Re: (idm) Re: Techno has been around for ages -Reply
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quoted 12 lines Francois Dion <francois@hyperreal.com> 22/April/1996 12:33am>>>> Francois Dion <francois@hyperreal.com> 22/April/1996 12:33am
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>>These bands started as electronic and at some point >they were
>labeled techno. At what date precisely, it's hard to say
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>Not hard at all.
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>Techno came into existence in May 1988 when The Face reported on the
>electronic musicians from Detroit. This is the first time Techno was used
>to describe this style of music. Anything prior to this is electronic music.
>So strictly speaking Techno hasn't 'been around for ages'.
Huh? I don't think so. Both Cybotron's "Techno City" and Kraftwerk's
"Techno Pop" predates that article.
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