Saying you hate blue notes in music but play (and made) the type of music
he does is contrary though.
MEK
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/28/2006 12:07:44 PM:
> 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
>
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> >
> > 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:
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> >> >> 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
> >> >
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> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > cs.com
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> > To
> >> > 07/28/06 09:31 AM 313@hyperreal.org
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> > cc
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> > Subject
> >> > (313) robotnik dj style?
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> >> > 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"
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
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