Comments on: DEMF 09 Preview: DRMF – Detroit’s Rave Music Festival?!?!

By: Matt C

Matt C — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:47:54 +0000

Only 5 days away and the final lineup looks great, I cant wait for Steve Bug and Mieka Du Franx! http://www.paxahau.com/loudbaby/movement/coming_soon.html

By: pipecock

pipecock — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:09:06 +0000

you know, tim sweeney and osborne would probably be awesome any other night. but when it’s going up against two deejays like Kai and Chez who are pretty much as good as it gets for house music, plus one of if not my all time favorite house producer Andres, there is just no competition. also, the respective crowds will help make those gigs.

By: TB

TB — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:04:18 +0000

The NDATL party does look great, but my Saturday will be spent at the Bohemian National Home for the Blank Artists afterparty with Tim Sweeney and Osborne.

detroitluv.com has a pretty comprehensive list of all afterparty activities.

By: m50

m50 — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:51:02 +0000

Actually, it looked to me like DJ Minx was also representing the vinyl minority…

By: j.fine

j.fine — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:36:52 +0000

props for noticing that as well. the art of the vinyl dj is all but lost from most of this scene.

By: kuri

kuri — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:50:17 +0000

that NDATL Muzik party looks amazing. wish I could make it out for that as well as the Homecoming one. full report requestd Tom.

By: simon

simon — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:33:25 +0000

fuuuck not even 1 turntable in that damn video
The last DEMF was in 2005 afaic

By: pipecock

pipecock — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:48:05 +0000

yeah i heard something about MC Hammer from Kenny. hopefully he knows how to represent in Detroit. we shall see. regardless, he is the kind of artist who is from outside of the D but is relevent to their history that SHOULD be being booked at the festival. they had similarly good bookings last year with Newcleus, Egyptian Lover, and the cat from 2 Live Crew.

By: j.fine

j.fine — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:10:31 +0000

goddamn, sounds like the afterparties are where the real shit goes down.

“Sunday night will be “The Homecoming” featuring Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Traxx, Suburban Knight, and Buzz Goree for only $10. Only in Detroit, baby. An early morning rooftop set by Omar-S will be going down at Soul City 313 on Sunday, that should be some wild shit as well.”

holy shit!

By: cerpintor

cerpintor — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:08:39 +0000

I hope for your sake that Bambaata plays different music to UK and US crowds. His set at Bloc was nothing short of disgraceful.

Bloc paid for 2 or 3 lackeys to be flown over with him, who between them couldn’t put his set up together for him less than an hour late. Then when he did come on we were treated to an hour of one of them shouting “put your hands up, put your hands up” over and over and over again, while Bambaata played commercial dance and hip-hop that you’d expect to hear on very very bad mainstream radio.

He played “The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem.

And that was one of the highlights.

Horrific.