Nah, he was playing in a line up of many international acts, which meant the price was about $80. I saw him for the second time a couple of years ago when he played a 3 hour techno set followed by a 3 hour house set. I only witnessed the techno set and it was pretty darn sweet.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:35 PM Subject: Re: (313) Techno on the otherside .. NZ > That's a shame, the city that really misses out is Adelaide. No > wonder they're all moving here! > > Kenny Larkin is touring in May. I have heard rumours of Jimmy Edgar. > > Did you not see Stacey in Perth? > > On 27/04/2006, at 12:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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: <[email protected]> > >> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > >
