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From: Tristan Watkins [mailto:phonop...@googlemail.com]
Sent: 11 March 2010 00:35
To: kent williams
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Subject: Re: (313) Croydon Is New Detroit
On 10/03/2010 22:23, kent williams wrote:
I think the article makes some good points but mostly in the context
of the UK
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 02:19, Aaron-Carl aaronc...@aaroncarl.com wrote:
Before this gets out of hand, let me say this: Personally, I have no qualms
about Dubstep. My response was not to be misconstrued as a bash dubstep
post. HOWEVER, the part that really bothered me (and YES, I'm sensitive
I know I've commented on this before, and not to be snarky, but how
does everyone feel about techno-electronic journalism these days?
as an undergrad at the Univ of Chicago, I was exposed to and guilty of
ridiculous language, metaphors, and concept mashing, but about the
only legible writing I
http://dontpaniconline.com/magazine/croydon-the-new-detroit
Discuss.
Heheheheheh.
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I think the article makes some good points but mostly in the context
of the UK, where musical sub-genres are written about as though they
were stars in their own right.
The Detroit attitude is, I'd hope, more eclectic, and the musicians I
talk to think more in terms of good or bad than this genre
The new Detroit? Really??? Try as they might, it's not happening.
SURE, you can recruit our producers, DJs, etc. SURE, you can use the
same tools we use. But you DO NOT, WILL NOT or CANNOT embody the spirit
that makes us what WE are. So, whatever you want to call it, you can be
On 10/03/2010 22:23, kent williams wrote:
I think the article makes some good points but mostly in the context
of the UK, where musical sub-genres are written about as though they
were stars in their own right.
The Detroit attitude is, I'd hope, more eclectic, and the musicians I
talk to think
Cool that Shake posted a comment to the article acknowledging the funk.
thanks,
Jeffrey J. Davis
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jeffrey.james.davis JeffreyJDavis
On Wed, Mar 10,
Before this gets out of hand, let me say this: Personally, I have no
qualms about Dubstep. My response was not to be misconstrued as a bash
dubstep post. HOWEVER, the part that really bothered me (and YES, I'm
sensitive about it) is when someone classified it as The New Detroit.
Eclecticism
Before this gets out of hand, let me say this: Personally, I have no
qualms about Dubstep. My response was not to be misconstrued as a
bash dubstep post. HOWEVER, the part that really bothered me (and
YES, I'm sensitive about it) is when someone classified it as The New
Detroit.
Both British Music Press and a lot of UK artists namecheck Detroit as
shorthand -- mentioning Detroit means you know your history, you're
'down,' you have some 'soul,' or at least you appreciate it. It goes
back to pre-Acid House times, with the Northern Soul movement.
On the one hand, soul is
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