[Dynagroove] Tree of life metaphor for house

[splaticus at aol.com]

 Sergio,
 Thanks for that extremely insightful and artful metaphor.

 Q: When are you spinning an underground house event next?
  It's been too long since I've heard you.

  Jason Splat


 -----Original Message-----
 From: dj_sergiov at hotmail.com
 To: splaticus at aol.com; musiclawyer at msn.com; dynagroove at dynagroove.com
 Sent: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:48 AM
 Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] throwing elbows in house music

    This is an intersting topic. Seems to recurr quite often (has and always
will). Think about HOUSE music like a tree. It has many branches (styles) that
derived from the center (core). All are part of the same beautiful tree. The
core is the hardest part to get to and the most solid. Play a underground
house cut from now or from 10 years ago. They should be in line just higher up
the tree trunk. The tree branches (derivations) are scattered, easier to reach
and end/change soon. But they bring in new life to the tree froom the leaves
collecting sun light. We all approched the tree in some way or another and
ended up in the portion of the tree where we are most comfortable. Somehow we
think our part of the tree is the most important. But we need all of it to
thrive (roots/trunk/branches and leaves). Some where out there is a new kid at
one end of those branches who will make his/her way down the branch and reach
the core. Maybe this person will stop along the way and stay there. Or maybe
branch out to touch another tree/jenre in a musical forrest. The point here is
that people need to get in where they fit in and contibute to the life of the
tree in the best way they can. I have a bias towards the core (underground
house) only because it's where I fit but i appreciate all styles of house.
my-2-cents, cheers. Serge

       From: splaticus at aol.com
 To: musiclawyer at msn.com, dynagroove at dynagroove.com
 Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] throwing elbows in house music
 Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:33:05 -0500
 >Freddy Fox,
 > Your statement about rave house being not real house but 'progressive
 >garbage'
 > sounds like the same ol' house-snobbery to me.
 >
 > I think to really love house music is to accept the vastness of diversity
of
 >styles within the form, without passing judgement on those musical
offshoots
 >you dont personally like or care to understand.
 >
 > Jason Splat
 > 'progressive garbage' rave/house DJ - 13 years and counting..
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: musiclawyer at msn.com
 > To: dynagroove at dynagroove.com
 > Sent: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 8:44 PM
 > Subject: [Dynagroove] throwing elbows in house music
 >
 > I have been involved and hosting events since 1991. I am in my 15th year
of
 >this music. 10 years on the East Coast and 5 years on the West Coast. Our
 >events tend to slide all across electronic music genres without a care for
 >boundaries.
 >
 > I recently hosted a room at a full blown rave entitled
“Groovy”.
 >
 > I decided to do all house music, with Juan from ECB, Eric Davenport, Soul
 >Free, Farron, Mario Dubbz and Franke Jr.
 >
 > There was also a full blown “trance area” and “hardcore
area”.
 >
 > The magical thing about that night was that both the trance and hardcore
 >rooms were empty.
 >
 > >From the second the first record hit our room till the last record
stopped,
 >we had the most people in that room dancing all night. It was amazing
because
 >I don’t think half those kids knew that this was real
“house” as a
 >matter of fact, becuase House music is always promoted at raves, but it
ends
 >up being some kinda progressive garbage, so these kids really do not know
what
 >house music is.
 >
 > The beauty was that they were there because the music was the best there.
 >
 > I would recommend some of you real house dj’s to get involved and
play some
 >of these raves. If there becomes real house rooms at these all age events
you
 >will begin to feed the next generation of househeads. Try not to be so
elitist
 >with your music and events. Promote your flyers at the all age events, I
never
 >see house flyers anywhere except for house parties. Open your door a
little.
 >
 > It works. I have seen it before my own eyes.
 >
 > Freddy Foxx
 > LAX Entertainment
 >
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