Nick Yoder wrote:
quoted 7 lines i do rather like this thread, but let's not forget about certain groups of>
> i do rather like this thread, but let's not forget about certain groups of
> people who have played rather large parts in creating the music but come from
> a slightly different musical tradition than the entries so far. not that i'm a
> huge expert or anything but a lot of what is regarded as canonical idm was
> greatly inspired by american electro, house and hip-hop, and beyond that by
> "cheesy" funk artists and disco producers.
"Cheesy" funk and disco?! Whatever.
How about this for a roots of IDM riddle:
A vital part of the roots of electronica is DJ culture. It is usually
suggested that Kool DJ Herc was the great originator. He moved from
Jamaica with his family and brought his records, sound system and DJ
skills with him. It wasn't long before he learned that American
audiences weren't into the reggae and dance hall sounds from back home
so he started mixing with funk and disco records. Grandmaster Flash
took his cue from Herc and developed cutting skills etc. (There is a lot
more to this but it really isn't my point.)
DJ (beat mix) culture grew out of gay bars in the seventies. The owners
of clubs usually found difficulty in hiring musicians to perform at
their
clubs so they hired DJs instead. DJ skills evolved into an art form of
extended beat mixed tapestries of disco and funk. At some point the
disco
movement grew out of this.
Kraftwerk spoke of hearing their songs stretched out and remixed in
black dance clubs in the seventies before Bambaataa ever touched them.
So, where does hip-hop DJ culture and gay disco DJ culture merge? I
am guessing that part of the history of hip-hop culture has roots in
the gay disco club scene but this is very difficult to trace since both
DJ cultures are historys that were?are unrecorded.
Any ideas?