I don't think that Detroit Techno (I'm not sure how to do that little
registered mark so this will have to do) has been surpassed by "the
future". I do believe that it is still of and for the future considering
that so many people have yet to hear Detroit Techno (of which there are
many sounds). Take UR's new "Inspired" EP. I played a sample of it for a
friend and he said, paraphrasing here, "That's like - totally new - I don't
think I've ever heard anything like that before."
Currently, I'm trying to hunt down releases on Plink Plonk - which as far
as I'm concerned might as well been a Detroit label. There is so much music
on that label that has never been made like that before and rarely is made
like that now but for lots of people that I know - it would be hard for
them to get their heads around it. Detroit Techno for me is what tech-house
*used* to be - innovative and explorative. When I hear Mills' Apollo - I
feel like I'm riding on a space probe. It puts me out there.
>has the future envisioned by the original Detroit Techno® generation
passed us by?
Not sure - what exactly *is/was* this future? Are we talking about flying
cars or equality? We have neither still so I'd say that no, it hasn't
passed us by at all.
Old Detroit style techno like Derrick May and Carl Craig used to make will
still f*ck you up like no other.
What is really cool is that I'm seeing more and more essays and books about
the city of Detroit that describe it as the ultimate city of the 20th
Century and still others who are writing about how Detroit, if allowed to
grow in an organic manner, could have a rebirth like no other city in
America. I'll find my sources and send them to you if you like.
MEK
sean deason
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05/04/02 02:44 PM
Please respond to
seandeason
that reminds me of the question I wanted to ask Jeff Mills at the
Submerge/Metropolis showing (but unfortunately the Q&A period was dominated
by some clown with a big mouth and small brain): is Detroit Techno® still
music of and for the future or is it now considered "retro" to make Detroit
style techno? has the future envisoned by the original Detroit Techno®
generation passed us by? When people ask me what kind of music I'm making
these days I tell them "old Detroit style techno like Derrick May and Carl
Craig used to make." I think if the future has indeed passed us by, then
it's time we went Back to the Future. Anyone feel the same way or is it
just me?
sean "old school g.e.d. receipient" deason
glyph1001 wrote:
> I would believe that alot of comic book/superhero fans are into Techno
> or may have played a role in the creation of Techno music because of the
> fantasy and romanticism of superheros and the pining for space travel
> and anything to do with Futurism. So in that sense, I'm not surprised.
> Actually I think its cool. :-)
>
> g.
>
> Mxyzptlk wrote:
>
> > At 09:21 AM 5/4/2002, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> hmmmmmmmmm detroit relevance...let me think...if only the director
> >>> were from
> >>> Detroit or something.....
> >>
> >
> > (to make matters worse/risking the ire of the 'purists', I would ask:)
> >
> > How many of you would 'fess up to being/have been comic book
> > fanciers/collectors/followers? I ask because I have a feeling there's
> > more overlap than some may anticipate; music geeks are geeks looking
> > for an obsession (from personal experience anyway). I know when I was
> > young I had hefty bags upon bags full of comix...early Marvel
> > (Spiderman, Daredevil, FF, X-Men, Dr. Strange, Avengers, etc., etc)
> > and D.C. I used to spend my weekly allowance on them. My guess is
> > that many of you know the origin of my email "handle" from other
> > sources than Saturday morning cartoons of yore. It's pretty amazing
> > how many former comic book junkies populate email music lists.
> > jeff
> >
> >
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