Exerpt from MetroTimes: <--begin quote--> Alan Oldham says the gripes can be construed as sour grapes.
Its my sense that when we announced the lineup we knocked Carl Craig out of the box. This year is a straight-up party year. The lack of experimental and IDM (intelligent dance music) is because, for various reasons, they chose not to participate. Which leaves us party DJs and live acts. I think thats a good thing. Many acts couldnt or wouldnt participate, Oldham says. <--end quote--> Intelligence chooses not to show up?? Well, perhaps not exactly what the quote said, but kinda inferred. I've been on this list for almost 6 years. I've and heard so many claim sanctity when it comes to the music and their desire to be in the scene. I'm not impervious to this, but I don't claim to be. Time to check the records on who's who and what's what. Party DJs... great. <--begin second quote--> The festival, says Craig, was meant to educate people on the diversity of electronic music and to bring the underground genre to the Detroit public. In the second festival, he presented a deeper, harder sound. People got angry with him, he says, for not booking them. Others were angry that Hawtin, a white guy from the suburbs, headlined the first year, he says. This year, the festival is a big free rave, says Craig. Thats exactly what we were trying to avoid, says Hannah. If it is tied into raves too much, itll never have the chance to be respected, says Craig. <--end second quote--> Come on, this year is the damn Motor, but outside, without the logo or beer specials. Where are you going to be? SRM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
