To paraphrase the first paragraph of his statement: "For a long time obS/EAR existed as an entity which assisted in marketing EU artists and beyond into the US... I have decided to make a major change... I have decided that I am going to begin looking inward. This means that this collective of artists will remain tied to the American scene and American DJs... I cannot sit by any longer and watch what was created here in the States get redone and sold back to us at import prices. Yet, we have made an exception with [Steve Rachmad and the Advent]"
This - alongside the much more succinct headline - makes it exceptionally clear that EAR is no longer going to book EU artists, bar the two stated exceptions, as it now considers itself to be tied to the American scene. I don't think we need to do any more quibbling about the actual substance of the statement. Brendan > -----Original Message----- > From: Stoddard, Kamal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 October 2004 17:59 > To: 'Hardie, Nick' > Cc: 313 List (E-mail) > Subject: RE: (313) [Fwd: FW: EAR techno declaration of an EU boycott and > an END TOEUROPEAN insourcing of TECHNO MUSIC] > > > but surely to reply to an insinuation made in the subject or the > footer and disregard the explicitly personal nature of the entire > message body is not a way to gain an understanding of his > motives. and all replies have been to the nature of his motives. > just think there's a lot of smoke being blown about when the fire > ain't that hot yet.
