Seconded - Great to read the words of the man himself. The more I find out about UR, the stranger it seems.
"We don't make music in search of fame and fortune. We make it when we feel like it. That can be extremely frustrating for artists on the label." Who is the 'we' in this quote? Doesn't this seem circular? It's the artists who make the tunes, and they put them out when they feel like it - no problem, yeah? There's other strange stuff detailing the internal politics of UR, but I don't want to over-analyze my heroes. It's just...interesting to think about how things go down internally in UR. This warms the heart though: "If you're an assault DJ, we feel you got skills, manners, respect..." The fact he mentions "manners" - man, who the f*ck else in 'dance' music ever talks about manners? Total respect to the man. I'm sure such things are the secret of longevity. Timeline is so exciting, it strikes me as a real futuristic project, live Hi Tech Soul. The benefit gig on the 31st is sure to be a night to remember. Get that set on Soulseek someone pleeeease!! Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Matt MacQueen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 May 2004 16:56 To: Alex Bond; 313 Subject: Re: (313) Mike Banks interview - nice > http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=6275 > > so, that'll be thanks to the ol' technotourists............. Thanks for posting this link to 313, what a great story! I encourage everyone into detroit techno to read this one... Well-researched. So few writers get it right. Mike has always been about giving back to the community and supporting the grass roots efforts of creativity and achievement with the detroit youth, it's good to see him recognized as more than an 'elusive producer' in the (local) press. Nation 2 Nation, -- Matt MacQueen http://SonicSunset.com
