> some kid > who might otherwise be into someone like kenny larkin or kdj or > derrick may if he heard them might intead check out matt dear > instead and from that point on his perception of "detroit techno" > will be skewed.
Yeah- the world would be a really awful place if all the kids listened to Matt Dear instead of KDJ. /rolls eyes/ > > > >ever thought > >that maybe, just maybe, it some music that you, as well as the > people in > >the shop you work at, are just not ready for? and theres nothing > wrong > >with that either, mind you. theres tons of stuff that just goes > over > >peoples heads at first. > > ill put the squad that shops here up against any squad of > selectors you can find. the range of tastes is pretty wide. thats > certainly not the problem. > > >dont get me wrong, i fully share your argument that things in > mainstream > >media get alot of attention based on a hype machine, but i just > dont think > >matthews stuff fits in that argument. i, as well as MANY other > people who > >do in fact think outside the box when it comes to music in > general, think > >that matthews music is truly some next level sh*t. > > im more than willing to be proved wrong. i was the first person to > listen to the LP when we got it in. i was underwhelmed, and every > single person whos musical opinion i respect locally has passed on > it since then. > > >i guess when you look at it from that perspective, maybe it is a > little > >odd. but once again, i have to ask why do you care? its rolling > stone! > > i care because RS hits more readers per month than any 313 list or > techno related mag is going to hit in any few years combined. > > >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. > > here's exactly my point, boiled down to its essence: rolling stone > doesnt go out to find a moodymann record because theyre clueless > racists. it is these clueless racists who are beaming their > misinformed opinions into the minds of tons of kids who might > otherwise discover better techno if RS was more responsible. and > ghostly/spectral chooses to put a sticker on their record showing > how great the ignorant racist white media likes their record. this > is all bad news. derrick desiring to reach people with a better > rounded version of what detroit techno is through the festival is > a good thing. he's not ignorant of matt dear, didnt he play the > festival this past year? however he is not the end all be all of > detroit techno. and derrick may wants to take initiative to make > sure people can still get the real deal from somewhere, namely the > festival. > > >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. > > i dont feel like its my responsibility to put a record into the > hands of someone who wouldnt know what to do with it. id prefer RS > just shut their mouths instead of trying to overhype something > that really isnt that exceptional. > > >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 was underwhelmed by all his music i heard before this (first > spectral 12" being the exception, and i didnt like it enough to > buy it). now that he's getting props for average music it makes me > mad for sure, mainly because of the reasons that more deserving > people are being overlooked. > > >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? > > if there wasnt any racism in the world, i would wholeheartedly > agree with you. unfortunately, the reality is that more deserving > black artists are getting no press because they dont fit into > major music label and media's perception that all black people > should either be thug emcees or "neo soul" crooners. hyping > another white artist isnt going to help things. > > like i said many posts ago, the fact that he is white means > nothing at all to me. when recloose was getting some hype, i was > happy because i thought it was well deserved. this time around, > the music isnt as good which makes me question why matt dear is > getting the hype he is getting. > > tom > > ________________________________________________________________ > andythepooh.com > > > > >
