> -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 May 2006 21:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: (313) a question regarding DEMF and > the history of Detroit techno > > On 5/19/06, Kent Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the other hand, some artists -- Like Tortoise, and Fat Freddy's > > Drop -- were in the Festival line-up because Carl Craig or > Derrick May > > liked their music. Equally valid IMHO > > i would guess that fat freddy's drop's inclusion also had > something to do with the fact that recloose had already been > working with the singer (dust was on CDr since like 02 or so? > i remember it being listed in someone's top 10 in Straight No > Chaser magazine.....) and was playing the same year. as for > Tortoise, im not sure if there are any other loose > connections or not......
Gilles Peterson has always bigged up Fat Freddy's Drop heavilly (that' how I stumbled on to them) and Recloose toured with them in '03 (that's how I remembered them, and first got to see them tear a place apart). As for Tortoise... Who doesn't like Tortoise? But there are definitely loose connections. Everyone and their mom remixes them. They're more valid (or invalid) of a choice as De La or Mos Def IMO. But who doesn't like De La? I was pleased to get a chance to see them again at DEMF, even though the connection to Detroit techno is about as solid as Donald Glaude. I guess the difference is that Tortoise and De La are just better. But I agree that I'd rather pass any of these globally touring tangential acts up for a chance to see Michael Geiger, Keith Worthy, Patrick Russell, Carlos Soufront, Minx or quite a few other great Detroit DJs that rarely play outside of Detroit at the festival than the tangential acts. Maybe not Fat Freddy's Drop... Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/339 - Release Date: 14/05/2006
