Who are Crystal Method? Aren't they, eeeeuuuurrgg, "nuskool breakz"? There's some guys from the US called that playing down my local on Thursday. Aren't they white college boys?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 7:52 PM To: Thomas D. Cox, Jr. Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: AW: (313) Derrick May quote and the Death of Techno > > i dont think it has anything to do with the guy being white. i > like all those artists you mentioned. i just dont dig matt dear's > records almost at all. that first spectral 12" i think it was was > alright, other than that i havent liked anything else. and its not > just me: we got one copy of his LP in at the record shop i work at > and it hasnt sold. we sell lots of "soulful" dance music made by > both white and black people (as well as asian and hispanic) but > not a soul (pun intended) has found something interesting enough > in his album to buy it. no one who buys the recloose or the > titonton or the alton miller records that we stock has been > motivated to buy it. i feel like theres a pretty good amount of > undeserved hype behind this guy, and i think that alot of people > can see through that. who cares how many stars rolling stone gave > him? all i know is that amp fiddler's music is not in any way > groundbreaking but we cant keep a single 12" with his name on it > in stock. people who are into hiphop and r+b have been buying his > records as well as all the techno and house heads who have known > about him for a little while now. matt dear's record will probably > sit there for months, if not forever. its too bad because i do > like alot of what ghostly does (like 75% or so, the other 25% is > kinda trying to hard maybe) but i feel like they picked the wrong > artist to get all hyped up about. the midwest product and dabrye > stuff is so much better on pretty much every level. > Oh Now You've Done It!!!!! Name me 3 black artists who have released records in the past 3 months that deserve equal props (the crystal method being the obvious exception, though their music is crossing over into alternative rock on the radio over here) And MAp Fiddler's album doesn't get an official US release until May, so that doesn't count. > as for why it happens to be a white guy who gets the props from > mainstream music mags for his great "techno" record while other > people who make great records who are black dont get the props, > thats something that might need to be examined. a quick glance at > my little sister's one recent rolling stone mag revealed reviews > of these artists: 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? > > tom > > ________________________________________________________________ > andythepooh.com > > > > > ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
