Doesn't this make us lovers of all things 313, kind of 'neo-mods?' Just a thought ;o) k
>-----Original Message----- >From: Rob Theakston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:59 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] >Subject: RE: (313) Motown/Northern Soul/Detroit Techno connection > > >I don't want to spend too much time replying on this, because most of it >would be reiteration. > >Sir, you are so on the spot it's absurd. I only WISH we could have >something >like the Wigan or Wheel in detroit. Hell, I'd even be in favor of the same >music policy if it meant having something like that happen here! > >Thank you for that rant. I can safely say it's the best thing I've read all >day. > >rt > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:16 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: (313) Motown/Northern Soul/Detroit Techno connection > > > >Memo from Alex Bond of PricewaterhouseCoopers > >-------------------- Start of message text -------------------- > >Right, for some reason I've decided to go off on one on this topic. The >reason being, is that I've been on this list a little while now and I've >noticed how difficult it is to describe our 'scene' to other people on the >list from different countries and cultures. I've seen arguments regarding >alcohol and 'raves', drugs and 'raves', black producers/white producers, >poor background/rich background and I've just come to the conclusion that >the cultural differences are so wide on this list, that it's almost >impossible to articulate what you mean to somebody who's on the other side >of the world (without them taking it the wrong way). > >But this - this topic, this enables me to say "Yep, this is us here >people". (Manchester, UK) > >It's about escapism essentially. Going out on a weekly basis to hear the >music that you love. Getting leathered at the weekend (be it alcohol, drugs >whatever you like - we're not fussy or don't care either) forgetting the >bobbins week at work you've had. Meeting the same crowd week in week out >dancing till it's getting light. Swapping stories about records, swapping >records. DJ's not wanting you to know what they're playing. S**t, I still >know at least three DJ's who use cover-up labels. Clothes aren't that much >a part of it (that's a bit more of a football thing, although the two >cultures collide), but you don't want to be the scruffiest head either. >Getting the records first, discovering obscure things that no one else has >- the japanese only issue Juan Atkins mix of "Hoodrum" anyone...? > >OK, the point of this is that the old Northern scene and our current scene >I view as being very similar. The main differences are that the Northern >scene was pretty massive, (couple of thousand a week at Wigan, quite a few >hundred at the twisted wheel etc). Where as ours is very, very small (maybe >150 a week at our old club), but the common factors are there in droves. >The trainspotter elements, the drugs/alcohol thing, the die hard, spend >every last penny that you own on music and going-out attitude are there for >all to see. One of the really good little second hand shops in the suburbs >of Manchester is run by someone who was a big dj on that scene. God, you >should hear the conversations I've overheard in there over the years >regarding records. And people on this list think we're spotters, you wanna >hear these boys, they are ON IT, big time. > >It's also why, the other month, when I spotted a 50 yr old over-weight dude >at the bus-stop in the pouring rain, I afforded myself a warm smile. He had >his best pants on, a mad pair of shoes, a battered 'overnight' bag and he >was whizzing his tits off at about 6.30 pm, he was off to the all-nighter >in Lowton. I thought. s**t, that's going to be me in 30 years time, except >I don't like whizz and my bag will be full of retroactive 12's and my pants >won't be as posh....... > >Sorry for the rant, it's just what I'm trying to say is that - Yep, there's >a big connection there for me (between Northern and Techno) - it's the same >s**t, different era. > >Alex. > >--------------------- End of message text -------------------- > >This e-mail is sent by the above named in their >individual, non-business capacity and is not on >behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers. > >PricewaterhouseCoopers may monitor outgoing and incoming >e-mails and other telecommunications on its e-mail and >telecommunications systems. By replying to this e-mail you >give your consent to such monitoring. >_________________________________________________________________ >The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged >material. 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