Re: BRAND NEW COVID-19 EP Vinyl
Not sure if this NDATL Covid edition, ft. John Dixon, has been shared yet https://www.discogs.com/Various-NDATL-Special-Edition-2020-Covid-Edition/release/15808849 Proper house music, but imo the A1 from Dixon is the primo cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CDxjKZuPh8 Reuben On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 07:38, cnd <3...@coke-smyth.net> wrote: > Seems like an excuse for a COVID material thread? > > C > > On 2020-06-13 00:25, Matt Dubspun wrote: > > Hello everyone I hope you are all doing well during these times. I > > just received my limited vinyl pressing of my latest offering; > > COVID-19 EP It features a Dub Techno influenced acidic main track > > COVID-19 and a dark jazzy banger Jazzy Big Brother on the flip as well > > as a Gherkin Jerks influenced jack track Gerk Me. I don't know if this > > will be available in stores yet because of the pandemic but it is > > available now at my bandcamp page: > > > > http://mattdubspun.bandcamp.com/album/covid-19-ep > > > > Thank you for supporting my music! It's limited to 100 copies > > > > Detroit, Chicago and the rest of the world I love you all! > > > > Matt Dubspun > >
Re: Centering black voices in Techno
Yo I am into this thread, I was excited to find out about this forthcoming text from DeForrest Brown, Jr. just today: https://primaryinformation.org/product/assembling-a-black-counter-culture/ If you feel like reading something now here is a deep cut on the impact of COVID-19 on the music industry and more. A warning to anti-academic list members, this is that: https://blog.usejournal.com/manufacturing-normalcy-7633259f63b5 Does anyone on the list have any idea why the republication of Kodwo Eshun's 'More Brilliant Than the Sun' seems to have been pushed back indefinitely? Yeah that Ash Lauryn article deserves all the props. I really need to read more of her writing. Peace, Reuben On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 16:49, David A. Powers wrote: > Okay, I was going to keep my mouth shout, but if the list is going to > tackle this topic, then I really think it's time to get real and move past > BS symbolic politics to look at the real systemic reasons why racist > outcomes persist in the United States. > > In the United States, we have just undergone 40 of neoliberal austerity > which has been imposed on the poor and working class. Unions have been > destroyed, while safety nets that provided access to housing, healthcare, > and education for the poor have been dismantled in a systemic fashion. This > has been a period in which extremely wealthy elites have amassed insane > amounts of wealth, while working folks have consistently been impoverished. > Deindustrialization has eliminated most of the good paying jobs from the > Rust Belt. And in Detroit, musicians have suffered the dual blow of Motown > leaving, and the music industry itself collapsing, making it very difficult > for skilled working musicians to find enough work to live on. > > Of course, because of the racist colonial history of the United States, > and espeically the legacy of racist chattel slavery, historically exploited > minority communities have been disproportionately impacted and impoverished > by neoliberal austerity. Furthermore, many elite capitalists have continued > the tradition of weaponizing and encouraging white racism and prejudice > against minorities, for the purpose of dividing the working class along > race lines. This is mostly done not for ideological reasons, but for the > simple reason that it keeps wages low and profits up. Transferring jobs to > countries where it is easier to exploit workers, and then stoking fears > about immigrants, servers a similar purpose. Expanding (racist) > incarceration and exploiting prison labor also plays a role in this. > > My point is this: creating complex musical works, and writing > sophisticated books, are cultural activities that very few poor and working > class people can afford to engage in. The nurses taking care of me at > Detroit Receiving Hospital after I got a head injury from a car accident, > or the people serving me coffee at a gas station or diner, do not have the > privilege and luxury of writing books on techno. And on top of that, a lot > of black folks simply aren't very interested in techno; they prefer other > kinds of music. The biggest audience for this music is in Europe, and the > audience is mostly white. > > So if you want a world where there are more black musicians, artists, and > writers can do their thing, you have to recognize that this can only happen > on the basis of providing for people's basic material needs, and > recognizing their basic human rights: the right to not be murdered or > unjustly harassed and imprisoned by the police, as well as the right to > housing, food, education, healthcare, and a decent paying job. While it's > certainly important to be aware of implicit racism and obstacles that black > DJ's or writers might face compared to white peers, and to fight against > all expressions of racism, it's INSANE to be primarily fixated only on > cultural questions such as the number of black DJ's, when black folks are > being killed by COVID-19 at a far higher rate than whites, and when 40% of > people in the US making under $40,000 a year have lost their jobs. > > You can't demand cultural change