So DEMF and Perth have something in common this year - not many Detroit
artists playing
;-)
MEK
"Michael Bramwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/25/2006 09:07:32 PM:
Nice post Simon. Here in Perth West Australia the last times I went out
to
see a good international DJ play was Mills around 2001, Alton Miller in
2002
and Theo Parrish in 2003. Other good people have come to play; just in
the
form of expensive 'festivals' where 95% of the line up is a complete
waste
of money. I have missed a few good Detroit, Chigaco and Compost label
artists but I could count them on one hand.
My first post to this list, hello all.
Michael B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Kong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:58 AM
Subject: (313) Techno on the otherside .. NZ
>
> This post is for everyone having a cry baby about DEMF
>
> ..
>
> Stacey Pullen came to play in Wellington NZ the other week.
>
> By some sheer accident I ended up making a one way 16 hour
> road trip to see him play, and a flight home at 8am.
>
> A good friend also flew in from Sydney for the occasion so
> it was really cool to be connected by Techno.
>
> Mostly I just wanted to say to the list that in some places in
> the world we rarely get to hear Techno. New Zealand has had
> three US producers visit in the last two years.
>
> You may recall me writing in about Carl Craig last year.
>
> I go bug for Techno especially Detroit styles. It is the only music
> that makes me dance like "Sven" hugs or no hugs. It's the only
> music that motivates me to dance at all these days.
>
> Stacey was just brilliant, and I don't care for the politics.
>
> He got on the decks at 2am and was still playing when I had to get
> to the airport at 7am. It was a sonic inspiration for me .. and
was
> twice as cool cause the dance floor was full .. unlike Carl Craig.
wah.
>
> While I can understand the frustrations of the DEMF line up .. I
think
> you need to look at the greater context of what the scene is able
to
> support.
>
> New Zealand has small population, and so a very small Techno scene.
>
> Our ability to foster our own scene, let alone have events or
festivals
> that feature Techno artists is very very limited.
>
> On a global scale Techno is still a very underground sound. Over
here
> where I am sitting . the DEMF does heaps to put Techno on the Map.
>
> Locally .. I would probably be upset as well. However the
opportunity
> still remains to use the focus on the DEMF to raise the awareness
of
> the 313 sound .. and it's affiliations.
>
> I think the Line up is that evil balance between commercial and
true.
>
> However on any given day it's a line up I would very much like to
see,
and
> from a global perspective I think its a very interesting
representation of
> how far the influences of Detroit music have traveled.
>
> I think Detroit heads have a lot of heritage to be proud of, and
while
there
> is obviously a strong local scene that is looking for
representation.
I think
> you have to appreciate that due to the musical foundations of
Detroit
> many people from around the world now share in the positive
influence.
>
> Somehow in the face of all the commercial dance scenes around the
world
> Techno has managed to hold onto it's integrity. The artists listed
are by no
> means heavy hitters in the commercial dance scene. They are a
fairly
gritty
> bunch of left field innovators of electronic sounds.
>
> For all the people that stand in Hart Plaza .. there are as many
people all
> around the world who bring their attention to the goings on in
Detroit.
>
> Promotion is the evil brother of Appreciation, and by all accounts
the
DEMF
> has been a constant battle from day one.
>
> I just want to send love and respect to the Festival and remind
everyone
> having issues with the event, that some of us are still struggling
to
hear
> any sort of Techno once a year.
>
> DEMF does bring global attention. We are listening out here on the
edge.
>
> .simon
>
>
>
>
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