Eric Hill writes:
quoted 12 lines Techno on the whole is male dominated, unfortunately. I tell you.though,
>> Techno on the whole is male dominated, unfortunately. I tell you.though,
>> when you find a female techno talent out there she's bringing a shit-load of
>> a lot of interesting flavor and diversity to the scene. Saskia Sledgers,
>> Heather Heart...
>
> ...Andrea Parker, Riz Maslen...
>
> A couple of months ago there was a voluntary self-survey on Kraftwerk-l, and
> it started the longest thread I saw on my six months there when it turned
> out that every respondent was a guy. The ensuing musicogenderal search for
> reasons was rendered even more poignant by the absence of female shout-outs
> or hand raising posts.
Over 15 years ago, one of the first things that impressed me about my wife
is that she had more Eno and Kraftwerk records than I did.
In 5 days it will have been exactly 15 years since we both attended one of
the defining moments of our lives together: Kraftwerk at the Santa Monica (CA)
Civic Auditorium.
4 years ago she was in a semi-successful Industrial band (read: Kk Records
label deal, albums and singles out, toured Europe, toured the US West Coast)
and then we saw The Aphex Twin play live outside Los Angeles. It was an
epiphany to say the least. Shortly thereafter the Industrial band was
history and she's spent the last 3-4 years honing her craft - making Techno
music that ranges from Detroit smooth to Autechre hard-as-nails. She's added
a bit of gear as well in the interim. She's got the DATs if you got the ears.
Anytime you're ready Grant/g303 :-)
Moral? None really, I suppose. Exceptions Live Among Us ...
- Greg
P.S. She doesn't read or post to any mailing lists; mainly because I can never
get her out of that goddamn Performer program on the Mac. :-)
P.P.S. We're thinking of coming over to Jolly Olde for the Big Chill weekend.
Should we bring cassette dubs of the DATs? :-)
P.P.P.S. Please excuse the semi-blatant self-promotion ...
P.P.P.P.S. Just saw "Independence Day". Superior species comes to suck planet
Earth dry of all resources, destroying it in the process.
Oh wait, that's *US* ...