Well even if it's not a formal arrangement you will be doing other things. I
have often given people feedback on things which I like.
And I don't know any (dance) music writer who is not involved in some other
aspect of the business - DJ/producer, publicist (which I have a problem
with,
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To: Simon Vrebos
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Subject: Re: (313) Energy Flash by Simon Reynolds
Can't really go into detail about all the points everyone's made
about the bit of Simon Reynolds
And I don't know any (dance) music writer who is not involved in some other
aspect of the business - DJ/producer, publicist (which I have a problem
with, actually), or whatever.
Ahem!
Although to be honest, I did spend four years writiing about music while
promoting a club. Hell, i often
I'm reading 'Energy Flash' by Simon Reynolds published by Picador (1998). In
this book and more specific in chapter eight entitled 'The Future Sound Of
Detroit' I read some 'interesting' viewpoints for discussion. Here's the entire
last part of the chapter:
KEEPING THE FAITH
Jeff Mills
Here's the entire last part of the chapter:
Indeed, there it is...slow day at the office?
;)
MEK
On Jan 5, 2005, at 9:44 AM, Simon Vrebos wrote:
I'm reading 'Energy Flash' by Simon Reynolds published by Picador
(1998). In this book and more specific in chapter eight entitled 'The
Future Sound Of Detroit' I read some 'interesting' viewpoints for
discussion.
simon's been drinking his
On 5 Jan 2005, at 15:57, Matt MacQueen wrote:
European neo-Detroit techno-phunk is music that feels anal and
inhibited, crippled by its fear of heterodoxy. Its ‘radicalism’ is
defined by its refusals, by what it denies itself –
I wish this book would just kind of expire -- like Simon's
God, that's even worse than I remember. It's not only pretentious and poorly
articulated, it's just plain wrong.
I mean, most Detroit is about good plain fun, as opposed to a lot of the chin
stroking madness these days (which I actually often like, but that's another
discussion). It's as if
At 11:31 AM 1/5/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Simpsons comic book guy voice: Worst... music 'criticism'... ever...
What's sad is how many of friends consider Reynolds (and guys like
pitchfork) inspiration/hero/grand influence/whatever.
Sorry, Ryan.
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Sent: 05 January 2005 16:33
At 11:31 AM 1/5/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In Simpsons comic book guy voice: Worst... music
'criticism'... ever...
What's sad is how many of friends consider Reynolds (and guys
We have discussed his insights at numerous points over the
years. Basically, any music that doesn't fit his definition of
hardcore (a somewhat malleable concept) is only fit for
excision and derision.
All I can say about his dis on Jeff Mills is, every time I drop
a Mills track in a set, the
I've not enough time to do a line-by-line consideration of what's been
presented here, but *based solely on the short excerpt given here* and
being what I consider to be an open-minded person, who nevertheless
relishes an intellectual punch-up, I'd challenge anyone to defend most
of what he
On Jan 5, 2005, at 3:40 PM, Ken Odeluga wrote:
Having said all that, one thing which I can resonate with is the need
to cull excessive reverence toward any type of movement in music. To
me, that's pretty superfluous too.
I agree with that thought, but provided the author doesn't replace the
It can be interesting to read books about music (or any form of art for
that matter), you can think up interestingn concepts, made up some
really interesting concepts on why music is music or whatever, or have
a good track because you sampled 2 goldfishes having sex in the end
it all comes
kj at technotourist dot org wrote:
No theory or whatever made me hate a track i used to like. So i never
took these things that seriously.
I'd say a sign that a theory is interesting is if it makes you like
tracks you used to hate. THAT's much more powerful, imo.
In the end, though, it's
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