> -----Original Message----- > From: seek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 March 2006 12:20 > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) Frankie Bones > > Frankie isn't a god, and his site definitely fluffs up his resume, but > he certainly was an important figure in dance music in the 80s, well > *before* raves. > He made great tracks and remixes with Tommy Musto, and his own tracks > - eg. the Bonesbreaks series - were in the crates of every dj worth > their salt. > And that's in the mid/late 80s, and not 'techno' tracks, either.
I'm aware of some of that stuff but so far at least it's not been my thing. Fair enough if it was important at the time but it's never made an impression on me. > Frankie's pushed the limits: he owned a record store, a label, his > rights; he promoted huge parties, keeping the ball rolling in the dark > daze of the early 90s. He dj-ed parties large and small: he was an > ambassador for electronic dance music, and he *did* spin all around > the US and Europe. > Donald's a playboy, and content with being a 'star'. Nice guy, good > dj, but not fair to compare with Frankie. > Frankie's way more than just a dj and his importance to electronic > dance music and dance music culture is far more widespread than than > of Donald Glaude's, who is a decent, albeit flashy dj and a helluva > nice guy. > > There's a scene in a tape from a dance music video series from 91/92 > with some B'lyn kids at rave (can't recall the name of the vid > series), talking about how if not for Frankie Bones' techno music and > the Stormraves scene, they'd be jerks and bullies but because of his > music, they'd learned be chill, and to enjoy dance music. And to > dance. Perhaps Scott Henry is a better comparrison than Donald Glaude, and I'm not trying to say that Frankie Bones hasn't done more than both Scott Henry and Donald Glaude put together, but if you talk to people in D.C. they will say the same things about Scott Henry. I know you hadn't seen my last message when yours came through, and I take everything you're saying on board. I'm not trying to hate for no reason, I just don't see why he should matter to me as an artist. Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.2/274 - Release Date: 03/03/2006
