fair enuff otto, good point. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Otto Koppius" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [313] Race and Techno
> tim maughan wrote: > > > it really upsets me to watch you all b*tch at each other like this. when i > > was a kid, techno was a unifying force...well, at least here in the UK. > > [snip] > > > and the poeple i did this with - who i talked, danced, got high, and loved > > with - weren't ANY color. hey - yeah..they were black, asian, white, male, > > female, rich kids, ghetto kids, straight, gay, disabled...but no one cared. > > no one said anything. why? cos only one thing mattered: > > > > techno. > > On the dancefloor, yes, absolutely right. > > BUT...in the broader social and economic context (from an artists/DJ > point of view) of dealing with the media, promotors, distributors, > fellow DJs and artists, race does matter. *That* is the issue here, not > whether or not race matters in dancing to or listening to music. > > In that sense, you could argue that race discussions have no place on > 313, if you focus solely on the music. Personally, I feel that > -particularly for Detroit techno- you can't really separate the music > from the environment, which would make it a legitimate topic on 313 IMO. > Especially since some of the people involved are on the list and have an > opportunity to give a first-hand perspective on things as opposed to us > making all kinds of assumptions etc. (case in point: Mad Mike's post to > 313 several years ago on the Drexciya controversy) > > However, I realize that this is just my opinion and others may not care > for such discussions (not least because aren't always that productive) > and just want the latest release and party info. With that in mind, I'll > try to keep quiet in this thread. > > Otto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
