look at all of us trance lovers coming out of the closet! :^)
on 1/28/05 6:40 AM, fab. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered these words: > i have this compilation as well and it is a damn fine one if i may say > so..... > goes back to the time when there wasnt much of a difference between trance > and techno, when trance wasnt a dirty word. hell, there are even UR tracks > that i call 'trance'... > > what went wrong? i dont know..marketing maybe wanted to divide the 2. > or maybe trance appealed to ppl that didnt enjoy techno....or, maybe it was > the drugs. > trance was intended for ppl to space out to and evade into utopian dreams > of universal love etc while techno developed into a more of a dystopian > urban and post-industrial aesthetic. > > just off the top of my head, > fab > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M : A : T : R : I : X" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:14 PM > Subject: Re: (313) No Movement 2005? > > >> oh wait...are we 313ers still supposed to hate Trance? oops! I forgot that >> "trance" was supposed to be taboo. a few weeks ago I was at a Dollar Store >> and as I was checking out there was a CD display near the register. as I >> spun through the terrible selection I came across a double CD compilation >> on >> Rising High Records called "The Secret Life of Trance". it included tracks >> by Timo Mass and Jam & Spoon and it was only one dollar...so I bought it. >> I >> figured it would be good for a laugh or two. so while cleaning house the >> other day I decided to put it on and give it a listen before throwing it >> away, but ended up listening to it straight through. it's actually quite >> good! (?) I apologize, guys. it was an accident and it only happened once. >> I >> swear! I feel so dirty. but at least it wasnt "electro clash"! :) >> >> oh and regarding movement: maybe it's time to take it off of life support? >> it's already made history and has it's place in our hearts forever. why >> not >> just let it go? Keeping a "version" of it alive artificially or in an >> altered form would do nothing but tarnish the fond memories of what it >> once >> was. Have you ever had your favorite danceclub/party/event outlive it's >> natural lifespan? it gets pretty sad at the end. examples: Lollaplooza? >> Motor Lounge? The Limelight? Ministry Of Sound? >> >> DEMF: Do Not Resuscitate >> >> I have nothing against the DEMF/Movement festival or it's organizers. I >> performed at the very first (where I was paid quite handsomely) and what >> may >> turn out to be the very last one (where I performed for absolutely free) >> and >> would gladly do it again if they needed me to, but if the only way to keep >> it going is to make it an "Area One" monster rock show, then it's time to >> let it rest in peace and take it's rightful place as a part of the history >> of Detroit Techno. >> >> sean deason >> >> on 1/27/05 9:14 PM, Anton Banks (313) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered these >> words: >> >>>>> and a trendy headliner would be good too. >>> >>> I can see it now- "Now playing on the trance stage..." >>> >>> <<said with extreme sarcasm>> >>> >> >> >> > >
