Depends if you're inside or outside though mate. If you're inside you can't compete with Auckland weather...
-----Original Message----- From: fab. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 27 April 2006 2:21 a.m. To: 313@hyperreal.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (313) Techno on the otherside .. NZ LOL but perth has by far better weather ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: Re: (313) Techno on the otherside .. NZ > > > > > 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/324 - Release Date: 25/04/2006 > > This e-mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.
