I think this is my post to 313, so I'd better step carefully. But I'm
surprised, in all this talk of appropriation across the color lines of
musical tradition, that no-one's mentioned Thomas Brinkmann's Soul Center
projects (apologies if they have, and I missed the posts). A German
producer best
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From: Philip Sherburne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:06 PM
Subject: [313] brinkmann opens the can of worms
There are plenty of interesting issues going on here; the ownership of a
particular tradition (for instance, what
Well Tristan definitely posted something very thoughtful.
I have a simpler take on Soul Center -- it kicks ass.
I drop that record and people go off.
The sampling of black music on those records quotes as an homage,
and the way he cuts and arranges brings something new to old music.
It's
This race issue isn't that interesting
if it's good, who cares where it's from,
or who's doing it? I know KDJ and Theo
are two producers who speak out about
appropriation of black music, but I'd
interpret their comments as more against
people who misappropriate it (which, to
be honest, is
