-----Original Message----- From: Steward, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:28 PM To: kent williams; list 313 Subject: RE: (313) Bloc
I'm a bit late on this but in the defense of Juan I thought I would chime in.... Juan shows up for shows when he is booked properly. (I have not had any no-show issues) There are several booking agents out there booking him And tons of promoters who like to drop names on flyers To make a profit. And no offense to anyone but Ferndale / Madison Heights etc.. That is not Detroit that's the burbs.... Tim / Planet Detroit ********* Re. Bloc: there might well be some sheepish non-admissions from some who were in attendance (including me) who missed Mr Atkins due to needing to catch up on their sleep ... I'm admitting nothing and suggesting nothing but I did distinctly hear that he showed up for his spot and it turned out quite well. I wonder if anyone has news about his other bookings (inc. with Model 500) over the Easter holiday in Europe ... ? In other news, Interstellar Fugutives AKA, DJ Skurge, Mike Banks, Ray Seven (and very very sorry, I forget who the lead vocalist was ... although he was effective in my view) were good, imo, although many people I spoke to found their gig disappointing. It seemed that this was not due to any sloppiness, poor sound, content let-downs or anything, more I think that for some, the performance lacked 'oomph'. It's possible that the crew were a bit tired because by the time they played on the Friday night before last, they had already done a few nights that week. One person who spoke to Mike Banks suggested that they'd not slept (much?) for a few days in fact! Personally I enjoyed their set although I'd agree that the playing could have been a little punchier. Many faves (at least of mine) old and new were there, Afrogermanic, Geiger Counter, The Electrocutor, Moor Horsemen On Bolaris, Negative Evolution etc. For me the highlight was the jaw-dropping surprise inclusion of 'Frequency 7' - which somehow the group had engineered to be a very close cover, reverb, compression, chords and all - and then added some extra sass. The serious appreciation from about 10 people who recognized it must been bemused to the the other 3-400 who didn't. I stick by what I said afterwards that this particular line-up has potential to provide some more unequivocally excellent performances in the months and years to come. Ken The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately and then destroy it. From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:04 PM To: list 313 Subject: Re: (313) Bloc I don't know the origin of some of Juan's no shows. I do know that he was having some major health problems, and looked unhealthily skinny a few years back when I saw him walking around at the festival... One thing about him, that Terrence Parker said to me a few years back when I asked about Juan. Terrence said that it's one thing to make a few records and show up to DJ at parties and have a few people know who you are. It's quite another to be in the position of being a founding artist in a whole new genre, whose early work attained mythic status in the scene. He thought Juan felt that pressure keenly. There's the man Juan who is showing up to play a show, and there's this giant mythical beast following him around like a shadow. Some people -- i.e. Derrick -- can surf the wave of their reputation and enjoy the ride. Others like Kevin Saunderson, are grounded in family and church, and let the crazy stuff slide. Juan is in a third category. Don't know those guys, can't speak for them, just my impressions from the outside. It is extremely good news to me that he appears to be in better health and has been turning up regularly for his shows. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:21 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >"yeah right, like Juan > > Atkins is going to show up", only to turn around and see him > walking > directly behind me. Nice. > > look who is being uninvited from Juan's next birthday party > ;-) > > MEK > >
