Duplaix was great during the day the the High Tech Soul stage - which my
wife and I thought was contender for best stage this year. His set at the
Tangent on Sunday was good but not as diverse, the difference between
playing during the day for lots of people and playing at night for a techno
crowd I suppose.
Francois K was a surprise - he played harder than I expected and I was a
bit disappointed not to hear any house tracks thrown in. But damn, he
really works it. A real treat to watch.
The fashion show was a gas.
May was as May does - brilliant. Too many moments to list but I will say
Everything's Gone Pear-shaped was a delight to hear.
Who ever did the lighting for that party deserves huge respect - and that
tapestry they had hanging up with the woman's body and the Chakra points
was superior. Every time I looked at it - it appeared different and it
changed to the music. That thing really came alive and made for such a
fantastic backdrop to watch everyone DJ.
got to talk to chat with a guy who was a child of the Paradise Garage too.
nearly ran smack into Juan Atkins hanging about outside as we came out the
side door - nice way to end the evening.
MEK
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Sheralyn [EMAIL
PROTECTED]
05/28/03 01:12 PMcc: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Greetings
from Detroit and Movement 2003 afterparty
On Mon, 26 May 2003, Sheralyn wrote:
time hearing Duplaix and he was alright. Francois K had a 2 1/2 or 3 hr
set and I enjoyed him but I was very itchy to hear May.
it seems that francois was overall considered more of an opener for may
than a headliner in his own right-- what a shame. the sound didn't
really get cranked until after he was done. i didn't mind TOO much,
seeing how i was humping a speaker in the back anyway, but he played a
nice set of driving techno (contrary to my expectations) that really would
have deserved to be turned up a couple of notches. either way though, i
couldn't have been happier with the stuff he played, i only regret not
being able to dance more b/c i was MELTING. looked like a fun party
though (i only stopped by for a minute), and it definitely gets a thumbs
up for outraving those of us upstairs.
Finally around
5:15 am, Detroit time, Derrick May started and just tore it up. He was
brilliant, transcendant and a bunch of other words that my beat awash
brain cannot articulate right now. I had to leave before the end of his
set, because once again I came with someone who wanted to leave. (When
will I learn to go by myself) When I emerged from the gallery May was
still in there drivin em crazy and makin em sweat and the sun had
emerged over the City that made helped birth House. I know this was
long post but I'm still high and eubullient from the beats. :)
P.S. looking forward to getting to know folks here. I've been lurking and
reading for a few weeks before I posted. So many of you have wide
technical knowledge of House/Techno music. Pretty amazing.
Any one here in Detroit make sure to not miss Jeff Mills tonight, I'll be
there with my comfy shoes on :)
