From L. Rollins Sent Wed, Sep 23rd 1998, 16:19
> > PLASTIKMAN: Consumed (Plus 8/Novamute) > > Richie Hawtin has staked out a niche as Detroit's most minimal techno artist > Hmmm. I guess Detroit must've annexed Windsor when I > wasn't paying attention. :) Well I wouldn't be so picky about it. You only need to cross a bridge to get to Windsor from Detroit. Plus alot of stuff that isn't within the strict borders of Detroit is considered Detroit techno at least in sound and feel...maybe not the city block. Plus, there was a time in the not too far recent past that richie was one of the few people throwing parties worth going to . . . when everyone else was in bed with europe, he was throwing parties for us poor locals which completely shaped the current acceptability of the genre in its own backyard. 337is