On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 12:11 PM, marc christensen wrote:
Which is why "Detroit Techno" as a term, like the 313 list itself,
hasn't shrivelled into a too-narrow, too-precise, and
too-uptight-to-have-fun genre. (This is, BTW, exactly what Simon
Reynolds continually argues about Detroit and Detroit-o-philes in
_Generation Ecstacy_. A big raspberry to him.)
With all respect for Simon Reynolds, that boy was pretty quick to make
that argument about any scene that wasn't "grassroots" or "'ardkore" or
"working class" enough for him (read: authentic). Mind you, if you can
keep his biases in mind as you read, the book is otherwise quite
useful. Gotta give it to him for attempting to write a history of
EDM--however flawed.
cheers,
Luis
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