francisco where I find myself these days.
in particular, the axis around jamaica street has to be one of the coolest square miles on earth, with the arches, the (temporarily burned down) sub and rub-a-dub records all providing food for the techno loving soul. It may be cliche, but I witnessed some of the finest musical moments in my life there - i'll never forget my first night at the arches - I had never really been exposed to the music before, but I was blown away totally and completely .. it converted me wholesale into the unredeemable techno junkie I am today! now that i'm away I realise how spoiled I was ... i assume it's rare to be into detroit and have a big dilemma because there are too many great djs playing in different venues in one night. I remember the thread about UK techno a while back and noticed this never got any further north than Sheffield, which is a shame. If you are on this list, are in the UK, and haven't been there, you should catch it while you can. hey, UR bothered to drop in to nearby Paisely for a visit so theres a name dropped for 'ya. anyway, sorry bout the misty eyed rambling there! maybe i've even got rose tinted specs on...! i'm wondering if there are any similar meccas outside of berlin, detroit, etc. Is there a second Techno City of America? ------Original Message------ From: "Rachael Stiegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: November 7, 2000 12:37:46 AM GMT Subject: Re: [313] Opinions.. What factors motivate you to go out...what are the hooks, lines and sinkers...? I have only recently begun to truly appreciate Detroit. I can't quite verbalize it, but every time I travel in the US, I just feel as if other cities are missing that unique Detroit edge that I have learned to love. It is not the underground music mecca it used to be, nor is it mega club central, but there are some beautiful things about Detroit... 1.) Motor- Sometimes I just take it for granted, but we get some great talent there. This week I get to see Laurent Garnier. Later on this month Carl Craig, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, and in December Rob Hood. I have witnessed some wonderful musical moments at Motor 2.) This past weekend I checked out Rhytmn Cafe for the first time. I got to hear some good music in a relaxed warm atmosphere. And it's downtown Detroit.... :) 3.) The occasional incredible event....right now 2 stick our for me this year..... a. DEMF b. the Rich Hawtin u1 party in September where I got to here almost 8 straight hours of Richie Hawtin in a small room of less than 300. Yes, Detroit is missing some of the ambition it once had, and yes driving around downtown is a sorry sight, but I have faith Detroit will evolve and continue to innovate, create, and produce some incredible music. -Rachael ----- Original Message ----- From: Shaun Farrugia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [313] Opinions.. > Detroit Contemporary is a space on Rosa Parks where some amazing artists are > playing. Lots of abstract jazz, free noise and electronic (dub) events are > taking place there. Pole and Burnt friedman just played there a couple > weeks ago. > > But yeah, we could use more. > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Diana Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 14:13:07 GMT > > > >>What do you feel is missing in Detroit Musical nightlife? > I was in Columbus this weekend, and one thing a couple Detroiters and I > agreed on, is there are no more 'intelligent' type spaces for music to be > heard-like the Annex in Columbus. For those that remember the Critical > space...it was a loft type space where art could be seen and any type of > music was likely to be heard. It was as casual as you wanted it to be (motor > mouth threw some of the earliest parties there). Plus, there are no venues > for music outside of techno. No venues for the Detroit hip/trip hop scene > here to really develop or for the jungle scene to finally have its due (as > Detroit has some really great jungle DJs to be heard). The casual days of > Family Funktion seem to have gone. > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
