>unfortunately most of the artists with the hits themselves aren't from Detroit and the Detroit artists are not making >dancefloor techno
Now that's putting things into the proper perspective. >Wild Planet and Aril are from Stockholm (this year's techno capital), Don't you mean last years techno capital? >Planet E doesn't make techno anymore, So what else is new? >Not to mention last year's big hype on ghettotech in Mixer, Details, Rolling Stone, etc Geod, I'm glad that's over. >IT's "From Beyond" was one of the 90s' best discs according to Spin. you got to be kidding me, I mean it was good but... >So was "Innovator", Now that I can believe! > I haven't heard the new DBX stuff on Elevate, but he seems to be >moving in a more abstract direction as well. cool. >According to Submerge, they are having big success with these instrumental hip-hop EPs Are they selling to hi-hop heads or mostly in Europe? >plus their prior success w/ "hi-tech funk" and booty So what do you get when you mix "hi-tech funk" w/ booty? >"Jaguar" was out of the blue. Need I go on ? DDDDDDDDRRRRRRROP. >Detroit Techno as it was is over. Times change. No sour grapes, just facts. KABOOM!!!!!!!!!!! (NUCLEAR DETONATION) >It's no accident that hard techno guys like Denham and Young have moved to Europe and Mills keeps a crib there. man, it must be tuff. >Stewart Walker tells me he's spending most of this summer there because he can barely get booked in the US. Now thats what I call a Summer vacation >But life goes on. and on, and on. enough of this stupid list. the weekend has arrived, stephen.