In a message dated 2/14/01 1:09:21 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Some of the things you are talking about were covered >during Q&A at the end. > Something I have always wondered, is why Does detroit >techno ( a black music) always get over looked as >such. > Or maybe I am over looking things, but I dont think I >see Vibe writing about the music or the aritist and >their accomplishments... what about BET, or the black >music departments in record labels, the black radio >stations etc...
Hello Nancy, The reason I feel that Techno(in particular) gets overlooked in the Black community is largely due to the fact that this music is not the NORM as opposed to R & B, soul, rap, hip-hop etc. It is probably considered a white music in their minds. The only mag I can see having an article about techno is CODE. It is like the Black GQ, Details and Maxim all rolled in one. To some black techno artists, making this music is going against stereotypes. They don't want to be R & B, hip-hop, rap, etc because that is what everyone expects them to be and so does the general black community. Those magazines cater to the typical urban blacks who's minds would not be as open-minded to the abstract as alot of these techno artists are. It is called cultural terrorism...to always be something non-stereotypical. Its all very interesting to me, being that I'm Chinese and learning about Black culture mostly through House and Techno music. And what I have learned has some very deep implications. Stuff so heavy that you get tired just from hearing the experiences. Just from the responses to Otto's (salute, to the flying dutchman) post, you'll always have people who don't under- stand. And it is the same with the general black community. If any of the mediums you mentioned above covered Techno music... well, they must've did it in secret. =) To sum this up, these black techno guys are the "odd men out". In my mind, this is what makes some of them the "best of the best". This is why we have mailing lists chatting about their music, why we analyze and disect every note, and why we marvel at their brilliance. At least I know I do. Just my 1 dollar and no cents, g.
