I'm a newbie to this list. After lurking for a week, this my first post (in years... I'll explain some below). I'm a little surprised at this thread. To me, electro is so much a part of the fabric of Detroit -- the foundation for ghetto-tech, etc. Anyway, two cents on nice electro: 1. Hashim - "Al Naafiysh (The Soul)" -- Already mentioned, but worth emphasizing. 2. Twilight 22 - sure, "Electric Kingdom," but also "Siberian Nights" 3. Any of several cuts by Newcleus. "Jam In It," may be familiar, but check out "Computer Age (Push The Button)," "Jam On Revenge," and "Destination Earth (1999)." A lovely cassette, that was. Rhino has a four part "Street Jams: Electric Funk" series that is fantastic. I don't think I've seen this mentioned here. Tracks that make me cry (or at least still give me goose bumps once in a while): 1. "Clear," Cybotron. I can't decide between a bunch of Juan Atkins things, so why not one of the most important songs ever created in Detroit in any genre (IMO, based in part because it stood up to so much late night airplay)? 2. "Octagon/Octahedre," Basic Channel. 3. "Trans-Europe Express." Kraftwerk. Also, "Numbers/Computer World 2." About me: I was really plugged in eight years ago. I was a card-carrying member of the Midnight Funk Association as a tyke. At my height, I had accompanied Morgan Geist to one of the Packard parties (before he got famous) and I had blabbed an awful lot on mw-raves. I do believe I even met the Marmoset. But then my career sent me to the electronica purgatory of Utica, N.Y. and I lost touch. I'm in Rochester, N.Y. now. I was able to check out DEMF last month on a visit to the folks. Inspired, I signed back up here. And I have a lot of catching up to do. Anyway, greets. A final note: Anyone have an .mp3 of Mojo doing his MFA rap? (I'll bet someone does). I would die for that. The significance of the whole thing eluded me when I was 12 and taping songs off his show. Back then, radio seemed to suck less. JOHN KOHLSTRAND ROCHESTER, N.Y. USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, I don't know Mark Gage, but I hear through the grapevine that his neighborhood is trendier than mine.
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