i'm sure it's a blessing in disguise... i don't know for sure, but all that
fame and glory would probably get old after a while.
just look at Eminem, i know of people that borderline-stalk the guy.
and i haven't been to one of his parties lately, but usually there's a nice
core crowd who know and love his music.
maybe i'm just different, but to be known and respected internationally and
to be able to live in peace at home would be ideal to me.
my 0.02
Mike
From: "laura gavoor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
Subject: Re: [313] Ford and Atkins
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:58:44 GMT
Moreover, I know it was NEVER Juan's intention to be "underground" at all.
He's ALWAYS had dreams of being a big money-grip, black supastar, it merely
convoluted into something special and different and he went with the flow
of
revenue, popularity and intellectualism musically.
But can you imagine not being known in your own city for nearly 20 years!!!
Honestly, recognition in other countries or on a completely different
continent is mind-blowing, but to have to return to to your home town and
be
a relatively unknown entity after changing and nearly revolutionizing the
recording industry at large is something that most Europeans just cannot
comprehend. Painful, really.
Then to see younger, white guys from nearby where you live get all the
accolades and play made that pain excruciating. That is the god's honest
truth about it.
I'm very proud and elated for Juan. It is embarassingly overdue and it
won't change him musically one blinkin' bit.
From: "tom_magicfeet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "tom_magicfeet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "313 mailing list" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [313] Ford and Atkins
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 22:47:49 -0000
This all got me thinking about the way cars have been a continually
recurrent theme in techno: 'Landcruising', Le Car, 'Night Drive 'Thru
Babylon' etc etc etc. Then of course all the similarities between Ford's
robots and machine music etc. It's interesting how the car-based culture
of
Detroit (I should point out that this is only the impression I get - never
actually been to Detroit) has rubbed off on the music so much. I always
figured that good techno was the perfect driving music anyway. My cousin
once told me of having a near-religious experience listening to Derrick
May
whilst travelling on the M62 across the Pennines in Northern England!
Anyway, as regards this issue, I suppose still I'm basically not in favour
of artists letting major corporations use their music - something in me
makes me think it too often reduces the music to the status of mere
product.
At the same time, it's a great track from an underrecognised artist - the
record and Atkins both deserve a wider audience. I find it very hard to
condemn him for it. Guess I'll just stay right here on the fence on that
one...
One final thought; this is yet further proof of Detroit techno as future
music, not the has-been genre too many have cast it. Fifteen or however
many
years ago (someone?), 'No UFOs' connected with a relatively small audience
on its release. Now Ford are paying Atkins a presumably hefty wedge for
it's
use, presumably because they are convinced (and you have to figure they
did
research) it will reach a much wider audience in 2000. Maybe the world is
slowly catching up.
Tom MF
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