Friday, September 13, 2002, 8:21:27 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came: CB> Hmm... this begs a question that i've been pondering for a while... How many CB> (not to forget who) producers/DJ's are religious? I heard the Burden family CB> is Jehova's Witnesses, but who else... And who are the atheists in our CB> midst? .... And I guess since I'm posing the question, I should answer it CB> too... I'm an atheist, but respecting and being interested in religion.
I suppose its ironic for an atheist to have a record coming out on Digital Soul :) To me, "soul" means basic human emotion . . . its that deep-running current of sadness and mortality that makes Detroit techno so sweet, at least to my ear. Anybody can have that kind of soul . . . you've just got filter out the social bullshit around you and find it on your own terms. When emotion is forced into the music, then it ain't soul. Whether you marvel at god's creation or at the sheer scope and chaos of the universe, its still the same emotion you're feeling. The basic feelings expressed by techno music are common to everyone, regardless of worldview. I think its possible to genuinely appreciate Claude Young's "Gates of the Afterlife" even if you don't believe in one. Being atheist isn't something I'd ever stamp on my work . . . that would make about as much sense as randomly listing other things I don't believe in in my liner notes . . . "I'd like to thank my mom, my pop, my sis, and by the way, I don't like pizza" ------------- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
