----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Sicko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 1:22 AM Subject: Re: [313] The Great White Hype...was IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!
> >I'm really torn on the Motor question though. Where will Detroit (or any > >American city with its analogue of motor) go to hear expensive talent like > >Herbert, and how will the local artists get to make the money they deserve > >if we boycott the places big enough to garner those fees? We all know the > >force a mega-club will exert on the remainder of the underground market, as > >previously discussed with Motor, > > Only in Detroit would Motor be even mentioned in the same sentence as > "Mega Club." :) True... I guess I just meant in relative terms. But then again, Motor just unseeded Buzz as #1 club in the US (according to Urb), so maybe they have attained that status. At Buzz, it's very rare that any techno comes along, other than Carl Cox (tonight), Christian Smith or Mistress Barbera. None of these folks really spin what I want to hear, and even with Buzz, which caters to the prog/trance scene 80% of the time in the main room, and have guided a decade worth of taste here, I'm torn between wanting to support their good decisions and try to help bring out a good crowd for techno, show some support and see if we can help change their perceptions of techno viability. A two-prong approach if you will. > I'm torn on this issue as well ... it's not my favorite place to > experience music, but I'll be damned if they don't bring in some > great talent amid the duds. I've been meaning to check out the > "Color" night on select Fridays for a while ... And I missed Herbert? > Doh! I thought Herbert played elsewhere too, but when someone else mentioned Herbert @ Motor I thought I must've missed it. I dunno... Anyway, of any of the cities which have a dominant club that brings in most of the talent, Motor is unique in bringing in lesser-known international talent (maybe Red No. 5 and Karma before it to a lesser degree). Yet, I can see the beef people would have with conglomerate ownership, and it hits a lot closer to home in Detroit, and at Motor than it would elsewhere. I really don't know where you draw the line in the sand, between the acceptable choices a promoter/club needs to make so that they can make enough to keep going vs. staying true to your ideals. It's a really tough question. Tristan ---------- http://www.mp313.com <- Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email <FrogboyMCI> <- AOL Instant Messenger --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
