Hey Emma:
For those of you that do not know....there is truly an arrogance about our
music, that, like it or not, needs to be outlined and defended.
It is exactly these self-same, white, corporate assholes that were and are
still unable to see the vision of a music which changed the planet from the
ghettos of both Detroit and Chicago. Detroit has change the world TWICE
musically and yet have not been rewarded the second time around.
And unfortunately, thanks to people with your same perspective, it is
exactly the guys from Oklahoma with stripper girlfriends who will mack off
of Detroit/Chicago's vision and blood, sweat and tears.
The presumption is that young black men from Detroit simply were not
intelligent enough to have fast forwarded the recording industry by creating
in bedrooms studios what recording engineers from around the world had not
even the imagination or wherewithal to envision. They were calling the
derrick mays and juan atkins to find out exactly how they created the sounds
that they did.
Further, Roland Corp. has never sponsored any of these guys, but you can bet
for fuckin sure that they have been blatant and unabashed about sampling
riffs and synths from many detroit artists on their keyboards, samplers and
synthesizers.
So, you must understand the situation that you have naively blundered into
giving your opinion upon. If you haven't paid your dues to the degree of
the 12-15+ years of hardass work that these folks have done...you're mostly
a wannabe and you must earn your stripes. It truly is MILITANT and
rebellious music and driven by people that are equally inflamed and militant
in their beliefs. The whole Peace, Love and Unity rave fallacy simply does
not exist in hardcore urban America unless you're a young white person
trying to be down...hence a wannabee. And Hell yeah, you will be resented.
Perhaps rose colored glasses do not this indicate, but it is the truth.
Wannabes could very well turn into the next most admired producers. However
until such time as they UNIQUELY undertake and produce some visionary heart
and ass grabbing music...they will remain wannabees not only to us here on
this list, but to the entire world comunity of folks, fans, producers and
business peeps that HAVE ALREADY paid serious dues.
Get with the program and if you're gonna be on THIS list, watch, learn and
show humility and respect!! Posturing with plastic body parts and ego
protuding is exactly that.. nothing more. Word, Peter!
Respect is EARNED young guns and unfortunately even WORLD FAMOUS AND HYPED
artists in our medium...do not have it from the true family.
You can PLUR yourself to nirvana, but without respect for the elders and
teachers that have afforded you your present existence you'll eventually be
humbled. I and many others like me are not going to go without because we've
paid hardcore dues to be where we are.
It may simply be a scrap of bread to you, but you'll get a beatdown in my
town if you reach for it uninvited and it ain't yours...no matter how hungry
you are.
Peace,
Sonic Warfare Division Veteran
From: Emma Groube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: (313) Rave betty Barbie and DJ Ken
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:34:32 +1000 (EST)
oscillateX2 wrote
> God's name were they advertising? A DJ Ken doll!!! Complete with a
> turntable and mixer!!!
<snip>
> As if all the DJ Wannabes from Oklahoma hanging around the Radisson pool
at
> WMC with their stripper girlfriends and their home-burned mix CD's
wasn't
> enough...
tsk tsk on a lot of levels.
*sigh*
your whole post reads as elitist and I can't see that 313 is about
that, though I wonder at times. It's about innovative electronic music and
people have to start somewhere. I hope it's also about those tones healing
people and a dream of a new world.
So wot if it's a home burnt CD at least they are making music and trying.
Stripping is decent money, the notion of a living wage is an anethema in
the USA *spit*
if you are talking about people more concerned with image than music, say
it.
*hmpmh*
Emma
mee-thod
"it's in the way that you groove it"
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