In a message dated 17/07/00 22:58:47 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> with that said, i have to respect the so called purists who are only > pressing vinyl, no massive cd output. > > detroit techno is a movement. not a leisure activity. its cool that kids in > the bourgeoisie suburbs are getting opened up to it, either by parties or > cds. but just because those kids are being opened up to hawtin that doesn't > mean he is the future of detroit techno. he is simply the most accessible. This is probably a REAL touchy subject, but I just had to comment... The way I see things, its the kids in the suburbs who are more likely to buy the records, as they are the ones who have parents that can afford to buy them decks for their 16th birthday and give them a 50$ a week allowance that can be spent on records or that sort of thing. Of course kids in the ghetto probably don't listen to CD's either, its more likely they listen to 6th generation taped copies of CD's. Basically, I doubt there are many kids in the ghetto that are actually making this music happen, they can't afford to. If you are struggling to keep food on the table how are you gonna afford a pair of Technics and loads of records at around 10$ a single (which is about how much they go for in the UK, although I don't know about the US). I don't live in a ghetto, and I would not even consider myself truly poor, but the luxury of owning a set of decks and being able to travel around the country to various record shops to pick up all my favourite tunes and latest releases is just a far off dream to me. The whole vinyl/purist thing is a bit (although unintentionally I am sure) elitist. Vinyl is expensive and hard to find, and for alot of us, its just not a realistic possibility. Because of that, I really appreciate the artists that have enough understanding of the situation to make their music accessible to all (ie: CD releases). If something is so good, why be so secretive about it, and try to hide it away? By making it limited edition vinyl, all that happens is it becomes even more expensive and harder to find than it would be, and therefore even harder to obtain for all the ghetto kids. Its only the bourgeoisie suburb kids who can afford to track down alot of these tunes and then buy a couple of copies. This is not in direct reference to Hawtin, I wouldent say he is the future of Detroit, but rather anyone and everyone in a position similar to his. Aaron
