It can be sad when you realize how far we have evolved from the beginnings of House Music, 20 years ago. It was right now about April 1985 when J.M. Silk's "Music Is The Key" became the first recognized house track outside of Chicago. In New York City it was no big deal. Our Underground scene circa 1985 was ridiculous. We had Hip Hop/Breakdance/Graffitti emerge into a worldwide culture and the underground the came behind that was both the Garage scene and the Electro scene. Brooklyn was always second best to the Manhattan Elite, so DJ Culture in those days was based on the Brooklyn Block Party, a day where
one block in the Neighborhood would remove the cars and dance in the streets.
In those days, Disco Classics were the key to the party. Everything had to be based on memories. Nowadays people have forgotten where these genres come from because lets face it folks, dance music is here and now and disposable.
Larry Levan would turn in his grave if he could see the current rave scene that emerged from Brixton to the distant paradise of Aiya Napa. Not much different then Asbury Park, New Jersey, Aiya Napa is the Ibiza for the thuggish Bloods/Crips types who dance to "Garage" once a paradise of eclectic tastes, now a B-Boy Mic screaming Big Up over Rough house beats that only apply to sheer ignorant types. "Me Have Stick, Me bang pickle barrel, me make beat.......OMG".
And you German's and your Schranz? Do not even get me started. You ruined techno to the point where you cannot even say the word, and change it to Schranz and people think that is really cool, until someone like me blows the top off the roof. Who wants to battle. I will serve your ass up with Fries and a Shake.
Drum and Bass has always been a pretty cool scene. It still holds weight in the U.K., The States and Canada. And people seem to like it, except it is always a small room off to the side where DJ's play, and the DJ names are the same size on the flyer as the Trance guys, yet the room is 1/10 the size of the main room where Timo Maas will bring his new "Liquid" style that like Liebing is just the original formula tacked with a "Trendy" name.
What about electro? I think Tiga did an excellent job on his "Sunglasses At Night". Outside of that Peaches, Kitten and the rest of them live off the fact that they were on Felix's LP and it is
quite old and stale. Felix and Tommie Sunshine have made a little history with the nu-electro scene, but all you have to do is listem to some 'electroclash' and realize all it is, is a way to keep Larry Tee from drinking. Like the 13th step of an AA meeting...
Yuck.......
Yet again an old geezer yapping their mouth about the state of dance music when in reality they don't really have any idea of whats going on. Its never going to be good as their era is it? What the hell was he going on about the Electro scene. Miss Kittin and the hacker released eps way be4 Felix's album. So they in fact influenced that whole scene not Felix. Felix just seen the idea of new wave with chick volcals coming back and was quick to jump on it. He is wrong about miss kittin too. If he looked closely Miss Kittin's album is totally different then the Felix project. I agree with Larry Tee comment though. All that nonsense is heartless money making aimed music. But the real guys coming out of that scene are the real talent. Kiko, David Caretta The hacker. The guys with some real experience behind them who have moved on or made more bangers.
What is your feelings torwards music in 2005?