"Classic acid house, with a german accent"

November 20, 2018 7:34 AM

First Mark Renton became a DJ manager, then Irvine Welsh reinvent himself as a Techno producer. Soon, at the age of 60.
posted by avi111 (8 comments total)

And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that everyone can be producers. *Everyone* can be a producer! And when everyone's a producer...

*no one* will be.
posted by tspae at 7:48 AM on November 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

The second link is to the Sun Newspaper and a heads up before clicking on that would have been much appreciated.
posted by Faintdreams at 8:39 AM on November 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

The second link is to the Sun Newspaper and a heads up before clicking on that would have been much appreciated.
posted by Faintdreams at 11:39 AM on November 20

It is admittedly trashy, but are there other reasons why it might need a content warning?
posted by bastionofsanity at 8:48 AM on November 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

I had forgotten all about that earlier book he wrote about Begbie ........Skagboys, the prequel, was OK, I enjoyed it.
posted by thelonius at 9:27 AM on November 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

Well, Irvine Welsh and some friends (among them Kris Needs) did do some house tracks back in 1997 as Hibee Nation and The Innocent Party. So this isn't totally unprecedented, so to speak.
posted by soundofsuburbia at 9:35 AM on November 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

It is admittedly trashy, but are there other reasons why it might need a content warning?

There are probably many reasons, but this is one of them.
posted by juv3nal at 9:48 AM on November 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

And when everyone's a producer... *no one* will be.

I know you're mostly joking and likely quoting something, but this is the end philosophical goal of house culture - no one is a spectator, and everyone is an artist and performer whether they are musician, DJ, dancer or other.

The reality is is that not everyone can be a producer even given the tools because not everyone has what it takes to make desirably pleasing music or art even with the right tools, and not everyone even wants to in the first place.

So, go ahead and invite everyone to be a producer. I've been doing it for over two decades. I'm still doing it.

The only real risk is that there's more art and music out there, and it still follows Sturgeon's Law. There is no real risk of everyone being a producer, because few people have the patience, talent and skill for it.

Open the gates. There's no magic in here except for hard work.
posted by loquacious at 9:49 AM on November 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

So I still have at least two years to decide what I want to be when I grow up! Cool!
posted by MexicanYenta at 11:01 PM on November 20, 2018