Joe ":P:" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like Aphex, but I'm glad DEMF is staying a bit more Detroit than that. > > Bringing in the RePHLeX all-stars would have just been sick though... > > Like Bogdan, Cylob and Aphex on a rotating stage. > > Besides, didn't you catch Aphex when he came to Pontiac in '96?
Well, I just saw Aphex a few weeks ago at All Tomorrow's Parties, and at this stage, he just lies down at the front of the stage and plays some old Drum'n'Bass records and tosses out some Aphex madness from his laptop, and that's what passes for "Aphex Twin live". He doesn't really do anything that could be considered "Detroit-influenced", in the same way that, say, Autechre could be considered to have been Detroit-influenced (witness Sean's often-worn "69" t-shirt, for example). So, in that regard, Aphex wouldn't be all that appropriate. (Ultimately, I'd have to say that having Kraftwerk close down the main stage at the very end of the Festival would be the ultimate Now-I-can-die-happy moment for me. Can't Mad Mike and Rolando ring them up and beg them? :-) ) Of course, an interesting semantics argument could be made - is this the "Detroit Electronic Music Festival" as in, a festival of electronic music held in Detroit? If so, then anything goes - from all over the world, in any electronic music style. But instead, it's not really the case - it's a Festival of Detroit (and Detroit-influenced) Electronic Music. In that case, asking, say, Plaid to play and do old Black Dog tracks might be more appropriate :-) As for the RePLHeX all-stars, immediately after DEMF the RePHLeX Braindance Coincidence Tour is hitting LA, and presumably other US cities: DMX Krew (live PA) Bogdan Raczynski (live PA) Ovuca (live PA) Cylob (DJ set) Tour dates (NYC May 23rd, Toronto May 24th, Chicago May 25th - closest they get to Detroit, sorry) are at http://www.RePHLeX.COM/main_index.html - Greg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
