----- Original Message ----- From: "JL Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 6:25 AM Subject: Re: [313] scenes vs The Scene
> So, I guess I shouldn't bother considering going to this > one, not being able to make it to the first two....... Hey there Mr. Jones, In my mind, anyone who's never been should still go. I think if you don't know what you missed the first year, these following years won't have the tinge of longing. Plus you'll get to put faces with names for fellow 313ers who would like to meet you in person. :) > Seems like this attitude kinda puts a damper on people > exploring their curiosity with regards to the acts at this > event as well... It's almost like you're saying: > "If you have no clue about who's performing, you shouldn't go"- > even if you do have an interest in the music I don't feel that way, but I was quite dissapointed by the different vibe the second year. It was impossible not to be, and I think this is what Cyborg K was originally asking about. The first year was unbelievably exciting - nearly a religious experience for some. No one there knew if it would go off. In the days leading up to the event, there was nearly as much controversy as this year and last year. No one could anticipate how many people would actually show up, or what kind of feeling the festival would have. When I finally arrived, after months of discussing it, it surpassed everyone's expectations. The crowd was so unbelievably diverse. It was like a cross-section of Detroit and its surrounding areas, comingling with travellers from all over the world, together as one, curious or die-hard. In fact, it's the curiosity that felt missing from the second one in a lot of ways. So much of the crowd was Detroit locals, some older families, some people who had seen Derrick may at the MI but couldn't believe he was still DJing, and that something like this could ever happen in Detroit. You only need to review the groovetech footage from the first day of the festival at the CPOP stage, from Minx into Theo Parrish to see what happened. The first festival was diverse in every respect, from ethnicity to age. Children and grandparents all dancing to Theo Parrish's "I Can Take It", etc. After about 1/2 an hour of Theo's magic the place was transformed and that feeling never went away. The second year I arrived with fears of corporate pollution and anger about Carl Craig's dismissal, but I tried to make the best and enjoy myself at what was a phenomenal line-up. However, it never felt the same and it took some severe expectation-adjustment to acclimate to what the festival had changed into. There were phenomenal moments when you could remember what it was like the year before, but there wasn't the pure joy the first festival set free. There were also logistical differences. Some of the stages were simply too crowded to get into, and getting between stages was extrememly hard. There were a lot more people. What did it for me and many others the second year was the after parties. Here, you could reconnect with the underground - you could experience the same feeling that was missing the first year. The Sound Signature party last year was as good as any moment from the first, and there were literally four other parties I would have ran, not walked to. Anyone there will likely tell you this. I would travel to Detroit this year just to attend that party, not even knowing details on other parties to come - but there will surely be too many to chose from. Go for the parties, don't expect a miracle from the crowd at the festival like the first year, and perhaps be happilly surprised by the whole thing. Anyone curious can read my full review of the 2nd year here: http://phonopsia.tripod.com/globetrot.htm Tristan ------------------- http://www.mp313.com <- Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
