I'm with Katrin on this... I think Derrick's pretty up to date on music and culture in general. He's into everything. In Nov/Dec when he toured here he was loving OutKast. Working on the festival has really spurred him to listen to all kinds of things. Not everyone who is in techno just listens to techno. At the Movement afterparty he played several fresh whites too, for example. Sure he's opinionated, hey, aren't we all here ;), but I think he enjoys pushing buttons, and arousing debate either way. I am sure he'd think that story was a success on the basis of that. I don't think he's arrogant, there's many sides to a person, people change. He's probably the only interviewing artist who ever bothers to ask the name of the interviewer, and find out about them and their interests, which I know has disarmed a lot of people. I agree personally with what he says on the Bush admin and I have similiar quotes from other artists, it's an expression of anger or frustration. But, hey, who turns down free records. ;)
---------- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May quote and the Death of Techno >Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 9:14 PM > > > Yussel wrote> >>i've often assumed that derrick doesn't pay much attention to the newer >>generation (he'll claim that no one young ever approaches him- and maybe >>that's true), but its ridiculous to proclaim techno dead, simply because >>his particular style (and fame?) is dwindling. >>This has been a watershed year for techno artists and records and albums. >>i won't even start naming names, but we all know its there. >>Matthew Dear gets coverage in Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, the >>kid lives an 8 minute drive from Bellvue and Derrick says there's no new >>generation!? >>Maybe he honestly doesn't feel the new stuff. Or maybe he's honestly just >>not aware of it. Or maybe he's being cranky. >>I seriously think I need to send Derrick a care package of new releases. >>Shall we compile a 313-list new techno artists CD for him? > > This is a great post. and maybe someone should send him some stuff. I > always wonder if derrick does check all the new records. I too can't work > out whether he's feeling the new stuff or not. From the c**p rent-a-quote > comments he comes out with, I really can't believe he does. Like you said > though, he might just not be feeling it at all. > > It has been a great year for techno, but I tell you what, I know for a fact > that 2004 will see better music coming from techno people. honestly. some > of the stuff I'm hearing on cd-r's is just head and shoulders above what > came out last year, really really strong quality stuff. > > here's a weird one though. Alot of stuff I've heard that will be out in > 2004, blows away anything derrick put out on transmat lately - head and > shoulders above it. so maybe that makes me think he isn't looking properly. > > I wish he wasn't so f**king arrogant though, he comes across as a right > twat. I kind of thought that after john osselars interview too. a shame, as > he's someone I've always held up as a bit of a hero, and someone I always > will. > > so, anyway, back to the point.... > > I'm gonna send him a cd. > > alex > > _________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------- End of message text -------------------- > > This e-mail is sent by the above named in their > individual, non-business capacity and is not on > behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. > > PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming > e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and > telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you > give your consent to such monitoring > > >
