although i try to keepoaway from the drama that routinely fires up on the list, i feel i have to add to this one and agree with kj about this off-topic business....
the main reason why i never feel compelled to post is because, like kj said, most posts about techno (or whatever isn't everyones flavour of the month) tend to get ignored, and often interesting posts just get warped into some sort of list-inside-joke. and yes, an awful lot of house does get discussed here... having said that i would like to say that some of my favourite records of this year are (with little comments so as to make this list more informative): 154 - strike: besides the fact that i love every single thing this guy has released, this is just a timeless classic, the music is simply beautiful sleeparchive - elephant island ep: ice cold bleep minimalism, like a cross between sahko and plastikman aroy dee - glow: beautiful music that treads the fine line between house and techno. side b is a superb abstract techno monster. jeff mills - those 3 7": more bleeping nighttime techno. i am really enjoying mill's latest releases; i am re-discovering mills... luciano and serafin - funk excursion: side a only - great long and upbuilding, hipnotic, midtempo.... fab. citymorb music www.citymorb.net | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps: please excuse the hardwax catalogue-like vernacular ;P ----- Original Message ----- From: "kj at technotourist dot org" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 Mailinglist List" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:14 PM Subject: Re: (313) A possible reason for so much off-topic... > > On 10-dec-04, at 14:48, Brendan Nelson wrote: > > > Ultimately, the only statement I'd agree with absolutely is, > > "if there are things you'd like to see discussed more often > > on 313, then start discussions about them". > > Well the problem is that when you try to start a threat about a techno > record people ignore it. The reason that this list is so off-topic > sometimes is not that there seems to more detroit house then techno, > the subscribers are more into house then to techno. Which is fine be me > but if you are not looking for good techno you probably won't find it. > > I have to admit that these ongoing discussions about the latest KDJ > re-re-re-re-re-release or that Theo Parrish cut-up is really boring, > actually it is one of the reasons why i am on and off this list. A > couple of years ago the most reoccurring discussions on here were a) > Jeff Mills is not God, b) Who is Drexciya and c) What is Red Planet. > Lately this has become a) Have you heard the latest KDJ b) have you > heard the latest Theo Parrish c) Who the hell can Alex Bond post so > much. > > And yeah some people do mention new techno records here but if no one > responds to that people stop mentioning them because they think this > lists doesn't care about that. > > > KJ > --- > http://technotourist.org > > >
