I think my point was a bit overlooked. I think the problem everyone has is that in Europe people have a genre they call "Black" music. Try replacing "Black" music with "Polka" and see if what you think Robotnick was trying to say seems as offensive.
I'm not a particularly big fan of R&B, so if I said "R&B has not influenced my music in anyway" it would not be offensive, it would be a matter of personal taste. But what if the name for R&B where I was from is "Black" instead of "R&B"? Now, I think refering to all music made by African-Americans as "Black" music is insensitive, but you would need to change the racial outlook of millions of Middle-aged Europeans, first. I also was snot privy to the original conversation that started this thread, so maybe I'm over-simplifying it. It's just my 2ยข. e > > Probably not to be honest. But if you play and create music that is > heavily rooted in one culture and then you say you don't like the music > from that culture - it's weird. > > MEK > > Todd Sines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/28/2006 11:35:14 AM: > >> I wonder if I'd be equally criticized if I said I didn't like "white >> music" [which, when it comes to dance music, I usually don't...] >> >> >> +odd >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> >> He also doesn't speak very good English. >> > >> > I imagined that this was a contributing factor. Still, the thing >> about > not >> > liking blue notes in music begs a futher explanation. >> > >> > Black music in Italy maybe be thought of differently than black music > in >> > the US or UK but musicians are musicians and blue notes are blue notes >> > regardless of where they are from. Saying you hate blue notes in music > just >> > seems poorly thought our OR expressed when the music you play contains > it. >> > I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but it leaves me with "???" >> over > my >> > head. >> > >> > MEK >> > >> > >> > > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > cs.com > >> > > To >> > 07/28/06 09:31 AM 313@hyperreal.org > >> > > cc >> > > >> > > Subject >> > (313) robotnik dj style? > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Everybody, >> > >> > Try not to get too mixed up about a statement like that. It's not > uncommon >> > for people in some European countries, like Italy and Germany, to >> refer > to >> > a particular style of music as "Black" music. Whatever kind of music > that >> > is is a very loose genre, but it usually refers to Hip-Hop, Soul, >> Funk, >> > etc. If Robotnick says he doesn't like playing "Black" music, it > probably >> > means he doesn't like Sister Sledge and "We Are Family" or 50 Cent. > He's >> > not a racist, or proably saying anything racist. He's just a 55 year > old >> > man from the kind of not racially sensitive country that would define >> a >> > musical genre as "Black". >> > >> > I've spent a reasonable amount of tiume with the guy and I can tell >> you >> > with some certainty that he is not some kind of kooky White > Supramatist. >> > He's a very sweet, nice guy who is very opinionated about Espresso. He >> > also doesn't speak very good English. >> > >> > As for his live set: it does both of what you would want. He plays new >> > electro/techno stuff as well as performs a few of hits live. Usually, > he >> > plays "Dance Boy Dance", "Problems...", and one or two others. His >> show > is >> > very fun and high energy and I'm certain most people on lthis list >> will >> > enjoy it. >> > >> > e >> > >> > Scatalogics >> > 205 15th Streeet #A7 >> > Brooklyn, NY 11215 >> > >> > www.scatalogics.com >> > "Talent Copes but Genius Steals" >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Todd Sines >> director >> + SCALE : http://www.scale.gs/ >> +1.646.330.4873 studio >> 195 Chrystie St. #403A, NY, NY 10002 >> ////////////////////////////////////// >> connecting the space between + within. > >
