Hello All:
I am a native Detroiter. I love all the 313 artists that we talk about on this list. I am sad, jealous, and frustrated that everywhere else in the world gets to attend parties Djed' by these marvelous artists except those of us actually in the 313!!!! I know that it's about radio, and major label support here in the US, for artists to succeed. But I refuse to accept the way things are now for what they will be from now on???? I love all kinds of music; Afrobeat, house, R&B, rock, jazz, P-Funk and a little reggae. But why can't I go out right here in Detroit and see Moodymann??? The DEMF was an anomaly, and unfortunately I wasn't here for that but I did download lots of the archived webcasts (big-ups to Groovetech). But I know in the beginning Techno was something that lots of Black kids enjoyed at places like the Music Insititute. I never went but I got into house a few years later (Ken Collier). Now when I go see Derrick May at Motor it's mostly white kids with glowsticks. Now that's cool but I don't like the way it seems this music is marketed as being "white" and I know that has a lot to do with the bullshit at places like Vibe magazine. Then the Black kids think that techno is it "Black enough" like house??? I mean I understand if you just prefer house but it seems that lots of people are not even open to techno. It's like a lot of people black out on the fact that Ron Trent's biggest record "Altered States" was actually rooted in Detroit Techno??? See Juan Atkins' interview in URB millenium future issue. I just find the way things are to be kind of strange. It's just music made you to heal your body when you move??? and yet having a good party here is like finding a needle in a haystack. I went to Queens on Decks last night at the State Theater. The women played well, although I missed Dj Genesis. But no one was there!!!! But I also notice that with some not all white crowds, Derrick and others turn into a spectacle; i.e. there is more watching th edj by the sidelines rather than dancing. This music is for everyone and maybe if these media outlets weren't so full of it, we could all be at these parties together, like right here in Detroit. I'm really sad about the way it is in Detroit right now, but I will keep buying the records and going to the events. anybody have any thoughts they wanna share on this??? Peace, Five