without ALSO demanding that we change the > material basis that culture rests on! It's completely hypocritical. People > need housing and food before they can write books. Even Jesus fed people > before he preached to them. And don't forget--the Black Panthers, MLK Jr, > and Malcom X before his death were all talking about the connection between > racism and capitalism. For having the audacity to combine antiracist > struggle with the struggle for basic human rights and economic justice, *they > were murdered*. > > Of course, I'm just a random white dude who has been homeless and had to > drop out of college to work because I couldn't afford it; however, you > don't have to take my word for it: *go read the work of great black > intellectuals, such as Cornel West, Adolph Reed Jr, and Angela Davis*. > > Peace out, > ~David Powers > > > > On Thu, Jun
The Electrifying Mojo
Yo 313, Some archival radio recordings from The Electrifying Mojo and The Wizard are available on the below mixcloud channel. When I heard about Mojo some 5 or so years ago there were really minimal recordings online, despite the measure of his influence. I was pretty thrilled to discover more recordings were made available. https://www.mixcloud.com/tony-romanov/ There must be more recordings about? Anyone care to direct me to them? I would also be interested to hear any of the lists reflections on or memories of Mojo. I doubt I can still get my MFA ID card but would love to have one. Porch light is ON, Reuben
Re: Techno links from a Black perspective (fixed)
I'm really looking forward to checking out those links from the first two emails. Thanks to Andrew and Denise for sharing. Are there any particular favourites from those who have got into them? Sjoerd it seems absolutely WILD to me that you can ostensibly say 'keep politics out of dance music' (I quote "The last time I've seen talk about techno music .. well, I can't remember the last time (techno) music", "Social Justice Bandwagon"). You also speak about racism against white people because someone said "whitesplaining" - really, now, at a time LIKE THIS you're making that an issue?! You then sign out "Stay UR", pf. It looks a certain way. I feel somewhat uneasy that, on a Detroit Techno list, people are more willing to chip on Denise's tone. It would probably be better if people managed to find Denise's well meaning posts less offensive, or simply ignored them. There are certainly those who find offense way beyond measure. Then the flame war starts. Every time one of these arguments breaks out the blame is laid by many at her door, often unfairly. These arguments take up way too much space on the list. There is little good will between the main participants. Subscribers leave. I'm not really sure if I have much more to add, that's how it looks to me, and I would prefer if my minimal list contributions were not exclusively for the flame war. If it continues please can we maintain perspective: there are many more important things going on at the moment. Black Lives Matter, Reuben On Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 00:07, John Sokolowski wrote: > >And about that Techno music.. here's some sweet tunes: > > Your descriptions of those tracks sound great. Will check. > > >... I like listening to new, good techno music. Don't we all? > > The new Moodymann album is excellent IMHO. His best full length in a > looong time. > > Also been digging almost everything on Exalt Records as of late. > > W1b0’s new EP Heretofore arrived today and it also very, very good. Plus > is it is on red marbled wax with Star Wars Death Troopers on the labels! > Death Troopers! So sick. ;)
Re: Cybotron live this weekend
Found a couple of videos on twitter: https://twitter.com/trevorjofficial/status/1116818150266494977?s=21 https://twitter.com/joemuggs/status/1117003987679629312?s=21 Interested to here those who attended thoughts. I will be catching the Sub Club gig and I am very excited. Reuben On Mon, 8 Apr 2019 at 20:48, Matt Chester wrote: > I'm in :) See you there Benn! > > On Mon, 8 Apr 2019, 20:44 Benn Glazier, wrote: > >> I’m going to the Barbican gig in London this Friday. Any other locals >> attending? >> >> BG >> >> >> On Apr 8, 2019 at 7:16 pm, > wrote: >> >> I'll be going to the Dekmantel gig July 31st. >> >> Op ma 8 apr. 2019 03:19 schreef John Sokolowski > >: >> >>> So which of you lucky ones are going? The list expects a full report. :) >>> >>
Re: OMG OMG NEW JOHN BELTRAN!!!
So good, thanks for tip! Didn't come up on my bandcamp feed because I follow the other account. Was sorry to hear about the issues with Peacefrog but hopefully that has been resolved now. https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/42358?comments=1 Reuben On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 21:02, Manish Miglani wrote: > Utterly beautiful. > > Thanks for sharing! > > > > Best, > > > > mm. > > > > *From: *Jason Brunton > *Date: *Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2:59 PM > *To: *kent williams > *Cc: *list 313 <313@hyperreal.org> > *Subject: *Re: OMG OMG NEW JOHN BELTRAN!!! > > > > Drums are fantastic on these tracks. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 24 Oct 2018, at 17:42, kent williams wrote: > > This is absolutely lovely, send the man your money. > > https://johnbeltranmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-season-series-ep-autumn > >
