12B The Michigan, Daily Weekend M g zhte Thursdbq,, February 6, 1997 0 0 The Michigan Dai Weeken Mg .... .... MTV radi mamstrean By Philip Son Daily Arts Writer Electronic dance music is in the process of crossing over from an underground scene to commercial mainstream, which raises the ques- tion: Will 1997 be the year that elec- tronic dance music breaks through to the mainstream? The seemingly sud- c poises techno for 1 reaktroughin'9 den program shift on both radio and "Autobahn" and "Computer World" MTV has started to include electronic contributed to a new sound that not dance music into their playlists only rejected any format of pop or rock amongst "alternative" rock bands. but also influenced a wide range of With 1997 set for a multitude of new artists such as Ian Curtis of Joy albums from top electronic dance Division and Jack Dangers of Meat acts, and an increasing emphasis to Beat Manifesto. tour in the U.S., electronic dance Amongst the current crop of elec- music probably has its best chance tronic dance acts who have new albums .(for better or for worse) to achieve to be released in 1997, such as the commercial success. Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin, the The history of electronic dance Prodigy and the Orb (amongst many music has a scattered past in that there others), two of these acts are now part is no definite lineage of electronic of MTV's Buzz-Bin, which has heavily dance music acts. However, Detroit, contributed to the sudden hype of elec- Chicago and New York are generally tronic dance music. regarded as the birthplaces of techno. The Prodigy's "Firestarter" is the first Influence can be attributed to the single off the group's next album, which groundbreaking '70s outfit, Kraftwerk. combines ultra-fast break-beats and Their use of drum machines and syn- heavily-boosted bass effects to comple- thesizers created an electronic sound- ment the rantings of vocalist Keith Flint. scape that can be heard on the current They have just recently signed a lucrative trance subgenre. Tracks such as See TECHNO, Page 13B . Relax winter woes v 21 About Town Perennialtechnolds, Meat Beat Manifesto. a I RUNNIE FRHNVI S I T Y O U R BURGER KING® MG L AT E 4T ER G C L A S, F CAMPUS FOR SOME GOOD By Stephanie Jo Klein For the Daily You are lying on a bed of soft pink sheets with your head and feet raised up by soft pillows. Your fingers are being caressed by a set of warm, capable hands and, after a few minutes, you are very relaxed. As you lie there, soothing instrumental music bathes the white- walled room in calm. No, it's not heaven. The locale is Charisma, an Ann Arbor beauty salon, and you are getting a heavenly massage from an earthly man. His name is Gordon Bennett, a licensed masseur who lends his caring touch every day to the mostly adult, non-student, salon's clientele. And as he holds your hand, neck, feet or back in his grasp, he also may hold the key to alleviating the aches and pains of win- ter that plague just about everyone in these dreary months. "The main reason people come for massages is tension release and relax- ation massage;' Bennett said. "There's always a connection between the state of mind and the state of body." At Charisma, a salon that also special- izes in hair, skin and nails, the 24-year-old Ann Arbor native holds shop in a small attic room. Muted sunshine peeks from behind the curtains of the small window, illuminating the room all the way up to its gently sloping ceiling. Bennett said he gives massages to weary walker fatigued athletes alike, to relieve g tension, improve circu- lation or help heal sore Char and injured muscles. 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UNIVERSITY ANN ARBOR, MI 1.0 -Dancing itemporary American Folk Dancing YS 17, Mar. 17 & Mar. 31) IThe Progr4 in Film a d ideo Stu ies Annou es A New An ual Compe ition The Program in Film and Video Studies invi College of Literature, Science, and the Arts to screenplays, stage plays or teleplays - for con year of the Leonard and Eileen Newman Wrl Writing. The winner will receive an award of as part of the Hopwood Awards ceremony in A To be considered for the competition, student of their completed work. Submission may be work should be submitted in standard three-h1 title only on the cover page. The students na where on the work. Only one submission wil Submissions will not be returned. Each submission should be accompanied by a student's address, phone, e-mail, and concent available in The Program in Film and Video SI Frieze Building. Qualified judges in the field of dramatic writi side the University community will determine the case that writing of outstanding quality c submissions, the judges need not award the 1 g l/ Deadline for su issions to the L nard and Eileen Is FEBRUARY 2 1997.'"No subnii ions will be acre (Feb. 3, Feb. 8 - at th FBegin Fee is Q Sponsored b (ornmobts A er's Workshop d.00 the Michigan League Programming and Pi rpont