Re: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix
On Jun 15, 2005, at 11:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When ever I see a webpage like this I think how lucky we are to have people that have the love and are willing to take the time to assemble all the info, mixes, pictures, etc. So I see the original email...and I'm like apparently?!? Then I remember. Duane was hot. And when the radio stations began to segue away from house and detroit techno towards other genres, when mojo was being moved out, when Mills had left for Europe, Duane was still there. He had a brief noontime set every weekday, and he'd lay it down. Hard to do in only 20 minutes or so. There's so many DJs who have either slipped into the fog of our memories or have passed on - I must commend those dedicated to immortalizing these artists so that the next generation(s) can have some understanding of and appreciate the talent of these men and women. There is a political component here that has been overlooked. Duane didn't just die before his time. Very few of the DJs do. In Duane's case, I believe he was closeted, which produces a great deal of stress above and beyond the stereotypical health risks. I wrote a eulogy for a friend of mine...a true house head. Here: http://www.visioncircle.org/archive/003485.html In some ways it is probably very similar to the stuff some of us wrote about Laura Gavoor a few years back. But the heads, the djs, the producers, those associated with the scene...I think very very few of them just happen to die before their time. They don't have health insurance, and the health insurance they do have is usually just enough to get by. So when they are beset by troubles, WHEN THEY DECIDE TO TELL DOCTORS, these troubles become significant complications. same goes for those who take on the even bigger task of writing books about DJs passed. there's a whole subaltern culture out there that deserves to be captured, a subculture that can't simply be written off as youth culture. i don't post as much as i used to... i store all the emails so when i need something new to play while i write i can quickly find something. but this email combined with me missing the demf has me thinking about how much i missed, and how much work we have to do. Dr. Lester K. Spence Assistant Professor, Political Science, Afro-American Studies Washington University Kellogg Scholar in Health Disparities
RE: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix
Were you around in st louis for the brothers of love jammy's back in the day? OMFG. St louis was like the little brother of chi town. Maaan there was a DJ there named jeff *something or other*. He KNEW house. Got pretty big too. I used to wear this tape out that he did. My friend Damon introduced me to the st louis scene and I've since lost touch with him. He sent me a tape of soe house party in his buddy's living room whee dejae was doing live vox over whoever was playing. I was like, dajae was in his living room! One of the most impactful people I've met. He played me my first st germain record as well as sex in zero gravity...and mixed them. I'll never forget that mix. Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems -Original Message- From: Dr. Lester K. Spence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 1:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313 Detroit; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks Subject: Re: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix On Jun 15, 2005, at 11:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When ever I see a webpage like this I think how lucky we are to have people that have the love and are willing to take the time to assemble all the info, mixes, pictures, etc. So I see the original email...and I'm like apparently?!? Then I remember. Duane was hot. And when the radio stations began to segue away from house and detroit techno towards other genres, when mojo was being moved out, when Mills had left for Europe, Duane was still there. He had a brief noontime set every weekday, and he'd lay it down. Hard to do in only 20 minutes or so. There's so many DJs who have either slipped into the fog of our memories or have passed on - I must commend those dedicated to immortalizing these artists so that the next generation(s) can have some understanding of and appreciate the talent of these men and women. There is a political component here that has been overlooked. Duane didn't just die before his time. Very few of the DJs do. In Duane's case, I believe he was closeted, which produces a great deal of stress above and beyond the stereotypical health risks. I wrote a eulogy for a friend of mine...a true house head. Here: http://www.visioncircle.org/archive/003485.html In some ways it is probably very similar to the stuff some of us wrote about Laura Gavoor a few years back. But the heads, the djs, the producers, those associated with the scene...I think very very few of them just happen to die before their time. They don't have health insurance, and the health insurance they do have is usually just enough to get by. So when they are beset by troubles, WHEN THEY DECIDE TO TELL DOCTORS, these troubles become significant complications. same goes for those who take on the even bigger task of writing books about DJs passed. there's a whole subaltern culture out there that deserves to be captured, a subculture that can't simply be written off as youth culture. i don't post as much as i used to... i store all the emails so when i need something new to play while i write i can quickly find something. but this email combined with me missing the demf has me thinking about how much i missed, and how much work we have to do. Dr. Lester K. Spence Assistant Professor, Political Science, Afro-American Studies Washington University Kellogg Scholar in Health Disparities
(313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix
deep house pages has a mix by duane bradley, apparently a legendary detroit dj, from wjlb 1990. i'm still downloading, so don't know how it sounds. but it's from detroit, it's old school, it must be good... i've finished the d.load - it opens' with don't lead me' by housemaster baldwin - so it's even better than good. here's the link: http://www.dhpmixes.com/mixes/Dwaynebradleywjlb093090a.mp3 and here's a link with some info on duane bradley http://www.domingoyu.com/writings.php?section=musicsection2=featureid=A00017 james www.jbucknell.com
Re: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: deep house pages has a mix by duane bradley, apparently a legendary detroit dj, from wjlb 1990. i'm still downloading, so don't know how it sounds. but it's from detroit, it's old school, it must be good... i've finished the d.load - it opens' with don't lead me' by housemaster baldwin - so it's even better than good. here's the link: http://www.dhpmixes.com/mixes/Dwaynebradleywjlb093090a.mp3 and here's a link with some info on duane bradley http://www.domingoyu.com/writings.php?section=musicsection2=featureid=A00017 james www.jbucknell.com still enjoy his mix of inner city's big fun. he passed way too soon. andrew -- Andrew Duke scoring/sound design/source http://andrew-duke.com Cognition Audioworks label [Andrew Duke, Foal, Clinker, Granny'Ark] http://cognitionaudioworks.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.2/14 - Release Date: 6/14/2005
Re: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix
When ever I see a webpage like this I think how lucky we are to have people that have the love and are willing to take the time to assemble all the info, mixes, pictures, etc. There's so many DJs who have either slipped into the fog of our memories or have passed on - I must commend those dedicated to immortalizing these artists so that the next generation(s) can have some understanding of and appreciate the talent of these men and women. same goes for those who take on the even bigger task of writing books about DJs passed. MEK Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks To [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] tionaudioworks.co cc m313 Detroit 313@hyperreal.org Subject 06/14/05 10:05 PM Re: (313) Duane 'in the mix' Bradley mix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: deep house pages has a mix by duane bradley, apparently a legendary detroit dj, from wjlb 1990. i'm still downloading, so don't know how it sounds. but it's from detroit, it's old school, it must be good... i've finished the d.load - it opens' with don't lead me' by housemaster baldwin - so it's even better than good. here's the link: http://www.dhpmixes.com/mixes/Dwaynebradleywjlb093090a.mp3 and here's a link with some info on duane bradley http://www.domingoyu.com/writings.php?section=musicsection2=featureid=A00017 james www.jbucknell.com still enjoy his mix of inner city's big fun. he passed way too soon. andrew -- Andrew Duke scoring/sound design/source http://andrew-duke.com Cognition Audioworks label [Andrew Duke, Foal, Clinker, Granny'Ark] http://cognitionaudioworks.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.2/14 - Release Date: 6/14/2005
