> this coming from someone who plays mostly '80s music > on his radio show. I know your jsut trying to educate > people but that's so typical why not more > minmal techno and early '90s techno?
"mostly" 80's? Really? I think you mean SOME, but definitely the minority. The 80's is decade, not a genre of music man! And I consider myself a student, not a teacher. When you play every single week, for years, you have to mix it up. I play probably 3-10 records from the early 90s in a 60 minute show. But whatever.. I vary it constantly on purpose. You couldn't have known this, but at my station there are also other shows adjacent to mine dedicated to harder or minimal techno for an entire show, so it's not something in my broadcast area I feel needs greater representation, (esp. when I find a lot of new minimal techno boring/lacking). You would have enjoyed our Bleep techno marathon but that would bore me to tears to play it every single week, techno has changed and some of it (gasp) even for the better. And I thought *I* was nostalgic for old techno... yikes BTW - I do appreciate ALL feedback on my show, both negative and positive. Electronic music to me is too large to stay micro-genre or "period" focused. It's just a different philosophy than yours, obviously. Staying up late to hear Mojo playing freeform as a teen inspired me to connect the dots all over the genres/periods... but most DJs don't. A lot of people (maybe even you) can't handle it, they want to keep putting things in boxes that are more comfortable for what they're used to. Consider making a website and posting your own mixes consistently, it's a challenge. You don't need a radio station to have a radio show. Turn that criticism into some ideas and positive energy... fill the need yourself with what you feel is missing. Many people do this instead of complaining about what others freely offer. Bring joy to others with your excellence in nothing but early 90's techno selections. > I disagree, there's always room for improvement especially > if you have a formula that works. Look at all the Detroit > labels trying to sound like the '80s with electro. To me it doesn't sound 80s, that's where we differ. There are influences, sure, but it's not "trying to sound" 80's. > And making such comments about pitch is not considering > this is the 313 list? I think the comment about what pitch is one person's opinion, not some universal mandate. I myself think it's silly, as to do a lot of the mixes I attempt, things have to be pitched way up or down to even pull it off since the tempos are all over the place. > I'm just telling it like I see it. As am I. HIGH FIVE!! Matt MacQueen
