On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, c c wrote: > >From: Lester Kenyatta Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Well...I think the biggest concern with dance music is that it > becomes synonymous with the trippy drug scene. We're definitely > moving towards that.....
> Hey, what's wrong with bringing a little "trippiness" into the music?? Nothing...unless you're not into drugs. > I personally would love to see something like goa-style trippiness and > experimentation explored in Detroit techno. I've heard hints of it in > a few things and its been quite fun. It'd be interesting to see the effect that's for sure....but it runs counter to what I think of when I think of the music. > And I think the "inner city" feel that would be infused into it if it > came from the "black community" would make it even more interesting. > Change the rhythms on PE's 'Fear of a Black Planet' and you've got the > makings of "inner city" psy-techno. Could be...but I'm just coming from a different mindset. > besides, I'd rather be around a bunch of acidheads wigging out to some > freaky, groovy music than a bunch of coke/k fiends looking for the > next bump. Since the drugs are unavoidable in "the scene", why not > pick a more creative poison? This is the central question though. WHY are drugs "unavoidable?" I could've missed something...but drugs weren't a big part of the scene I participated in...with the exception of weed maybe, and that wasn't done in the clubs, but either before or after...... peace lks
