2017 313 to do list (new articles and tasks)

2017-01-18 Thread david smith
1) Music box family memories / rivalry with detroit 2) Metroplex foundation 3) The reel to reel of Transmat's story 4) Commodre64 and homemade reverb as first minimal techno. / bbS scene as underground link to europe. 5) Mp3 codec older than we think 6) Deepfried records history 1984 to 94 7)

Re: (313) Analysis: Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy OT

2013-01-29 Thread David Smith
I don't want to get into the politics. But in my opinion, strife creates better art. On a positive note: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/light-rail-detroit-mass-transit_n_2503995.html The core of the city is actually doing pretty well from an aesthetic stand-point. On 01/28/2013

Re: (313) Analysis: Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy OT

2013-01-29 Thread David Smith
take Detroit over it would incur the debt as well. On 01/29/2013 11:43 AM, Martin Dust wrote: On 29 Jan 2013, at 16:39, David Smith bassline...@gmail.com wrote: I don't want to get into the politics. But in my opinion, strife creates better art. And if you think about that statement you know

Re: (313) roll call?

2012-12-07 Thread david smith
I don't remember exactly when I started. Mw-raves was my first stop in the mid-late 90s. I remember setting up the first version of OSX and using mail to check 313 from dial-up, so at least from '01. I'm located in the city of Detroit. Peace, DS On 12/7/12, Nathan Goode nathg...@tpg.com.au

Re: (313) Ask 313

2012-12-07 Thread david smith
I can only think of a few off the top of my head. I've done most of my digging in the 313: Odic Force, Development, Cheshire (obscure label name dropping). On 12/6/12, Aidan O'Doherty aidan.b.odohe...@gmail.com wrote: i picked up that record for a couple of euros in a second-hand bargain bin

Re: (313) Detroit Guide

2012-10-30 Thread David Smith
I don't know the family but I've heard of her shop before, I doubt it is a scam. If anything I'd view it as an introduction and also a good time to publish such a book. Gewgle maps are pretty creepy almost in my opinion, I've used it to look at my apartment before. You can defiantly look

Re: (313) DEMF 2012 Post-Op

2012-05-29 Thread David Smith
The local news this morning reported it was the most tickets sold since it went private. It is very interesting to see how the movement brand has evolved. It will be very hard to get a crowd the size of the free festivals but I think electronic music is not going to fade away in our

Re: (313) Kraftwerk - New York

2012-04-16 Thread david smith
Amen to that, I almost lost my pocket calculator (true story not just a pun) today before my big week of finals! I'd imagine that horrible feeling when someone runs off with your moog, or a tube or rare fuse breaks or something. I enjoyed their stage show, I guess that was my original point, for

Re: (313) Demf hotel rooms?

2012-04-02 Thread David Smith
I did the reverse once, went to Windsor for the day and spent the night in the ren-cen. I think they just black-out that weekend so they can charge more than the normal online rate. I've also stayed at the Ponch and Courtyard. Now I think I'd try the Inn on Ferry or the Hostel if I needed a

Re: (313) Interdimensional Transmissions party

2012-03-26 Thread david smith
Hopefully! I had an excellent time at the last IT event with Shake Young, in hind sight, almost can't believe I walked home after 4AM. On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Patrick Wacher pwac...@gmail.com wrote: Airfares from SFO aren't looking very pleasant at the moment *sigh* On Sun, Mar

Re: (313) Joke of the week

2012-02-28 Thread david smith
I had a webcam chat with a girl who had a skillex tattoo--just chating to hear made me feel kinda dirty even though she was cute and not doing naughty things. When is the last time you seen a moby tattoo? - Original Message - From: ja...@iridite.com To: kent williams

Re: (313) Big sigh.

2012-01-25 Thread David Smith
Please don't bring my ability into this conversion Jack. but you are probably less perfect than Juan. Sorry. So are you saying Claude Young and Jeff Mills are less perfect than Juan as DJs? Because that is the only comparison I made. My only complaint was that there are no new Detroit

Re: (313) Big sigh.

