On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "matt kane's brain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >At 12:28 PM 2/3/2004, you wrote: > >>crystal method (is it 1997 again?), LCD > >>soundsystem, michael mayer, and lfo. reguardless of your opinions > >>of them, isnt it a little strange that theyre all stark white? > > > >I'm afraid it's just nothing out of the ordinary. > > of course its not, and this is my point. i think matt dear gets > publicity because he's a white guy from detroit making "techno", > not because his music is better than other stuff coming out right > now. i feel like the popularity of his album is mostly based on > hype. seriously, if rolling stone had any idea what was going on, > dont you think theyd review moodymann instead of crystal method?
you might be right, but i highly doubt that kenny sent a copy to rolling stone for them to review in the first place. maybe rolling stone should be going out and buying the moodymann record and reviewing it on their own, but thats rolling stones fault. if you want them to review it so bad, send em a copy, include your email address, and see what they say about it afterwards. besides, you just said it yourself... "wtf do they know?"... couldnt agree more. > ditto with spin and whatever other mainstream white magazines > decided that matt dear is now the torch carrier for detroit > techno. wtf do they know? fair enough.... but wtf do YOU know? wtf do *I* know?? it sounds more like your not liking his music even more, because some publications took notice and like his stuff. thats a pretty crappy chip to have on your shoulder. i dont know. look at it this way, i guess.... wether you like his music or not is up to you. but, i feel that anything coming from detroit that is of a certain quality getting good media coverage, can only help the artists in detroit who havent gotten the attention they deserve. cant something be said for supportting an artist? hell man, it seems to me just the differences in opinions, and more importantly the reasons WHY, proove even more that matthew dear is a detroit techno artist.... its got all the same properties of drama that surrounds any other techno artist from detroit that gets any kind of attention. derek.
