Detroit Report #1: Techno Fans Arrive For Electronic Music Fest
Organizers expect hundreds of thousands of people at free event.
Staff Writer Brian Hiatt reports:
DETROIT - This gritty, depopulated city is hardly known as a tourist mecca.
But don't tell that to Otto Koppius, a 28-year-old
Detroit techno warriors Underground Resistance have been vindicated for
their decision to fight Sony when the major label tried to cover their
underground anthem, Knights Of The The Jaguar last year, judging from the
massive hype now accompanying the UR original. Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Jon
Rare and previously unreleased material by KRAFTWERK is to feature on a new
compilation album.
The package will be a CD and book called 'A Short Introduction To
Kraftwerk', and will feature new versions of seven Kraftwerk tracks, 'It's
More Fun To Compute', 'Kristallo', 'Autobahn', 'Hall Of
Those is the Southern Ontario region may have caught The New Music on CityTV
on Saturday night. A full half-hour show on the history of Detroit Techno!
Lots of Interviews from Atkins, May, Saunderson, Hawtin, Craig, Parker,
Huckaby etc.
Talked about the early productions, the Music Institute,
Juan Atkins- Techno An Evolution Process Not A Fad (Interview)
DS:- How do you feel about being described as techno's inventor?
Juan Atkins:- It's good to be known for something, y'know? I'm glad that I
was able to be one of the first people probably to coin that term
['techno'], and I know, for
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2000 18:23:35 -0700
To: 313 313@hyperreal.org
From: The [Quad] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: a spastic, plastic dream...
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... my eyes are _still_spinning from trying to see this movie this
afternoon...
all the while spottin' records, adverts and the
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 22:32:19 EST
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CC: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Fwd: How To Rock a Show 101
In a message dated 3/30/00 11:06:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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Carl Cox came into Detroit and rocked shit, 'nuff said
I
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:38:01 -
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Subject: RE: (313) I miss Colin Dales Abstrakt Dance
Superb techno compilation.
How did Outer Limits 2 compare to this? (there was an Outer Limits
2 wasn't there?)
The Carl Craig track also later appeared on the More Songs album,
I
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:40:27 -0500 (EST)
From: Nathan John de Yonker [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Sv: (313) Jaguar: The Detroit Connection.
Happy to report the BMG/Sony release seems to have disappeared from the
stores here in NY...I've heard tell there was someone buying them all up,
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 03:20:10 EST
From: detroit science [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: (313) jeopardy theme techno?
anyone know of a techno track from a while back that samples the jeopardy
game show theme song? need to find if possible...
thanks in advance,
linda g
Sorry.. but speaking of
Saw this posted on a BB...I wonder if its confirmed...
RENEGADES AND DAYBREAKS presents
MACH 2 a 2x2 yr anniversary
Sat March 11 2000 doors open @ 8pm
Jungle / Drum n Bass
Lemon D
Dillinja
MC Skibadee
Everfresh (london), Mystical Influence, Sniper, Marcus, Lush, Unknown
Souljah, Kinetic, MC
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