Re: [313] Fabulous Ruins of Detroit

2000-06-30 Thread George M. Smiley
It isn't to imply that the place is dead, just that there is an architectural memory of things that no longer exist. Like all those poor elm trees felled by Dutch elm disease. Sadly, Detroit as the City of Trees exists no more. Unlike some of the other problems something can be done about this

Re: (313) BMG and Sony

2000-01-18 Thread George M. Smiley
That's the way a company shows profit--fire folks, drop artists, increase your own pay, but at a percentage that won't make shareholders freak out. Bertelsmann isn't a publically traded company. The only 'shareholders' in this case are two non-profit foundations and the Mohn family (which

Re: (313) test for bouncing

1999-09-29 Thread George M. Smiley
holly.c.macdonald-korth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry guys... was receiving doubles... testing for bouncing Sirius.com was resubmitting undeliverable 313 messages. I believe the problem has now been taken care of although there may be a few repeats still stuck in the Hyperreal.org mail queue.

Re: (313) why 21st is japan only

1999-09-17 Thread George M. Smiley
i read a VERY interesting brief interview with Jeff Mills in an obscure magazine (i forgot the name). In the interview he states that his reasons behind why From the 21st is a Japan-only release are intentional. Jeff explains that he thinks different cultures and nations need a chance to

Re: (313) why 21st is japan only

1999-09-17 Thread George M. Smiley
true. but how many other huge media entities have released records from Jeff Mills, Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson? Sony Japan is at least blessed with some taste. Oh I'm not discounting Sony, I'm discounting the idea that releasing a CD via Sony Japan will somehow bring

Re: (313) why 313?

1999-09-11 Thread George M. Smiley
Yeah ...Good Question! I love history lessons! I could use a good 'Back in the days when... type of story from some of you historians out there. wait a sec... lemme get all comfy now... Okay ready Sorry to let you down, but it was picked from a short list of suggestions because

Re: (313) why 313?

1999-09-11 Thread George M. Smiley
the 313 list is all about Detroit/detroit music and things that can be related to detroit and detroit music. (and not just detroit *techno* as some might think, but detroit *music*). Umm, no, this list is strictly about Detroit techno with an strong emphasis on the artists themselves. The

RE: (313) understand, but...

1999-09-04 Thread George M. Smiley
Sanderson Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ok, i know and understand all that. [...] From: Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Sanderson Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (313) making tracks dj'ing. Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 01:22:11 +0800 Hey! [...] Just a reminder please make an