On Tue, Sep 05, 2006 at 09:48:48AM -0500, kent williams wrote: > Laurent Guarnier started coming to Detroit a long time ago, and is a > huge fan of detroit techno.
Knowing Garnier personaly for a while (since 1995 when booked him to DJ around here - funded with own money and health! - Organized a couple of tours here for him since then, visited his place in Paris, etc...), I am aware of his interest in Detroit. > Bone has great stories about Laurent > DJ'ing without monitors at sketchy Detroit parties back then. Agreed. Similar stories when he was around here. IMHO, he is a great DJ, great technique, but not that great taste. > And as > for Aretha and Iggy, why wouldn't he know about them? Never tried to judge "who's 'Detroit' enough". My point is: this "History of Detroit" CD and his Retrospective CD sound like a commercial opportunity, without much musical value (not discussing the tracks themselves, they can be found elsewhere). It is only a personal opinion I would like to share (maybe a bit overemphasized last post, sorry!). > I'm from Iowa, so I don't think I can judge who's 'Detroit' enough, > any more than, say, a guy from Brazil. I do know that whether you Hey! Am I the only one feeling some prejudice here? Why should the place someone is from matter??? Dont understand why you are mentioning this fact. > like Laurent's music or not -- and he's hit or miss for me -- his > hearts in the right place. I disagree. Peace. G -- Guilherme Menegon Arantes, PhD Sao Paulo, Brasil ______________________________________________________
