I hear you Fred.
I just have trouble with the polarized grouping of "dance" and "IDM"
styles. There were all kinds of other genres and styles represented
in the first two festivals. Ones you could dance to, too.
Lumping everything but house and techno into" IDM" seems a bit
convenient, and gives them an angle to defend the line-up as it
stands.
-d
At 9:28 PM -0700 5/22/02, Fred Heutte wrote:
I'm concerned about this idea that this year's lineup just makes the
DEMF into a "daytime rave." Would it be good to have more experimental/
"IDM" in the lineup? Maybe yes -- or maybe not *this* year. Maybe *this*
year it ought to be more about movement and getting your groove on, and
as a dance-oriented DJ I have *no problem* with defending that point of
view, which is just as valid as the idea that the more experimental and
innovative side needs the spotlight. In fact, both viewpoints are valid,
and so in the end moving the center of gravity between them at the festival
from year to year is the right approach.
Again, let's give some credit to Carol Marvin for letting a set of
experienced people, a Delphi Court if you will, help do the lineup
selections. Any list will generate complaints and disagreements, but
I bet when it's all over we will see that this year's lineup has its own
merits, because the reality is, at the literal end of the day, the music
is more powerful than anyone's agenda.
If Carol Marvin had picked some sidekick to select the lineup in secret,
and they had the typical aspirations to being a self-anointed Big Wheel in
musical inner circles -- which is how this sort of thing usually goes --
then we would have plenty of reason to kick back. Instead, what we got is
an admirable group of selectors, followed by a predictably incompetent
implementation of the recommended list by PCM. And even so, the lineup is
going to showcase some great music.
(Sooner or later, though, the city has to face up to the fact that you can't
burn everyone in town and keep the festival going. The comments from Kevin
Saunderson ought to make *everyone* sit up and pay serious attention.)
In the end, though, Carl's quote at the end of the MT article is exactly
right. He had the vision all along: the festival should be *everyone's*
festival. And so far, no matter what Carol Marvin may think, it still is.
phred
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