Any DEMF News????

[kelvy]

Rickey X, how did the record shopping go about with David Le C? dang, i wish i was in his shoes. :D hail.gif how about the Ronnie Ron bash as well?

[David Le C]

Yo, chill, relax, I am not in detroit, I repeat, I am not in Detroit.... that's that bloody bastard of a Red D, we're all here in belgium sharpening our knives and waiting for his return. :D

We both wear glasses though, so I understand the confusion icon_rofl.gif

It's all good, peace... ;)

[MyNia]

Rickey has called me every day with an update. She says that she is having a blast. I wish I was there graemlins/mecry.gif

[kelvy]

uh oh! sounds like you're ready to knife him for some delicious slabs of vinyl that he must be bringing... :D

anyhow, sorry i got you two mixed up...any word from Red D yet?

[Ronnie Ron]

The DEMF was nice,

Respect to,

Mike Clark, Glenn Underground hail.gif , Brian Reeves (Your crazy man lol)!!!, Vic (Mr. Ali),Jesse Outlaw,Shawn,Tania(GF),Gene King,Shalewa,Princess Tam-Tam, Jo-Jo Flores, Bic Flores & Friend,Monna Samuka, George Sullyt,Vince Lawrence, Felix Cuevas, My Main Man Agent Double A & his Girl nice promo man!!!,Billy, Ron, Genesis, and all the Katz i met and bugged out with in Detroit, Sorry i didnt get to meetcha Rickey.... maybe next time. Hopefully someone will post some pics... Im tired gotta get some SLEEP!!!!

Love to the world

R-R

[ May 27, 2003, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: RonnieRon ]

[kelvy]

Originally posted by RonnieRon:
The DEMF was Hot!!,

Respect to,

My Main Man Agent Double A & his Girl nice promo man. Love to the world

R-R yes indeed Ron, that debut ep Sean and Arturo has is on fire:) now when are those two going to release more eps?? :D hail.gif

now i need the scoop and the pictures!!! i know Rickey X must have led Red into the vinyl goods. graemlins/grinyes.gif

[Discogoddess]

Okay, so here's a newbie's report on DEMF/Movement:

Basically, I had a freakin ball breaking my DEMF/Movement cherry! Got a chance to meet so many DHP heads, including Ultra ( graemlins/remybussi.gif ), Ms. Rickey X ( graemlins/remybussi.gif ), Al Boogie, Shalewa (that girl can DANCE!), Ron Paizley, Princess Tam-Tam, Glenn Underground, Craig Alexander and Red D. All yall were cooler than a fan.

The performances by Liquid Liquid, ESG and Peven Everette were sublime. I dug Boo Williams @ Agave as well. But, the highlight of the weekend for me was the way Craig Alexander and Glenn Underground BEAT THAT ISHT INTO THE MIGGIN FRIGGIN GROUND on Sunday night!!!!!!!!!! I danced my azz off in a way I haven't in years...I got some isht off my soul's figurative chest (that's the best way to explain it).

I even got my picture taken by the Detroit News (okay, yeah, I'm geeky)...here's me getting me groove on on Friday night:

http://detnews.com/pix/galleries/2003/movement/09.jpg

Now, the only bummer is that I brought back a nasty throat/ear/nose thing, but I'm resting up to ensure that I'm ready to party my azz off for the rest of the summer!

@Ms. Rickey: Please post your pix here when you return, okay????

[ May 27, 2003, 08:45 AM: Message edited by: Discogoddess ]

[DJJM3.COM]

Originally posted by Discogoddess:
[QB] Okay, so here's a newbie's report on DEMF/Movement:

I even got my picture taken by the Detroit News (okay, yeah, I'm geeky)...here's me getting me groove on on Friday night:

http://detnews.com/pix/galleries/2003/movement/09.jpg

You dont look geeky to me D-Goddess- very nice.....Did you catch the party Silk was playing at?

[Mack-Williams]

Ok the festival was off the hook. I went Sunday and Boo Williams, B Smoove (I think), and another guy who was white was beating it all day. It was like a big ass party. Folks were pop-locking, doing the Detroit Slide. Then the Urban Heirs tore it up Sunday night. Craig, Glenn, Wes and Matt beat it pure Chicago style.

Nice meeting Rickey X, Discogooddess, Girlfriday, Gene King, Brett Dancer, and the staff at the Camilan Cafe'. Nice seeing you again Ultra and Agent Double A, Shalewa and Ed Reynolds.

[ May 27, 2003, 11:18 AM: Message edited by: Mack-Williams ]

[Discogoddess]

@DJ JM3: No, I didn't catch Silk's party. :( I didn't get around to seeing/hearing everything and everyone I wanted to this first time, but hopefully I'll catch up next year.

And thanks for the compliment! smile.gif

[Specter]

Yeah the D was tight those cats that were beating it in the deep heat detroit tent were snappin. Some white dude was playin some shit!!!!! Amp fiddler' s live set was incredible, even busted out a p-funk jam. What did it for me was the 3 chairs though. To sick!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone else check out moodyman with the ninja/ski mask thing on? All in all a good time and from what i heard it was probably the last festival to. Peace

Specter
Tetrode Music

[Mack-Williams]

Yeah Spector that White Dude was snapping.

