Since Matt has so kindly pointed out the livejournal aspect of the
313 this AM, I'll reveal the moment of shame that begins my
association with 313 music.
Name: Marc Christensen
Age: 35
Born: Baltimore.
Lived: Detroit '72-'01. Victoria, BC, Canada '01-present.
First 313 experience: participating in a 1985 high school dancefloor
sit-down to protest the Jit content of some whack DJ who was supposed
to be the sh*t. There was supposed to be alt-mod-new wave-italo
content, but no, it seemed like the DJ just wanted to play hip hop,
and scratch things together way too fast. That DJ was Jeff Mills,
and he bitterly recalls this experience in a mid-90's interview.
Sorry, Jeff. IIRC, it would have been at Redford High, or something
like that.
Made up for waking up on the wrong side of the 313 by: visiting Alan
Oldham's ancient WAYN-FM radio studio for further New Wave guidance
during '85 and '86. There's irony for you.
Track that still does it all: It Is What It Is.
Track that goes even further: Red Planet 1: A2. Lost Transmission
from Earth. A kicker at 45rpm, but at 33 it goes beautifully
downtempo with DEE-EEE-EEEEP bass, and Cleaver's voice is perfectly
distorted.
Favorite 313 memory: DEMF 1, Sunday Morning (okay, early afternoon),
Saunderson kickin' out a glorious gospel-tinged set in the sunshine
at the main stage. I dance almost the whole set with my two-year-old
son on my shoulders.
Of all the 313 events I've missed, I would have wanted to be here:
Sunday Brunch at that One X place on Michigan Ave just downtown from
the Michigan Gallery (now Zeitgeist). Mostly because I heard it was
kid-friendly, outside in the sunshine, and walking distance from
home. A lost opportunity.
Favorite club: I'll be able to answer this question a bit better in
six weeks' time, after visiting the D again. Clubs in or near
Corktown will be favored, since I'll be able to stumble home from
them without endangering anyone on the road. In-town suggestions for
the week of July 2-8, and July 28-August 4 warmly welcomed.
