Well, it must have something to do with his long-lasting relationship with Lost. I mean he's been playing there for over a decade, and even did things like that first Space Bass @ Bridge & Tunnel for £5 entry, so it must (at least partially) be due to the strength of the relationship. How many Detroit promoters have been throwing parties that would book Jeff Mills (consistently) over the last ten years? The same is almost as true of Rob Hood (who actually lives in Detroit rather than splitting time between Chicago and Berlin), no? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Lost must be one of the longest-running parties in the world (if not the longest at almost 14 years) that cater to Detroit techno.
Tristan *** Right on T. I say for all it's faults (most of them fairly recent) it really ought to be recognized that Lost has played a major role in keeping a segment of 'Detroit' music alive - at least by flying a flag, but also by actually funding the producers of it with regular gigs (at I believe sensibly competitive fees). Don't forget Atkins, and of course May. The problem Lost must confront now of course, is that many of us punters and the generation of DJs we grew up with, are getting on. We won't be able prop Lost up forever (sooner or later most of us succumb to the wife/kids syndrome - I said syndrome! ;-). Or at least, corporate/career life starts to make more and more demands on our time, or some other type of responsibility does. Nor will the same thing which kept us up all night necessarily keep doing that for a crowd which might visit the institution in 5 years time, let alone ten years time. Obviously, fresh blood and new ideas are becoming imperative. Till then, I can't say I won't be back there soon because I know I will. And I'll enjoy it most likely. Ken