[Virgo Blue]

Specter wrote:

Anyone else check out moodyman with the ninja/ski mask thing on? graemlins/nono.gif
"you are no match for my 3 Chairs style..." (http://www.forwardmusic.org/images/3_chairs_web_ready/pages/0016_kenny_dixon_jr.htm)

[ultra]

I had a great time!

Many thanks to my sis Rickey...love you girl!

Nice finally meeting Gene King, GirlFriday, Red D, Matt Hughes, dannyboy, Ray Prasad, Lisa, DiscoGoddess, Peven Everett, Nori Okayama, Asya and seeing GU, TamTam, Craig Alexander, Keith Worthy, Mike Clark, Shalewa, Ron Paizley, Al Boogie, Mack Williams, jojo, Ed Reynolds and crew, Cordell, El, DJ Cloud, Kelli Hand, Boo, Kai Alce, Agent Double A and his lady, Jozana, Steve Maxwell again!

We missed you Mynia! graemlins/tongueout.gif

graemlins/remybussi.gif

[ May 28, 2003, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: ultra ]

[Specter]

Ha!ha!!!!! what about the people crowd surfing like it was a limp bisquick concert. Mad funny


Peace

[Shalewa]

Wow...

My Movement/DEMF experience was powerful. I come away with a new sense of the power of community and the dangers inherent in the coopting of communities into scenes and a renewed committment to advancing the TRUTH about who made what (even as I struggle to know what that TRUTH is...).

At the festival proper I was really impressed by the outstanding curatorial effort on the part of the organizers. They presented a dynamic mix of live performances and DJ sets that articulated the breadth and depth of both the roots and branches of Underground Dance Music. It was particularly powerful for me to see sisters representing all over the place since to hear it told (and to look at the images that get attached to this culture...) we weren't there then and aren't here now. Let me make it plain, that sister who you think is too caught up in the everyday drama of living, too mainstream or round the way, too big for seven jeans, too out of the loop to be really down...well she is the MOTHER OF THIS. Let me tell you women like ESG hail.gif hail.gif hail.gif hail.gif , like Stacey Hale, like Carolyn Punter, like Korie, like ALL the sisters from DHP who snuck up on each other in Detroit ;) made the weekend exceptional for me not only by rocking the house wherever I encountered them but by simply being beautiful, dynamic and present where I always hear we aren't supposed to be. The lowest moments came when I witnessed other attendees behaving in ways that underscored why I have such grave reservations about the expansion and coopting of what is for me an edyfiying community of common interest into a mass-cultural scene. In particular I found the way that the facillities staff was treated by many of the people in attendance highly objectionable and thick with racist and classist overtones. I also had several strange encounters with folks feeling like they were within their rights to impose on my dancing space in ways that went way past simple bad dance floor etiquette. To paraphrase Paradigm we were not all dancing to the same beat...

At the after parties I caught(didn't catch them all by a long stretch) I DANCED AND DANCED AND DANCED!!!!! SBSI was so constantly off the meter it will need to be recalibrated. I mean no offense to the folks here at home but the people who I heard in Detroit had me dancing to hard stuff, spacey stuff, techy stuff, old stuff, new stuff,everything... it just isn't that hard for a competent DJ to get me on the floor and for a good DJ to keep me there and for a great DJ to turn me out. I especially enjoyed the music laid down by Mike Clark, Shadrach, Boo Williams, Brett Dancer, Ray Prasad, Gene King, JoJo Flores and the whole Urban Heirs family (the best road dogs a girl could have ;) ) : Wes Cage, Matt Hughes, Craig Alexander and GU.

Shouts also to Edd Reynolds and Dannyboy (DJs who dance and are nice people to boot!), El, Jozana, Cordell (I wish we had gotten a minute to continue that convo...) Ron Paizley and Al Boogie whose psychic love connection is astonishing in its ability to overcome the separations brought by large crouds and loud music and lead them back to each other every time and to all the DHP women who managed to forget to mention that they would be in Detroit (I'm guilty too) Princess Tam Tam, GirlFriday, DiscoGoddess, Cynti and those who said they would be there and opened their room up to a weary sister who needed to sit down Ultra and Rickey X. It was a joy and a pleasure to meet new people and actually get to chat with old aquaintances a little bit more.

[ May 28, 2003, 09:20 AM: Message edited by: Shalewa ]

[Ron la Rock]

WHEW!!

yes,everthing mentioned and much much more

Detroit was simply off the meter, still recovering and soaking it all in
I'll give a report a lil later but
special thanks from me and AL 2 Ms Rickey & Ultra
hail.gif hail.gif hail.gif
great hangin with yall

DHP was reppin hard sorry 2 all the cats I didn't get a chance 2 meet
(party soldierz 4 real)

the Move festival (DEMF) was dope dope dope
already lookin forwrd 2 next yr!
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[RX]

i love all of y'all sincerely graemlins/1luvu.gif ...y'all made detroit a pleasure if only for one weekend...