Go metroplex -----Original Message----- From: Marsel // Nomorewords.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 22 December 2004 8:16 PM To: 313 Subject: Re: (313) definitive detroit track?
the sites forcefield and twoplayer once did a big poll where all members could enter their top 5 ever the audio mix should be somewhere as well 10) kenny larkin - tedra (warp) - 6 votes 10) underground resistance - illuminator (ur) - 6 votes 10) infiniti - game one (metroplex) - 6 votes 09) rhythim is rhythim - strings of life (transmat) - 7 votes 09) underground resistance - final frontier (ur) - 7 votes 08) r tyme - r theme (transmat) - 8 votes 07) underground resistance - jupiter jazz (ur) - 9 votes 06) underground resistance - hi tech jazz (ur) - 10 votes 05) model 500 - no ufo's (metroplex) - 11 votes 05) model 500 - night drive (metroplex) - 11 votes 04) underground resistance - journey of the dragon (ur) - 12 votes 04) rhythim is rhythim - it is what it is (transmat) - 12 votes 03) 69 - desire (infonet/planet e) - 13 votes 02) rhythim is rhythim - icon (buzz/transmat) - 15 votes 01) carl craig - at les (buzz/planet e) - 18 votes -- Nomorewords.net Bentinckstraat 66-2 1051 GN Amsterdam The Netherlands fax +31-20-486-9624 ----- Original Message ----- From: "fwdthought" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:13 PM Subject: (313) definitive detroit track? > Yes, 'At Les' is a serious classic. If I were to make a 10 track mix CD, > demonstrating what electronic music and Detroit Techno in specific was... > 'At Les' would be on that disk....but hold on....what if you could ONLY > choose ONE track to demonstrate your love of Detroit Techno and it's all > consuming power?....what would that be? Yes, I know there are SO > many...but, you can only choose one... > By default, would you be compelled to choose 'Strings of Life' as it has > arguably become kind of the Detroit Techno ambassador to the world? > Or...how deep are you willing to go?...at the risk of alienating a > potential convert... > > For me, I'd be handing out copies of 'It Is What It Is' like a priest > giving out holy communion to all those wanting to be saved. (No Catholic > jokes please.) > > Ok, ok..I know I said only one...but I'd have to sneak in 'Jupiter Jazz' > ...and those that could handle 'G force' would get that upside they hedz! > > On second thought, yeah- nevermind- this is fruitless- as I stare at my > wall of CDs and mix disks- just too much good stuff to haggle over. Forget > I even said anything. Let's just exchange holiday greetings for the next > few days instead. > > Best. > > Louis > >
