hello, my name is aidan and i'm back on the list after a break of about two years. i used to buy vinyl, but have now switched to digital, as a domestic dispute ended with my collection nestling in a landfill and my decks smashed up and left in an attic. just wondering where the best place is to buy (yes, buy) digital files of detroit techno/house artists. i have bought mp3s/wavs off juno, beatport, dj download and beatport, but none seem to be that great for detroit stuff. what ever happened to the detroit digital store? i need to rebuild my transmat, metroplex, ur, redplanet, planet e, etc collection, but vinyl as a format is out of the question for me now.
also, on related detroit matters, was in a dublin (ireland) club for the first time in 18 months last week and saw juan atkins play. he turned up quite late, but he looked fairly healthy and his mixing was very tight, as far as i could tell. the music he played was ok. seemed very contemporary. but at the end he did play 'strings of life', some model 500 stuff, and 'i feel love'. then finished with a beautiful string-laden track. good to be back, aidan
