Re: Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

From: jahsonic (jahsonic@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Nov 03 2000 - 21:28:14 MET

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    Hi,

    I totally agree.

    In fact, most of http://www.jahsonic.com mirrors the
    book . The division into Disco 1.0 and Disco 2.0 was
    inspired by.

    80s punk/disco/electro/hip hop scene --> YEAH!

    Jan

    --- philip@cs.adfa.edu.au wrote:
    >
    > yep it is quite a good book, mostly well written,
    > lots of new & interesting
    > info about styles and periods of music that you
    > might think have already
    > been fully explored elsewhere, a few misgivings as
    > far as the authors
    > tendency to use an innapropriate 'chatty' style.
    > parts of the chapter about
    > techno is biased and innacurate but the rest of the
    > book more than makes up
    > for that. v good sections about the 80s
    > punk/disco/electro/hip hop scene in
    > ny.
    >
    > At 15:21 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
    > >I agree. It makes for an awesome read and it is not
    > as opinionated as it
    > >could. besides, it has an awesome appendix with
    > playlists from some of
    > >(what they consider) the most influential clubs
    > ever. also, it is the
    > >first (or only one i know) study that focuses on
    > the DJ, and the music
    > >and culture around him just as it pertains to
    > him/her.
    > >
    > >drxl
    > >
    > >On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Jim Kerr wrote:
    > >
    > >> I urge everyone to take a look at this. Its
    > published in the UK by
    > Headline.
    > >> 'Available in all good bookstores £7.99.'
    > >>
    > >> Alright, so its a bit Brit-centric and the early
    > chapters, with a number of
    > >> comments along the lines of 'Britain was streets
    > ahead of America' (given
    > >> the fact that what the authors mean is that
    > Britain was streets ahead of
    > >> America in terms of white people fetishizing the
    > music of Black America,
    > may
    > >> rankle) but it is lovingly researched and full of
    > the kind of misty-eyed
    > >> recollections from people hearing some classic at
    > a legendary club night
    > >> that we occasionally get on this site. I'm really
    > tempted to fast
    > forward to
    > >> post-87, but the Northern Soul section is quite
    > superb. Norman Jay gets his
    > >> first appearance as a young whipper-snapper at
    > the Wigan Casino on about
    > >> page 96 I think.
    > >>
    > >> It's essential background reading for anyone who
    > is remotely interested in
    > >> why all of us around the world are sitting here
    > today telling each other
    > >> about '5 great cuts we are listening to right
    > now' and so forth ;).
    > >>
    > >> Jim
    > >>
    > >
    > > :-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:
    > > : www.mp3.com/drxl :
    > > :.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:-:.:
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >

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