2012-01-23 Thread David Smith
In an ideal world he'd be playing super 'leet white labels from up and coming Detroit producers. However it is not an ideal world, in fact it is raining right now in Detroit in the middle of Winter! I agree though, he is not known for his Dj Sets as are Claude Young and Jeff Mills. DS On

Re: (313) the best Black Nation Records?()*^*()

2011-09-19 Thread david smith
Say I remember FBK or horsepower (?) being on the Black Nation website in the late 90s, did you ever play in Kalamazoo? On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Kevin Kennedy the...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.beatport.com/search?query=chance+mcdermott I know...it's beatport...but you can find a bunch

Re: (313) the D this weekend...

2011-09-03 Thread david smith
, david smith bassline...@gmail.com wrote: I caught these on facebook, pretty hot Detroit House line up!  There is also the Jazz festival @ Heart Plaza all labor day weekend. P-funk night (Tonight Friday) Bagley Optical 2150 Bagley Corner of 14th Detroit, MI Club Waterfalls 673 Franklin

(313) the D this weekend...

2011-09-02 Thread david smith
I caught these on facebook, pretty hot Detroit House line up! There is also the Jazz festival @ Heart Plaza all labor day weekend. P-funk night (Tonight Friday) Bagley Optical 2150 Bagley Corner of 14th Detroit, MI Club Waterfalls 673 Franklin Detroit, Michigan Toe Tappin House on the River is

Re: (313) Theo's Ugly Edits

2011-08-16 Thread david smith
Also while we're here, what ch'all know about dem edits? --I have a few, they used to go for the cheap at Record Time, spray-paint runoff on sleeve and all.

Re: (313) Need help--online promotions of music

2011-07-19 Thread David Smith
I remember when it was easy to single out new local releases in brick mortar Detroit record stores. A few weeks ago I visited the Dance-zone on Gratiot and the record sales were so slow the clerk kept the door locked, lights off and only opened by request. At this point you are correct

Re: (313) mid/late 90s minimal techno mixes?

2011-05-02 Thread david smith
Dude that is not 90s :P i read, that she released mix cd in 1999 called Fact ... I've said it before, and I'll say it again - Magda should release a mix CD. ... (mnnl.nl post) I have a copy of this CD I picked up from my friend when she was still living in Detroit, it is just misplaced. Till

Re: (313) mid/late 90s minimal techno mixes?

2011-05-02 Thread david smith
Well in my world everything is 90s, I kinda feel like my old friend who claims he stopped buying records when 1990 hit, except I stopped buying and following new releases in 2005 but really must of my stuff is pre 2000--DUBSTEP and Laptop techno? Although one could argue timeblind did some 90s

Re: (313) Releasing new vinyl -- advice wanted

2010-04-16 Thread david smith
With the way the USD is it might be cheaper to manufacture the records in Detroit and import them to Europe. I worked with Ron one time and these are the only notes I kept: Just remember to keep your bass centered and not panning from channel to channel, it can disrupt the needle. In general

Re: (313) Blamstrain - Missing You (free FLAC download)

2010-03-07 Thread david smith
I like it very much, thanks! I just started one of those pages myself. I have a one minute wav loop at 240 bpm on there for share--I met an old school European acid head from Belgium last week and he was telling me about the 240bpm free parties in France, its my stab at working that fast, I try

Re: (313) Netbooks; worth it for music applications?

