Sorry Sandy, but you terribly misinterpreted my post.
I would never be so naive or simplistic as to assume that techno
has been taken over by "The Man," it's more complex than that.
It is a fact that Major US labels (and indeed some European ones)
have largely ignored the roots of Techno, instead focusing on
the easily marketed acts. With the exception of Kenny Larkin and
Gerald Simpson's short-lived CBS deaIt's
obvious that something more than a coincidence is happenning.
And please, please don't bring that dusty-ass Kraftwerk excuse out
again ---
everyone knows that they were influential, but it was blacks in
Detroit that created and nurtured Techno as we know it today.
It would be stupid to dismiss all output from white techno artists,
but it would be equally stupid to assume that race is not an issue.
- reverb