Dave don't read too much into this, I did say it was only five hours of music not a life mission...
25/7/03 3:39 PM David [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Listen to what actual Detroit DJs play. It isn't only a bunch of Detroit > tracks. For that matter, I think people like Plaslaiko and BMG with his > laptop set are ahead of what most of the older guys do these days. And they > are not any "wave", but they rock. Sure, but lets hear about them and get the mixes up :) > > Detroit music is about attitude and also about an eclectic and international > approach. You have to understand it from the viewpoint of us people who are > stuck in this sh*thole of the midwest. You should try Sheffield or Manchester mate, it where Gods finger stopped when he made this planet man :) >Europe is a very far away place for > us. Americans are not cosmopolitan at all. What's with NYC then, 16 fing bucks for a beer... >So the Detroit style of techno is > about sweet Detroit records in part, sure, but also about getting out of here, > about having an open minded attitude that tries to stay on top of what's > happening on the other side of the ocean even though you are the only person > that has ever heard of it. And the other part about Detroit is, the hardness > and the edginess, if you've actually been there you understand. The softer > moments of Detroit music need to be contextualized with the background of this > edginess. Sometimes I think people overseas create a version of Detroit that > seems a bit less edgy. The waves things was only an idea to help get the music out there, kids want it easy these days, making it harder only cost us bucks... > I think that this whole idea is a bit silly. Thanks, we brits are silly - check Monty Python :) >Why not just play good records? Do that all day long, easy... > How does it help Detroit music for you to make this artificial version of it? ? What by playing records in order for just one night, wish I'd never mentioned it now LOL > On the other hand, if I was in the UK and you had this party, I would come and > drink all your beer. > Yeah right, you never been up north to a drinking party have you? But you are welcome if you think you can hold a gallon, eat a ton of meat and blaze away like a good 'en. Give me a shout if you are ever over or I'll drop you a line when I'm back in Detroit - loser pays the tab... :) md