2009-06-23 Thread david smith
One thing to keep in mind the original netbooks run linux, not microsoft windows. I use abelton live 3 and renoise for my music production. This set up is very easy on the cpu, I can make some interesting mixes on my g3 400mhz powerbook. Whenever I need to use midi/VSTi I render the tracks

Re: (313) festival first day

2009-05-24 Thread david smith
- Original Message - From: Fred Heutte ph...@sunlightdata.com To: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 1:37 PM Subject: (313) festival first day The weather is pretty good although a little humid during the day. Decent crowd so the economy doesn't seem to be a big hit of

Re: (313) No comment. but Whitey on The Moon

2009-05-14 Thread david smith
My obnoxious sense of humor is more suited for detroitluv, or other haters, my bad for drinking after work and checking my email. I honestly thought it was some techno version of tubgirl. I am a simple man from west michigan, I find this very disturbing and this is my way of showing

Re: (313) No comment.

2009-05-13 Thread david smith
Is this a joke? I thought it was a gay pr00n site at first glance--I mean with the butt shot and all. Call it rage from working on a pyramid all night long in what should be a Michigan paradise but this has to be a spoof like this crap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmkNmjL1YCE --it has to

Re: (313) pre 2006 DEMF lineups?

2009-04-23 Thread david smith
memories... Saturday 27 May 2000 DEMF Stage 1pm Craig Taborn 2pm Space Time Continuum 3pm DJ Spooky 5pm Tikiman 7pm DBX (Dan Bell) 830p Isotope 217 930p Stacey Pullen Motor Stage Noon Hannah 2pm Minx 4pm Mike Agent X Clark 6pm Theo Parrish C-Pop Stage Noon Magda 2pm Mike Grant 4pm D

Re: (313) official 313 list do's and don'ts of DEMF line-ups

2009-03-20 Thread david smith
? On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:40 AM, david smith bassline...@gmail.com wrote: What about scantly clad paxahau branded b__hes hired to dance in the crowd? --now thats aggressive marketing. I'd like to see some furries hired to dance on stage with some JEEP flags waving and Chrysler beach ball

Re: (313) mysticism in electronic music (and where has it gone)

2009-03-16 Thread David Smith
The ISDN future of FSOL is here and now, except its more of a DSL/cable world. Every genre goes through periods of reinvention. Detroit music is going through the growing pains of the digital world. The days of digging crates for vinyl with nsc etchings are passed. On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:51:24

Re: (313) New Mix from Mani Miglani

2009-03-16 Thread David Smith
WBMX ERA is what I think of when I think of chicago, and that was 20 years ago :) Chicago is a wonderful place but the sound has always been more pop than the Detroit sound, I speculate that it is because there is more money to be made off of the club scene in Chicago than Detroit. On Mon, 16

Re: (313) odd question

2009-02-22 Thread David Smith
More likely Skatemaster Tate than Stac. On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:37:02 -0500 JT Stewart etmach...@gmail.com wrote: Can't barely hear it! Maybe Stacey Peralta made it, he had some hot jams On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Marsel van der Wielen mar...@nomorewords.net wrote: anyone idea

Re: (313) Demf 2009?

2009-02-19 Thread David Smith
Greyhound tickets to Detroit can be obtained cheaply--perhaps not last minute but now one way from NYC = 55$ with on-line promo. From a smaller town you would have to pay more. On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:00:48 -0500 darnistle darnis...@cafe-ebola.com wrote: I'm hoping to go this year. I haven't

(313) montreux vs movement

2006-04-28 Thread David Smith
How long will it take movement/demf (memorial day weekend electronic festival) to have the integrity of the labor day jazz festival? Will techno have to gain the respect that jazz has--like if it gets its own section in public libraries as jazz does before techno is considered something for

Re: (313) New Mills cd, etc.

2005-11-02 Thread David Smith
My freind let me hear the cd, and bought it at hmv.com, but paid alot for it--the digital version is tits. From: Jason Brunton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (313) New Mills cd, etc. Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 23:16:45 + Hey David- where did you manage

RE: (313) New Mills cd, etc.

