Introductions.
I’m Denise Dalphond. I wrote my dissertation on Detroit techno and house music
in 2014 after spending three years doing research and conducting interviews
with techno kings and queens in Detroit. I write about music and activism at
schoolcraftwax.work. I’ve published a lot about Detroit electronic music. My CV
is on my website.
In 2006, I organized and led the Roots of Techno conference at Indiana
University. Panelists were Theo Parrish, Terrence Parker, Rick Wilhite,
Marcellus Pittman, Minx, Mike Clark, Cornelius Harris, and two rad people from
the Detroit Historical Museum.
The Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University is
where the video recordings of the conference are housed, as well as my research
materials and interview recordings.
I was co-founder if the Detroit Sound Conservancy with Carleton Gholz.
Together, we hosted educational tours of Submerge, created the Dan Sicko
scholarship for new Detroit journalists, and made plans for cultural
preservation in Detroit music culture.
I often make sure no one is being racist, but that’s been near impossible on
this listserv. They think I’ll stop.
I don’t make music because my time is full with my three kids and everything
else. I’m not a DJ because I would forget and start dancing and make the needle
jump. I do want to play on a modular synth someday.
Thanks for joining this listserv!
Denise Dalphond
> On Oct 20, 2018, at 07:38, Matt Deegan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> With that in mind I reckon I should introduce myself.
>
> My name is Matt Deegan and I'm an electronic music producer from the UK with
> a focus on techno. I've been involved in music in various forms over the
> years starting as a jazz double bassist and more recently moving to techno,
> using analogue electronic gear to produce on. I specialise in improvised
> electronic music trying hard to tastefully fuse elements of jazz into my
> sound.
>
> I've become interested in the origins of techno and so started reading books
> on and around the subject, and through that reading I found Hyperreal. I
> think there is a large proportion of techno fans who have no idea where or
> how it started, or are misinformed. I was definitely one of them, and,
> although I still have a lot to learn, I now feel I have some grounding in how
> it all began. I'm really interested in learning more and this feels like a
> decent place to do it so. Any resources people can recommend will be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> As I said I am interested in understanding the origins of the music, but at
> the same time I am also interested in supporting musicians trying to push the
> boundaries of the genre. I am a schooled jazz musician and composer and,
> although I am passionate about the music, I'm still trying to wrap my head
> around exactly why I love it so much. There is something fundamental within
> it I can't quite put my finger on which intrigues me. Before I started
> reading about techno's history I though my musical journey was unusual, but
> have since realised it isn't as unusual as I thought. This realisation has
> helped me focus my sound and produce the work I'm most proud of, which proves
> to me understanding the history of the music is extremely important.
>
> I could probably ramble on all day on the subject, but I'll leave it there.
> There are links below to my stuff if anyone is interested, otherwise I look
> forward to your reading what you write.
>
> Best wishes,
> Matt
>
>
> I work under the pseudonym Epistrophe Smith, here's some links to my stuff...
> Main site: www.epsmith.net
> An online ambient music project using an algorithm to never be the same
> twice: http://neverendingalbum.myl2mr.com
>
>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:15 AM kent williams wrote:
>> For some reason we've had a bunch of new subscribers. I guess that is a
>> challenge to us old timers to, uh, generate some compelling content.
