Ewan was (is) on Soma but not in Slam as such. I think he just moved to Berlin lately. He was an academic background.
---------- >From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: (313) looking for something to read >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:55 AM > > also > Discographies - by Jeremy Gilbert and Ewan Pearson (isn' he half of Slam or > something on Soma?) > i showed it to my pop music professor at school and he became interested in > making it part of the curriculum. nice collection of articles rooted in > dance culture focusing on culture and communication etc, kinda academic but > well written all the same. > >> >> these might be of interest: >>mel cheren 'keep on dancing' is a good read. his ex opened paradise garage >>and mel provided the financial backing. covers gay new york dance history, >>new york in general and mel settles scores with everybody he's ever met. >>worth it alone for the photos of 70s fire island. >> >>for some high theory, i've got a book called 'you better work it'. it >>basically covers black new york dance. it reads like a Ph.D. thesis and I >>find it too boring to read. but others seem to like it. >>james >>www.jbucknell.com >> >> >> >> >> Michael.Elliot-Kn >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To >> 16/03/04 07:21 PM [email protected] >> cc >> >> Subject >> (313) looking for something to read >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>I'm going to order the Jeff Mills DVD from Amazon and I want to get either >>another DVD (a music documentary maybe) or a good book >> - I've worn out the spine on both my AMG Electronica and Techno Rebels >>books - reading the AMG guide to Soul/R&B >> >>checking my Amazon wish list I've got the following books lined up and >>would appreciate feedback if anyone has read them: >> >>"Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture 1970-1979" >> >>"Site of Sound: of Architecture and the Ear" >> >>"Architecture as a Translation of Music" >> >>"Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We >>Should, Like, Care" >> >>"Clubbing: Clubbing Culture and Experience" >> >>"Beyond the Borders - Crossover in Creative Culture" >> >>If anyone has any other good suggestions - I'm not really interested in >>reading any "rave history/culture" books >>I've read Simon Reynolds book already >> >>I love any books that cross over the worlds/disciplines of music with >>greater cultural/social studies, architecture, etc. >> >>either that or some really brilliant DVD (Standing in the Shadows of >>Motown, A Great Day in Harlem, etc.) >> >>taking suggestions >> >>MEK >> >> >>ForwardSourceID:NT000089CA >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page FREE > download! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ >
