Ok, I AM AN IDIOT! In case you needed confirmation... ;-) I thought "MoMa Ready" was a Museum of Modern Art event!!!! I guess it's a weird artist name...
Nevertheless, my bigger point stands: we need to increase the audience of ordinary working people who like techno, that will organically improve diversity due to the demographic situation in the US. ~David On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 9:40 AM David A. Powers <cybo...@gmail.com> wrote: > First of all, I'm sure the artists on here are making cool music. Will > listen later. > > But, this article and all similar articles are so out of touch and elitist > it's ridiculous. Let me lay it out very simply > 1. Very few black communities in the US have embraced techno, it is not > commonly perceived in the US as being a part of black culture by either > blacks or whites. > 2. We live in a class society that weaponizes racism, so that if you are > black, you are less likely to be wealthy than if you are white. > 3. This article focuses on an event produced by the MUSEUM OF MODERN ART; > which due to the demographic reality listed above, is probably not > something that is in any way accessible or interesting to black working > class people (or any working class people). Honestly most MOMA shit sucks > and ordinary people can see that better than many of our wealthy elite who > have been brainwashed by years of conceptual art bullshit. > 4. If you actually want to make techno more diverse, it has to begin with > presenting the music in ways that ordinary folks can relate to and access > and enjoy. A great example of what I mean is the Underground Resistance > cabaret parties that they threw in Detroit. That's what bringing techno to > ordinary folks looks like; another example is the original DEMF when it was > free and tons of families were dancing with ravers. Techno should be for > everyone, not just for the elites who read WaPo and go to MOMA events! > 5. Basically, my point is this: If the audience for techno became more > diverse, I think it's reasonable to assume that it would organically > increase the diversity of DJ's and producers who decide to participate in > making this type of music. > > *To be clear, I am personally very glad that Jeff Mills has done stuff > with museums and orchestras, and I don't have a problem with techno events > in museums per se, but to think that this has anything to do with > addressing some kind of racial disparity within the techno scene itself is > ludicrous. > > ~David > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 8:59 AM kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Speaking as an "elderly white man from Iowa" - as a certain erstwhile >> list member's described me - this is important. >> >> Centering black music producers isn't some sort of undeserved >> 'affirmative action.' It brings to the front artists who make essential, >> lively, emotionally honest music. If we wait for the 'meritocracy' of the >> dance music industry, they won't be heard. >> >> >> https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-new-generation-of-black-artists-are-reclaiming-the-roots-of-techno-music/2020/07/08/68c8edb2-c11c-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html >> >> >> The compilation mentioned at the top is fantastic. >> https://hausofaltr.bandcamp.com/album/hoa010 >> >> As is the Physically Sick compilation, which has artists in common >> with HOA010. >> https://physicallysick3.bandcamp.com/album/physically-sick-3 >> >
