I remember Derrick May had a "my radio station" page on mp3.com featuring tracks by amateur producers on that site - he obviously spent a bit of time listening to the tracks that people uploaded there, and had one or two from former listmember Scott Vallance as well (who was of course pretty flattered!). So I think it's unfair to say he's "out of touch" with new music in this field, and I'm also not convinced that he really sees the "death of techno" as being imminent. What that quote was about, it seemed to me, was the ability of techno music to attract attention to the city of Detroit, not techno music as a whole.
Brendan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 February 2004 10:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) Derrick May quote and the Death of Techno > > > > Yussel wrote> > >i've often assumed that derrick doesn't pay much attention > to the newer > >generation (he'll claim that no one young ever approaches > him- and maybe > >that's true), but its ridiculous to proclaim techno dead, > simply because > >his particular style (and fame?) is dwindling. > >This has been a watershed year for techno artists and > records and albums. > >i won't even start naming names, but we all know its there. > >Matthew Dear gets coverage in Rolling Stone and > Entertainment Weekly, the > >kid lives an 8 minute drive from Bellvue and Derrick says > there's no new > >generation!? > >Maybe he honestly doesn't feel the new stuff. Or maybe he's > honestly just > >not aware of it. Or maybe he's being cranky. > >I seriously think I need to send Derrick a care package of > new releases. > >Shall we compile a 313-list new techno artists CD for him? > > This is a great post. and maybe someone should send him some stuff. I > always wonder if derrick does check all the new records. I > too can't work > out whether he's feeling the new stuff or not. From the c**p > rent-a-quote > comments he comes out with, I really can't believe he does. > Like you said > though, he might just not be feeling it at all. > > It has been a great year for techno, but I tell you what, I > know for a fact > that 2004 will see better music coming from techno people. > honestly. some > of the stuff I'm hearing on cd-r's is just head and shoulders > above what > came out last year, really really strong quality stuff. > > here's a weird one though. Alot of stuff I've heard that will > be out in > 2004, blows away anything derrick put out on transmat lately > - head and > shoulders above it. so maybe that makes me think he isn't > looking properly. > > I wish he wasn't so f**king arrogant though, he comes across > as a right > twat. I kind of thought that after john osselars interview > too. a shame, as > he's someone I've always held up as a bit of a hero, and > someone I always > will. > > so, anyway, back to the point.... > > I'm gonna send him a cd. > > 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 > > > >
