Mark Pritchard of ambient group Global Communication fame has a serious love
for Detroit hip hop. His Harmonic 313 releases sound like the late, great
J-Dilla and Robert Hood got locked in a studio together with Richie Hawtin
and Dan Bell sitting in on occasion. Pritchard created an album that sounds
so much like Detroit hip hop that Guilty Simpson and frequent Dilla
collaborator Steve Spacek sound right at home on the tracks they appeared
on. I found out about his stuff from GC's Fabric mix CD (Fabric 26 - Global
Communication) where I noticed several Detroit hip hop artists in the mix as
well as the Harmonic 313 track Arc Light.
I'll give Pritchard a pass, he does Detroit well.
-Original Message-
From: kent williams [mailto:chaircrus...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 6:04 AM
To: list 313
Subject: Re: (313) As I'm sure most of you heard: Real Scenes: Detroit RA
I would like you to expand on the idea of Detroit being 'hyped.' Do you mean
the stories on US media that come up every few months on slow news days
about the 'sorry plight of detroit' with stock footage of ruins? Or...
What vexes me is musicians who use Detroit as a touchstone without any real
appreciation for the music, or ever having visited. Exhibit A Fedde Le
Grand's Put Your Hands Up For Detroit. And I don't know the guy's music at
all but 'Motor City Drum Ensemble' doesn't seem a good name for a german
producer. OTOH he is from Stuttgart...
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Fred Heutte ph...@sunlightdata.com wrote:
I am more impressed with this Real Scenes piece than I expected to be.
The real story of Detroit is a lot more interesting than the hype, if
you ask me.
fh
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What a wicked, wicked post.
I totally agree. I've sensed the same thing about Mr. Huckaby for a
few years. But of
course, I've not articulated it as well, even to myself.
Ken
--Original Message--
From: Kent Williams
To: Jeff Davis
Cc: 313@Hyperreal. Org
Subject: Re: (313) As I'm sure most of you heard: Real Scenes: Detroit
RA
Sent: 11 Aug 2011 15:43
Mike Huckabee's educational work is amazing. He's a guy that, unlike
many of his peers in Detroit, stayed in Detroit and dedicated himself
to keeping it a vital center for musical innovation. He did it, I
believe, at a personal cost. If all he cared about was making money
and becoming famous, he could easily have moved to Berlin, gotten a
good booking agent, and hooked up with European labels. I don't mean
to criticize the people who have taken that path -- if it works for
them it's fine -- but there's no denying that moving away changes
their music.
Instead he's stayed true to the city, true to his own music, and
perfected the art of DJing. And he's taken direct action to help the
young people of Detroit, who face serious obstacles to finding a place
in the world.
I admire a lot of Detroit musicians, and certainly isn't alone in his
commitment to Detroit. In particular Underground Resistance and
Submerge have demonstrated a deep and sustained commitment to the
people of Detroit. There are others but to list them is to risk
leaving someone out.
What really makes me return again and again to the music that comes
out of Detroit isn't a particular style, it's the deep, clear-eyed
emotion and soul that infuses the best Detroit music. Music can point
to itself, it can reflect listeners' aspirations back on them, it can
start a party. Or music can do all that, and point up and out of
itself. It can make you think about the world in a different way.
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Jeff Davis j...@jeffreyjdavis.com
wrote:
I left this vid having even more respect for huckabee than I did
before
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