I'd have to agree with most comments so far. And it seems that promoters are deliberately targeting Lost events by staging their own on the same night. It has to be said that Carl Craig and Vladislav delay coincidentally on the 28th are pretty firm competition. As was Farben/Juan Atkins last month. (Although Lost booked Atkins this year and most agreed that he played an electic set). The only reason such promoters are able to do this is because Lost has not occupied the ground which it ought to and taken such 'risks' (as in breaking from the bang-bang, 4/4 norm) itself.
But I would add the odd proviso - For instance, people keep overlooking the Du Kru! OK, they're not everyone's cup of tea. But it does seem odd for folks to complain about wanting something different and then to totally slag off what to me seems a very brave departure on the part of the Lost organisers. Lost has always been a broader church than some are recently giving it credit for - as well as Colin Dale playing straight up house last month we've also been lucky enough to see Weatherall playing his blend of dubby breaks this summer and there have been others this year and all years. Secondly, I think people need to remember that Lost has always been at the forefront of changes in the 'what' and way of Techno: remember Basic Channel and more recently remember New Year's Eve - Also it takes a little while for changes in collective wishes to filter through - think of it as a proto-institution. However, I'm not really about defending the unsupportable, no matter how much of a sentimental attitude I may have towards the thing. So perhaps the time to take note is now Lost boys! k --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
