I havent chimed in at all on this subject, due to the fact that Ive just switched jobs and Im moving tomorrow and the COUNTLESS other things that have my life upside down, but Ill give me .02 now.
I realize that for alot of you, the fest has morphed into something else (for better, or for worse). I, for one, don't see this as a bad thing. It may not be your idea of "detroit", but for what is going on in detroit right now, it's pretty accurate. Paxahau has put together a pretty solid lineup that covers most of the bases from before. in some areas, it just scratches the surface, but at the very least, theres alot of great music. I dont know... I get where you are all coming from with the whole "theyve turned it into a typical rave" thing, but lets be honest... look at the festivals that are put on all around the world. Dont you feel this has more to offer than, say... timewarp? Or even I Love Techno? I do. Its more diverse than either of those, and with overall MUCH better music! (I dont see any Happy Hardcore on there..)
And they did a pretty solid job of getting the next waves of Detroit producers on there. Theres a couple others I wouldve liked to have seen added, but I also see plenty that should have played YEARS ago (see: Jared Wilson, Brian Kage, etc).
Thats all I can say on the subject. Im going... plain and simple. I hope alot of you do the same, but I can see why not. I re-listed the lineup, listing what all I am excited about, and to me... thats a good time!
I hope to see you there! derek. On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Derek Plaslaiko. wrote:
Adam Beyer Adam Marshall - live Adam X . live Andy Toth - live Ark - live Audion - live Blaze . live Brian Kage Carl Craig Clark Warner Colin Z - live Dandy Jack & the Junction SM - live Daniel Bell Derrick Carter Detroit Techno Militia Donnacha Costello - live Drew Maddox and Eric Cloutier Ezekiel Honig - live Final Cut - live Frank Martiniq Function & Regis - live Heartthrob - live Ian Hind James Holden Jared Wilson Jeremy Ellis & John Arnold Josh Wink Kenny Glasgow Kill Memory Crash - live Krikor - live Le Petit Orb - live Little Louie Vega Mark Broom Mark Grant Mike Clark Mike Huckaby Monologic - live + Ian Ms. Honey Dijon Neil Landstrumm - live Nicholas Sauser - live Nitzer Ebb - live Pantytec - live Pascal F.E.O.S. Photek Richard Devine - live Richie Hawtin Rob Acid Live Rob Hood . live + dj Ronin Selecta and Matt Clarke Ryan Elliot Someone Else - live
