Ok, the reason I called on Ian Cheshire to join in is because - now this i v. apt :-) - he's currently engaged in an intermittent tour in Germany called 'The Detroit Impressions' tour. And I think the idea is that the artists involved, inc. Ian, give their own 'impression' of what Detroit techno is mostly all about.
Now anyone who knows Ian, knows that apart from being a very decent bloke, also knows that the techno he plays is usually at least upbeat and quite often what you could say is 'hard'. The thing is, he is to me perhaps the most hands-on authority I've met about djing in Detroit (I think you've played in Detroit quite a few times Ian , right?). So he probably knows more than most what goes down in the techno world in Detroit, and what goes down well. Greg Earle, the reason I requested that you join in is that I just remember you talking about going to parties in Detroit many years ago and up to the present day. Correct me and forgive me if I confabulate (a rare occurence, right?!?! ;-) Overall though, I think I'm with Brendan on this. For me, Detroit techno covers a lot of styles. It's hard, or it's purist, or it's melodic, or it's minimal, or it's electro! :-) Often it's got elements of all the above and usually, most people would agree that whatever 'funk' is, that undefinable element can often seemt to be in what we call 'Detroit Techno'. Just to give an example of what I'm listening to a lot at the moment which I'd say falls into the above - 'R U Ready' by X-Ile, on Direct Beat. Now of course, this is what most would call 'electro'. But to me the essence of what Detroit 'techno' (heh) is all about is in that record, and many more quite like it. k >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 10:57 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: (313) Detroit Techno > > >>Los Hermanos 'Quetzal' - for me that's the bullseye. > >and I'd argue that that record is pretty average. > >ha ha ha ha ha, lets argue all day, it's fun. > >: ) >_________________________________________________________________ > >--------------------- 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 > > >