2005-11-01 Thread David Smith
This is an excellent CD well worth the extra effort to find--it is out there ;-D From: Wojtek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) New Mills cd, etc. Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:21:34 -0700 Does anyone have info on this relaease? http://www.discogs.com/release/544601 Is it

RE: (313) Music I've heard this week

2005-07-17 Thread David Smith
Kevin Reynolds - Built For Athletic Response http://www.discogs.com/release/484130 --keep an eye out for this one, real detroit techno in the transmat tradition--release has my eye on this new label. Detroit underground 5, not too impressed with this one, although it is good for playing

RE: (313) Music I've heard this week*

2005-07-17 Thread David Smith
Sorry smoked too much grass this morning--the prior post was a draft... Kevin Reynolds - Built For Athletic Response http://www.discogs.com/release/484130 --keep an eye out for this one, real detroit techno in the transmat tradition--release has my eye on this new label.

RE: (313) Kraftwerk and Detroit Techno Documentary

2005-07-16 Thread David Smith
Hi list--new e-mail account, the file is blocked, any alternate links? From: dUbspencer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313 Org 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Kraftwerk and Detroit Techno Documentary Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:29:42 +0200 hi there... for those who are interested in this:

(313) Attn: (616) listers (event post)

2005-06-25 Thread david smith
The past year i have been saturating myself in old wizard tapes from the radio, and I have been bitching about the 80's night invasion in my city, as they have become the most popular counter-culture weekly nights here. Now I am doing something about that. Arachnid Kid (Ideal

(313) frigid records promo

2005-06-25 Thread david smith
Since i am all about the free information, here is my first release from my experimental label, Frigid Records, I have two more 7 planed for release this year. All distribution will be either electronic or direct contact. --the labels site is not up yet, but will be soon. Frigid Records

(313) black murda discography

2005-06-24 Thread david smith
I found a self-titled LP from 1971 called Black Murda, an excellent funk-soul band from detroit. As far as i know they are not on discogs, found a little bit on google, but no complete discography. Are there any funk fans out there that can help me fill in the blanks?

Re: (313) legit mp3 downloads (artists get PAID)?

2005-06-23 Thread david smith
Bah, guess, i will add my two cents, I look at owning the vinyl as owning the next best thing to a studio master. Problem is vinyl wears out each time it is played. Digital files never wear-out, and if you dj digitally, you don't have to get an acetate made every time a remix/edit is done.

Re: (313) New Cyborg K Mix Online

2005-06-20 Thread david smith
I got all those mixes in the past. Still have them on cdr, its great to hear quality music from the nocturnal noize crew :))) keep it up please! I am downloading the new one-can't wait. -david On Jun 19, 2005, at 6:25 PM, David Powers wrote: Hello 313, I've got a new Cyborg K mix that's

Re: (313) Hello 313, I am....

2005-06-16 Thread david smith
Name : David Smith Age : 24 as old as techno itself Place I live : Grand Rapids, MI City I was born in : Ann Arbor, MI, near the old cybotron studio in 1981 Webpage : http://www.idealcollective.com Myjunk: http://www.mypace.com/jm_nightmare How long have i been into detroit music? -grew up

Re: (313) Couple o' Fuse Pics

2005-06-07 Thread david smith
Sunday may 29th room1 advent --live murat frankie bones james pennington buzz goree santiago salazar room 2 osunlade mike huckaby ron trent craig gonzalez craig huckaby --I didn't go, but i chat with one of the artists online fairly often--perhaps he can fill in the details. On Jun 7,

Re: (313) fuse-in detroit - technicolor mf

2005-06-01 Thread david smith
redman before kms was ok, the last song for the smokers was a dope 4/floor hiphop anthem thing, hot, and i didnt notice he only said kevin saunder as someone else said...i heard saunderson? maybe my roll was just starting. i did think it was a bit uhh stupid and lame to have all this hype

Re: (313) Day 2

2005-05-31 Thread david smith
Unfortunately the floor was bouncing so much, he couldn't use the 1200s. Only 2 cdjs. What the hell, did they try putting pillows under the decks?

(313) FUSE-IN REPORT

2005-05-30 Thread david smith
Yesterday I hung around my hotel until around 530ish, there was a free party here at the pontchartrain and for about an hour they had free redbull--and smart water that lasted longer. When I was there Keith Stoll was listed at that time slot. The free drinks and urb magazine was a nice

(313) saturday night detroit fuse-in weekend blurp

2005-05-29 Thread david smith
I am staying at the ponch with a view of heart plaza, I did not go yesterday, missed the acts i wanted to see, and we ended up watching the festival from the hotel window from the 15th floor, fuse-in looked like they made money, towards the late night the plaza filled up. The Substance,

Re: (313) new mix on DTM site

2005-05-21 Thread david smith
:o hate to be negative, but i have an excuse, i just 3missed my dads memorial service because our car broke down on 96... Marco Bailey Sucks, Adam Beyer turns me off, the last ken ishii cd i played sounded like progressive trance... Whoa unto you i will not continue my rant On May 21,

Re: (313) Out-of-towner festival attendee roll call!

2005-05-20 Thread david smith
, in highland park. Man you did freak the freakest freak there! talk about butt quake! On May 19, 2005, at 8:37 PM, David Powers wrote: 616? Really? As in Grand Rapids?! ~David david smith wrote: 1. Greg Earle 2. Diana Potts 3. Phred Huette 4. Garrett McGrath 5. Derek Plaslaiko 6. Atomly

Re: (313) Out-of-towner festival attendee roll call!

2005-05-20 Thread david smith
1. Greg Earle 2. Diana Potts 3. Phred Huette 4. Garrett McGrath 5. Derek Plaslaiko 6. Atomly 7. Kate Simko 8. DelCimmuto 9. Luis-Manuel Garcia 10. David Powers 11. Chana Goodman 12. Anton Banks 13. Dan Bean 14. Mark Butler 15. J.Tronic 16. Dennis Donohue +1 (lol) 17. David Smith and the 616

Re: (313) theo parrish

2005-04-25 Thread david smith
--if it did, not on a large scale, and since it was limited to 500 copies the value will increase the longer you hold on to it, assuming there is no rereleases. ds On Apr 25, 2005, at 12:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep, another thread about theo. Does anyone know if his Made In USA

Re: (313) Abdul Haqq Prints

2005-04-06 Thread david smith
FYI it's not a monorail, it's the people mover, a train that circles detroit. It costs under $1 to ride. Its kinda a joke really. typical detroit. http://www.thepeoplemover.com/ It is sad the city has no high-tech public transportation. DS On Apr 6, 2005, at 4:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: (313) woooah, hold on a second, *for os x hax0rs and new windows rippers

2005-03-02 Thread David Smith
Solarseek is old news, please do yourself a favor and get ssX for os 10.3 @ http://chris.schleifer.net/ssX/ also for you interested windows users who want to convert rm to mp3, the easiest way i know is to use streamboxripper, full verrsion is at: http://www.streamboxripper.tk/ and you all

Re: (313) woooah, hold on a second, *for os x hax0rs and new windows rippers

2005-03-02 Thread David Smith
? Is it as good as nicotine which I can run on my OS X boxes anyway? On Mar 2, 2005, at 12:08, David Smith wrote: Solarseek is old news, please do yourself a favor and get ssX for os 10.3 @ http://chris.schleifer.net/ssX/ -- matt kane's brain http://hydrogenproject.com aim - mkbatwerk

Re: (313) Chicago Spam: INFLUENCE.

2005-02-28 Thread David Smith
Aaron Bennett (Reverse Edit) --is this the kalamazoo aaron bennett who used to work for black nation back when it was more active? If so, any info on reverse edit? On Feb 28, 2005, at 13:12, Ken Meier wrote: Tuesday, March 1 Interrupt Media and Subsystence.net present: INFLUENCE.