On 6/28/07, Rob G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I hear you about that problem, and again, this is part and parcel to
the appropriation issue.
but - again, personal anecdote here - I've purchased a lot of
baltimore club 12"s at this point, but a few years back I'd never
heard of it. What exposed me to it? (I live on the west coast,
b.t.w.) the Hollertronix mix: "Never Scared".
Before I had garnered an appreciation for Detroit techno... what stuff
did I come across that piqued my interested in electronic music in
general? Honestly I'm embarrassed to name the acts but, all
"cross-over" stuff where they were appropriating.
Same with the route I took in my long winding education of hip hop culture.
Believe me, my experience in appreciating African-American music
culture as a whole has given me DEEP pause in considering "the Elvis"
effect. Is that white guilt? I'm loath to think so. I'm just
grateful - whatever the path taken - that I've been exposed to some
phenomenal music and culture that I love.
SO: when I we have a "modern rock" station out here that will play hip
hop every once and a while, but when they do... IT'S THE BEASTIE BOYS!
yeah, I wince a little... its kinda messed up no doubt. but then,
who knows, maybe there were be some people that get exposed to it, and
then that's just a starting point for a whole world that's opened up.
I wonder: could I be the only fan of Derrick May that at one point enjoyed
listening to Exit
Planet Dust?
sure, people can get involved with good music from "entry level"
stuff, but how many more just stay into nonsense? if 10,000 people in
the US were chem bros fans, how many of them went on to become techno
or house fans vs how many went on to become trance and progressive
fans? i think its always best to give people the good stuff and let
them decide from that. people are inherently lazy, and especially when
its hard to find good info about something as underground as club
music or the like out there, it makes it increasingly unlikely that
people will go from liking the corny stuff to supporting the good
stuff.
tom
