While some of you are on the topic of "Straight ahead", "Bangin","german" or "Looped" techno. I have to say that this years festival has really made me question my taste of this particular genre. I've always been a fan of this music mainely because of Rob Hood, Old Mills, Jay Denham and others,therefore I've always defended the likes of looped based techno. But with UR completely blowing me away with their LIVE Band + sequnecer set and the fact that I experienced too many lifeless, pegged in the red, bang fests from the likes of Steve Stoll and Luciano, to name a few. I started to slowly find myself leaving stages or rooms (at afterparties) that previously would've entyertained me. As the weekend progressed I found myself advoiding that sound all together.
Don't get me wrong, with the right d.j. it still can be inspirational. Alan Oldham, gave the best DJ performance of the weekend to just 50 people at the EA afterparty and Mike Huckaby played the most eclectic bangin set @ The Substance afterparty. But all the others started to sound just repetitive and quite frankly JUST Plain LOUD. Even my own live set was a bit un-inspirational too myself. The quality and variety of the festival ( Especially electro) really opened my ears to to some good talent and not just the majority of those that can just beat match or produce bangin beats. Ja'Maul Redmond 1100 S. Tryon St. Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203 t: 704.343.9900 f:704.343.9999 www.perkinswill.com Perkins+Will. Ideas + buildings that honor the broader goals of society -----Original Message----- From: Stoddard, Kamal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 10:20 AM To: 'Garrett McGrath' Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: (313) Fuse-In techno Great of you to point that out. Yeah...I guess I wouldn't have to ask if I was there huh? Little salt in the wound? Or just an amazing grasp of the obvious? **sulking off to more missed fest depression** Kamal K. Stoddard Turner Broadcasting Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: Garrett McGrath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 5:02 PM > To: Stoddard, Kamal > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) Fuse-In techno > > On Jun 1, 2005, at 1:38 PM, Stoddard, Kamal wrote: > > >> straight ahead (german) techno > >> > > > > What does this refer to nowadays though? > > dunno. if you'd been there, you'd know exactly what i mean. >
