no you didnt but a lot of people who like techno would like it to be like that
ab -----Original Message----- From: a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 11:22 PM To: Alex Bates Cc: 313 Detroit Subject: Re: (313) Madonna - Detroit > why does it need to stay 'reserved for the cool people'??? Did I say that? On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 11:59 Atlantic/Reykjavik, Alex Bates wrote: > why does it need to stay 'reserved for the cool people'??? > > how long is a piece of string? > > ab > > -----Original Message----- > From: a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:53 PM > To: 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: (313) Madonna - Detroit > > >> for techno to reach a wider audience in the US and beyond we need > > Why must techno reach a wider audience? > > > > On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 02:29 Atlantic/Reykjavik, Cyclone Wehner > wrote: > >> Someone actually wrote to me offlist, saying it's unethical to post >> about a >> non-techno Detroit artist, and I take that point, and felt momentarily >> chastised, but, then again, I feel that in order >> for techno to reach a wider audience in the US and beyond we need to >> see it >> as part of a wider music culture, not isolate it entirely. >> It's interesting >> that, like Motown's HQ, Madonna felt compelled to leave Detroit - >> though, to >> be fair, she was determined to be a dancer not singer - >> whereas the next generation of techno acts (mostly) stayed and now >> Eminem is >> staying. >> That represents a turnaround. Maybe it's generational? Maybe there is >> a >> sense of 'reclaiming' or 'reasserting' Detroit. >> I often wonder if Veronica Electronica, as she once dubbed herself, >> knows >> that the >> 'electronica' she has been recording has antecedents in Detroit. She >> has >> discussed 'techno' in an interview published in Mixmag a few years ago >> - in >> general terms. >> Some industry people are now saying that Detroit is the next music >> hotspot >> like 'Hotatlanta' was in the 90s. I wonder if there is a sense of this >> in >> Detroit? What implications does it have for the electronic scene? >> I admit I am a fan of Madonna's. I think any female who grew up in the >> 80s >> would see her as more than a pop artist. I don't think I would have >> done >> what I've done in life without that kind of role model as a kid. Joan >> Mitchell has accused her of ushering in the manufactured pop star, and >> she >> hrself is now retiring because of the malaise in pop, but I feel >> Madonna was >> more sophisticated. Madonna has wrtten some very brilliant pop. I rate >> Ray >> Of Light, the last albums were uneven, though. >> Incidentally I hear there is an Octave One remix of the new Massive >> Attack >> single. Anyone know anything more? >> >>> Heh, well when was the last time Madonna was IN the Detroit area, and >>> what >>> the hell has she ever done for Detroit? >>> >>> She moved to New York before a lot of 313 subscribers were born... >>> She's my age for gawdsakes (45) though I'll give it up to her for >>> being >>> in better shape than me. >>> >>> Musically my opinion of Madonna is that she sang on a couple of >>> decent >>> Jellybean tracks and did OK, but the rest of her stuff is pretty >>> average >>> pop music. Voicewise, she has about a 7-half step range, and her >>> delivery >>> rarely rises above a jr high glee club level of artistry. >>> >>> If you want a laugh sometime look at the sheet music for 'Music' -- I >>> like >>> the guitar tab, where the verse is G Major, and the Chorus is G >>> Minor. I >>> bet George Gershwin would be jealous... >>> >>> On Sun, 4 May 2003, The REAL Mxyzptlk wrote: >>>> Rochester...Northern (slightly east) suburb. >>>> >>> >> > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/28/2003 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/28/2003 > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/28/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 1/28/2003
