I guess I approach this from standpoint of worldside music I just dont see a big racial element in techno.
I've seen every kind and color of person at clubs and parties and everyone is cool with each other. I also have limited from a production/live show standpoint, and I think the whole scene is very easygoing in general. I'm sorry to clash with the list, but this seems so far from what I experience, I find it hard to believe. I CAN believe it though ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 2:19 AM Subject: Re: [313] Regarding Business > > >> dont you fools > >> know that the music knows no color? > > This is a lovely idealistic thought but you really can't isolate music in > some kind of poetic vacuum. The music is a product of a certain cultural, > social and economic hegemony and the circumstances determine whether it is > heard or not and by whom. This affects people of colour making music, women > making music, musicians in Second or Third World countries..... There is > incredible cutting-edge hip-hop style music coming out of South Africa but > how many of us get to hear it? Instead this music is 'ghettoised' as 'World > Music' or not disseminated at all. > > The thing is, by building support, some people can to a point intervene in > this paradigm and I think many techno types have done this - look at how UR > brilliantly handled the Rolando/Jaguar situation! Genius. In a pop paradigm > I feel in different ways Madonna and Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott really > flipped the script for female artists. > > Juan has spoken of these issues in other interviews and he is always matter > of fact about them. I personally feel there is validity to his > arguments/heard some interesting things. But whether you agree or not, why > can't we discuss them without getting personal? > > Actually I have forgotten what the original debate was about! > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
