Re: (313) The sky is falling... REJOICE
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1026308,00.html from the article: Through the mid-1990s these club promoters were global brands, doing big festivals and brand extensions. Now we are moving away from the overblown to the grassroots and the up and coming DJs. People no longer want to listen to cheesy anthems this news is the best I've heard in ages... if the prediction comes true. The lack of connection at superstar DJ gigs just got worse and worse. I'm more than happy to watch the Keoki's of the world die on the vine, while the guy playing REAL tracks at local bars and weeklies will always be digging deeper and harder to bring new fresh underground music to speakers near you, (for people who actually care). Those stars at the top get complacent, the club accountants start calling the shots and the music suffers because of it - no surprise. Support your local sound system, if you are the kind of person who likes to go out, throw your own night at a local pub instead -- real recognizes real. YOU (reading this email) are the performer *and* the audience... it's about time the DJ scene has overthrown (again) the rockstar/stadium performance paradigm, it was getting out of hand. Can we move past the club-branded water bottles, vacation packages, cell-phone plans and and get back to the underground music please? That whole superclubs thing, the lack of connection to most electronic music DJs and fans I know was remarkable, while the underground DIY energies will consistently remain on a low boil. peace Matt MacQueen
Re: Re: (313) The sky is falling... REJOICE
WORD! It's funny, the exact same thing was discussed last Friday afternoon in Rotterdam among a bunch of 'older' music lovers. We are all waiting for the bubble to burst so things can get back to 'normal' again. Have a nice, super-star-dj-free weekend, John Matt MacQueen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1026308,00.html from the article: Through the mid-1990s these club promoters were global brands, doing big festivals and brand extensions. Now we are moving away from the overblown to the grassroots and the up and coming DJs. People no longer want to listen to cheesy anthems this news is the best I've heard in ages... if the prediction comes true. The lack of connection at superstar DJ gigs just got worse and worse. I'm more than happy to watch the Keoki's of the world die on the vine, while the guy playing REAL tracks at local bars and weeklies will always be digging deeper and harder to bring new fresh underground music to speakers near you, (for people who actually care). Those stars at the top get complacent, the club accountants start calling the shots and the music suffers because of it - no surprise. Support your local sound system, if you are the kind of person who likes to go out, throw your own night at a local pub instead -- real recognizes real. YOU (reading this email) are the performer *and* the audience... it's about time the DJ scene has overthrown (again) the rockstar/stadium performance paradigm, it was getting out of hand. Can we move past the club-branded water bottles, vacation packages, cell-phone plans and and get back to the underground music please? That whole superclubs thing, the lack of connection to most electronic music DJs and fans I know was remarkable, while the underground DIY energies will consistently remain on a low boil. peace Matt MacQueen
RE: Re: (313) The sky is falling... REJOICE
to think that pete twong and judge julie started spinning rare groove. what ever when wrong...$ kerching!!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 August 2003 16:23 To: Matt MacQueen; Dennis DeSantis Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: Re: (313) The sky is falling... REJOICE WORD! It's funny, the exact same thing was discussed last Friday afternoon in Rotterdam among a bunch of 'older' music lovers. We are all waiting for the bubble to burst so things can get back to 'normal' again. Have a nice, super-star-dj-free weekend, John Matt MacQueen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1026308,00.html from the article: Through the mid-1990s these club promoters were global brands, doing big festivals and brand extensions. Now we are moving away from the overblown to the grassroots and the up and coming DJs. People no longer want to listen to cheesy anthems this news is the best I've heard in ages... if the prediction comes true. The lack of connection at superstar DJ gigs just got worse and worse. I'm more than happy to watch the Keoki's of the world die on the vine, while the guy playing REAL tracks at local bars and weeklies will always be digging deeper and harder to bring new fresh underground music to speakers near you, (for people who actually care). Those stars at the top get complacent, the club accountants start calling the shots and the music suffers because of it - no surprise. Support your local sound system, if you are the kind of person who likes to go out, throw your own night at a local pub instead -- real recognizes real. YOU (reading this email) are the performer *and* the audience... it's about time the DJ scene has overthrown (again) the rockstar/stadium performance paradigm, it was getting out of hand. Can we move past the club-branded water bottles, vacation packages, cell-phone plans and and get back to the underground music please? That whole superclubs thing, the lack of connection to most electronic music DJs and fans I know was remarkable, while the underground DIY energies will consistently remain on a low boil. peace Matt MacQueen
