the lineup is something that will always make some people unhappy. i think the panel was a good idea (much better than carol/pcm picking artists).
my problem with the whole thing is this: if the festival is the *detroit electronic music* festival, how come i can't walk into a tent and buy an ersatz audio record? and i have doubts about the integrity of someone who claims to be a fan of the music and then uses it to help huge corporate sponsors reach their market audience. that should be a small part of the festival, not the main focus. (no pun intended) btw: does anyone know who the music retailer is down there this year? i know record time is not doing it. ani : : -----Original Message----- : : From: Fred Heutte [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : : Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:29 AM : : To: 313@hyperreal.org : : Subject: Re: [313] metro times article - rant : : : : : : I'm concerned about this idea that this year's lineup just makes the : : DEMF into a "daytime rave." Would it be good to have more experimental/ : : "IDM" in the lineup? Maybe yes -- or maybe not *this* year. : : Maybe *this* : : year it ought to be more about movement and getting your groove on, and : : as a dance-oriented DJ I have *no problem* with defending that point of : : view, which is just as valid as the idea that the more experimental and : : innovative side needs the spotlight. In fact, both viewpoints : : are valid, : : and so in the end moving the center of gravity between them at : : the festival : : from year to year is the right approach. : : : : Again, let's give some credit to Carol Marvin for letting a set of : : experienced people, a Delphi Court if you will, help do the lineup : : selections. Any list will generate complaints and disagreements, but : : I bet when it's all over we will see that this year's lineup has its own : : merits, because the reality is, at the literal end of the day, the music : : is more powerful than anyone's agenda. : : : : If Carol Marvin had picked some sidekick to select the lineup : : in secret, : : and they had the typical aspirations to being a self-anointed : : Big Wheel in : : musical inner circles -- which is how this sort of thing : : usually goes -- : : then we would have plenty of reason to kick back. Instead, : : what we got is : : an admirable group of selectors, followed by a predictably incompetent : : implementation of the recommended list by PCM. And even so, : : the lineup is : : going to showcase some great music. : : : : (Sooner or later, though, the city has to face up to the fact : : that you can't : : burn everyone in town and keep the festival going. The : : comments from Kevin : : Saunderson ought to make *everyone* sit up and pay serious attention.) : : : : In the end, though, Carl's quote at the end of the MT article is exactly : : right. He had the vision all along: the festival should be *everyone's* : : festival. And so far, no matter what Carol Marvin may think, : : it still is. : : : : phred : : : : : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
