The second greatest set I ever heard was at a Boxing Night STRUTT party at
the Cross Club in about 1993/4. None other than Derrick May.
Just for whats it's worth, the best set of my life, I heard in the spring of
1994 also surprisingly at the same venue, same night - a certain mr r
hawtin.
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From: "Wes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Samuel Hobbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 02:11
Subject: Re: [313] p-funk
> A couple of years ago Derrick May took a turn at The Wire's "Invisible
> Jukebox." He listened & tried to identify tracks by Herbie Hancock, Olly
> Wilson, First Choice, Dade Krama, UR, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Ice Cube, A
> Guy Called Gerald ("one of the unsung heroes of future music"), The
> Williams Fairey Brass Band (Acid Brass version of "Strings...")
>
> Last track up was Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep," from Uncle Jam
> Wants You (Warners). Here's a transcription of what followed:
>
> DM: Hell, yeah! [Starts singing along] You can go to Detroit now and this
> stuff is still on rotation on the radio. This is a big part of my youth.
>
> M. Shallcross: So is this your favourite track from today's selection?
>
> DM: Yeah, everything else is kind of okey-doke. I wouldn't mind playing
> this at a party now, just to see what happens. I've heard Rob Hood play
> this, but I don't think he played enough of it.
>
> MS: Your famous and somewhat over-repeated equation for Techno was
> 'Kraftwerk and George Clinton meeting in an elevator'. Does Techno
> sometimes forget its funk roots?
>
> DM: Yes, I think so. It was never meant to be just about technology. It
> was the sound of man and machine making love. I would love to see
> Kraftwerk and George Clinton on the same stage, playing one after another.
> That would be cool. I'm still looking out for something like this today.
>
> Wes
>
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Samuel Hobbs wrote:
>
> >
> > please suggest some parliament funkadelic albums which would help
solidify in my mind what Derrick May means when he says detroit techno is
kraftwerk and george clinton in an elevator.
> >
> > -sam
> >
> >
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