well yes and no, it would be nice to see those names in the top 100 than say ur lisa lashes or john 00 flemming in my opinion..
> I think it's well cheeky of them to do that - if people want to vote, they > will. > And who cares about some sh!tty rag's top 100 anyway? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 August 2005 12:50 > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: (313) What Do We Think Of This? ( DJ Mag Poll) > > > I'm forwarding a mail-out from the Retrovert mailing list. It's fairly > self-explanatory. > > Would anyone consider voting? > > Ken > > ******************** > > Every year DJ magazine compiles a top 100 list of the supposed best dj´s > around, yet it rarely features any techno at all. The top 100 may not seem > important, you may not like DJ mag and you probably already know who your > favourite dj´s are..get to see them often and don´t need to stroke their > ego by voting for them. The reason it is important is that the list is > seen globally as¨official¨, as the real people/party goers´ choice. By > techno having little or no representation in the top 100 the profile of > the trance and pop dj´s that make up most of the list just gets bigger > while the techno scene keeps getting smaller, slipping further into > obscurity. > As the club scene continues to spread around the world it will forever be > dominated by the same few select DJ´s if they are the only ones that are > ever mentioned in the magazines. New scenes and new clubs will never get > to hear about anything but the obvious names, and music styles like > techno, electro, broken beat or electronica will simply never make it to > new places or find new audiences to keep it alive. > > This year though, we´d like to turn things around: Instead of the media > forever brainwashing the readers with the same old names we´d like to put > techno firmly back on the map - and we can do so with your help. So please > take out a couple of minutes of your time and try to get a few more > deserving DJ´s in the top 100 this year: > > http://www.djmag.com/top100-entry-form.php > > We´d also, of course, like to suggest your support for our trusty > residents... > > MARK BROOM > PAUL MAC > BEN SIMS > > Best wishes, the RV´s > www.retro-vert.com > > > ##################################################################################### > Note: > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent > those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. > This email > and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use > of the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received > this email in > error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank You. > ##################################################################################### > > www.midnightbeats.de www.kube72.com www.detroitimpression.com
