Hello everyone - my name is Jason, I'm from Glasgow and I've been on the list since the 1990's (can't remember exactly when)
I produce music mostly under my own name and run a label focussing on Glasgow based artists called Iridite - www.iridite.com I also run a small store called Signal Sounds that concentrates on electronic music production and Modular/Boutique synths in general (Denise....hit me up if you're even in Glasgow!!) - www.signalsounds.com I still buy music but my available time to listen to is as close to zero as makes no difference but I still love getting the odd recommendation from here and I follow Kent's Bandcamp recommendations eagerly :) cheers Jason On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 12:45, Ronny Pries (rktic) <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello new'- and old'sters. > > Was just wondering if I ever „properly" introduced myself here. Apart from > „Hi, I’m Ronny. I like Techno.“ > > The recent Drexciya thread, articles and thoughts made me think. You know, > I’m a caucasian, born and raised around Hamburg/Germany. Hence my personal > experience of being a victim of racism is about zero. Then again, being a > german, you’ve got to reflect about these things. Imho. > > Crap, this is awkward. I have no concept about what it feels like to be > historically oppressed because of the color of skin. Neither was I raised > in economical circumstances as close as those found in Detroit. The weight > or burden of that combination I can at best try to imagine or feel. This is > a tough topic for a cultural ‚bystander‘ wanting to approach it in the most > respectful way possible. > > What I do have a personal experience with: > Living with Angst or anxiety if you will. Being risen to function, showing > good manners on the surface. Avoid looking inside by any means. Getting a > good whack of post-WW2 parenting. > > For long I thought Techno mainly appealed to me because my parents didn’t > get it. But that’s not an emotional response, right. What I found in Techno > was a strong sense of place. Where I was allowed to breathe, think and > feel. True freedom. > > So, I’m aware that if I say „I kinda get it“ it’s still lacking cultural > background. Yet, where can one draw a line? And can anyone relate at all? > > Just thinking out loud > Ronny > > > > Am 22.10.2018 um 03:08 schrieb Edward Thompson <[email protected]>: > > 😂 > > > On Mon., 22 Oct. 2018, 10:51 am Aidan O'Doherty, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Bloody hell, what's with all the traffic? You wait ages on a bus, then >> all of a sudden loads of 313s arrive! >> >> Welcome aboard, Matt Deegan. This list has been a desert of discourse for >> a very long time, until the last few days. >> >> My name is Aidan O'Doherty, from Dublin, Ireland. I am simply an >> electronic music fan, an erstwhile record collector (used to have an >> extensive collection, mostly sold) and hobbyist DJ who loves a lot of >> techno/house music that has and still comes out of Detroit or is clearly >> inspired by the city. >> >> I have been on this list for 18 or 19 years and have never unsubscribed >> despite the serious drought in content over the last few years. >> >> I am usually a lurker, therefore not aiding with content, but did inspire >> a poll years ago (top five Detroit tracks) that Delsin's Marsel van der >> Wielen put on the NoMoreWords site (everyone's individual choices were kept >> there), which is gone now, or rather, transformed. >> >> Most of the communications on the list are civil (not always in the >> past), don't remember much in the way of racism, but my memory could be >> selective. Denise, feel free to call me a potato-eating, alcoholic Paddy >> anytime you want, I won't be offended, because it's all true. >> >> Glad to see names popping up again that I haven't heard from in ages. >> >> Yours in music, >> Aidan >> >> >> >> On Sat 20 Oct 2018, 13:02 , <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Introductions. >>> >>> I’m Denise Dalphond. I wrote my dissertation on Detroit techno and house >>> music in 2014 after spending three years doing research and conducting >>> interviews with techno kings and queens in Detroit. I write about music and >>> activism at schoolcraftwax.work. I’ve published a lot about Detroit >>> electronic music. My CV is on my website. >>> >>> In 2006, I organized and led the Roots of Techno conference at Indiana >>> University. Panelists were Theo Parrish, Terrence Parker, Rick Wilhite, >>> Marcellus Pittman, Minx, Mike Clark, Cornelius Harris, and two rad people >>> from the Detroit Historical Museum. >>> >>> The Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University >>> is where the video recordings of the conference are housed, as well as my >>> research materials and interview recordings. >>> >>> I was co-founder if the Detroit Sound Conservancy with Carleton Gholz. >>> Together, we hosted educational tours of Submerge, created the Dan Sicko >>> scholarship for new Detroit journalists, and made plans for cultural >>> preservation in Detroit music culture. >>> >>> I often make sure no one is being racist, but that’s been near >>> impossible on this listserv. They think I’ll stop. >>> >>> I don’t make music because my time is full with my three kids and >>> everything else. I’m not a DJ because I would forget and start dancing and >>> make the needle jump. I do want to play on a modular synth someday. >>> >>> Thanks for joining this listserv! >>> Denise Dalphond >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 20, 2018, at 07:38, Matt Deegan <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> With that in mind I reckon I should introduce myself. >>> >>> My name is Matt Deegan and I'm an electronic music producer from the UK >>> with a focus on techno. I've been involved in music in various forms over >>> the years starting as a jazz double bassist and more recently moving to >>> techno, using analogue electronic gear to produce on. I specialise in >>> improvised electronic music trying hard to tastefully fuse elements of jazz >>> into my sound. >>> >>> I've become interested in the origins of techno and so started reading >>> books on and around the subject, and through that reading I found >>> Hyperreal. I think there is a large proportion of techno fans who have no >>> idea where or how it started, or are misinformed. I was definitely one of >>> them, and, although I still have a lot to learn, I now feel I have some >>> grounding in how it all began. I'm really interested in learning more and >>> this feels like a decent place to do it so. Any resources people can >>> recommend will be greatly appreciated! >>> >>> As I said I am interested in understanding the origins of the music, but >>> at the same time I am also interested in supporting musicians trying to >>> push the boundaries of the genre. I am a schooled jazz musician and >>> composer and, although I am passionate about the music, I'm still trying to >>> wrap my head around exactly why I love it so much. There is something >>> fundamental within it I can't quite put my finger on which intrigues me. >>> Before I started reading about techno's history I though my musical journey >>> was unusual, but have since realised it isn't as unusual as I thought. This >>> realisation has helped me focus my sound and produce the work I'm most >>> proud of, which proves to me understanding the history of the music is >>> extremely important. >>> >>> I could probably ramble on all day on the subject, but I'll leave it >>> there. There are links below to my stuff if anyone is interested, otherwise >>> I look forward to your reading what you write. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Matt >>> >>> ------------ >>> I work under the pseudonym Epistrophe Smith, here's some links to my >>> stuff... >>> Main site: www.epsmith.net >>> An online ambient music project using an algorithm to never be the same >>> twice: http://neverendingalbum.myl2mr.com >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:15 AM kent williams <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> For some reason we've had a bunch of new subscribers. I guess that is a >>>> challenge to us old timers to, uh, generate some compelling content. >>>> >>> >
