It's not a music history, but it's a book featuring the compositional methods of detroit techno artists.
Seems like a pretty serious academic effort at capturing much of what compositional structures define founding techno, and some cultural comment. It was on the Indiana U press, which I gather is where a lot of the academic work that actually exists on the matter is centered. On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:48 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Haven't read it - what about it? > > "Michael Kuszynski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/09/2008 09:20:22 PM: > >> How about that book "Unlocking the Groove"? >> >> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 4:31 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> > I have to agree with you. The forward thinking "innovation" that was >> > present in techno/house at their beginnings has moved on - it doesn't > exist >> > in the music that is sticking to the original blueprint. >> > What is sort of funny in all of this, for me, is now I'm listening and >> > buying mostly 60s & 70s funk, jazz-funk, soul, etc. and I find more of > that >> > urgency and immediacy in music from 30+ years ago. >> > Most techno from the last three or so years leaves me cold. There's a > lot >> > of "let's do another Basic Channel/Maurizo tune" going on... >> > >> > MEK >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/07/2008 09:55:53 PM: >> > >> >> Most genre's do not last very long before becoming ec=xtinct. I mean >> > disco >> >> only lasted 10-15 years at best. House and techno have been around > over >> >> twenty years. whats left to say? >> >> I can't remember the last time i dj'd and only played house and > techno. >> >> hasn't happend in 4-5 years maybe. >> >> A >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, November 8, 2008 2:40 am, /0 wrote: >> >> > techno is dead. >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Denise Dalphond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > Cc: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> >> >> > Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 4:29 PM >> >> > Subject: Re: (313) Waxpoetics vs In The Basement magazines >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Ethnomusicology!! >> >> >> >> >> >> I think a full on, comprehensive article about major well known >> >> >> Detroit artists and lots of the lesser known artists from the 1970s > to >> >> >> the present would be great to see - I know, crazy high > expectations. >> >> >> >> >> >> Maybe that's why I'm writing my dissertation on this... >> >> >> >> >> >> Denise >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:49 PM, " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I totally have been wanting to see or write myself an article that >> >> >>> isnt a summary of whats out there, thats got new interviews with > key >> >> >>> players of the early 313, and that almost looks at it from an >> >> >>> ethnomusiclogical perspective as well as one that goes through >> >> >>> records, records broken by mojo, radio shows, and the like.. >> >> >>> The glaring omission of a realdeal article about 313 has much in > my >> >> >>> opinion to do with the fact that its still undercover...i mean, a > 313 >> >> >>> dj will get booked in nyc and i dont see any of the people from > the >> >> >>> other techno parties there. also, many of the people who read >> >> >>> waxpoetics intently for the other kinds of articles, at least in > nyc, >> >> >>> partially think that those early 313 names play mostly ibiza > stuff, >> >> >>> imho, even if they have, you know, c2 remix x or dmay or cybotron >> >> >>> record y. >> >> >>> and the vast majority of those people havent seen any of the first >> >> >>> wave 313ers kill it. maybe i'm off, but i dont think so. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Alex >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> Denise Dalphond >> >> >> Ph.D. Candidate >> >> >> Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology >> >> >> Indiana University >> >> >> www.denisedjsdetroit.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> --- >> Michael Kuszynski >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.planerecordings.com >> New York, NY > > -- --- Michael Kuszynski [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.planerecordings.com New York, NY
