[Dynagroove] Re: 7/16 THE ALL-ELECTRO COCKTAIL PARTY

[BadIYE at aol.com]

Yeah, I think that's fair.  Droid and MSC were mostly minimal techno  and 
breakbeats.  Also, nothing is commercial in the US except Hip Hop and  Pop (and 
crap rock/pop) if we're only looking at radio air play.  
 
But at a deeper level, dance music can be "commercial" in the way it is  
produced.  I think some of the electro I've heard has that feel: it's  as if 
whoever produced it did so with the intent and aim to actually get  radio play, or 
at least big club floor play.  They just  happen not to get it because Clear 
Channel, MTV and P-Diddy like  stooges just won't have any of it.  Certain 
house producers in my  opinions are guilty of that (uhum...can anyone say 
Kaskade?) It doesn't mean  they are bad producers, just that their music is 
intentionally meant for  commercial success, whether they receive radio airplay or not.
 
And before anyone responds by saying: "well, everyone wants commercial  
success", let me preempt:  1. of course that's true; & 2. there is a  difference 
between premeditated, planned productions ("we must have a hook, we  must have a 
hook") and music that is produced originally and honestly with  a  HOPE that 
everyone else ALSO likes it enough to buy it...
 
Good luck with your party.  I will attempt to come out for it.   Of course, 
if there is a west side story rumble involving the Electros, then I'm  there 
with my switchblade knife...watch out!!
 
Imad
housesaladla.com
the GOOD life
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/13/2005 7:56:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
phathead at phatnetwork.net writes:

Having  been to every Droid and MilitantSexCouncil party held at the Good 
Life this  year I do have to mention that though I love what those guys are doing 
which  is very unique and special they do tend to be more on the techno side. 
  They sometimes have one electro DJ in the night and for like an hour, and 
now  that DJ NUROTIKA is in Europe I have notice less electro being desplayed 
at  the MSC parties.  Experimental yes, full on electro? I would have to say  
no.  And as far as electro being commercial?  How is a genre  commercial when 
it gets no radio play besides a once-a-blue-moon track on  indie 103.1 or KCRW. 
House is way more commercial by those standards.   There is a lot of music 
out there to be explore.  Don't sleep on  it!!!

~gOMEs

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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:50:07  EDT
From: BadIYE at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] 7/16 - THE  ALL-ELECTRO COCKTAIL PARTY
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Yeah, I agree.  electro is actually quite  available in LA.  hell  the Droid 
fellas and the  Militantsexcounsil peeps always have a good dose of  electro 
in 
their  line-up.  

imad.