quoted 1 line really made modern techno happen (via early hip hop and detroit). Are>> really made modern techno happen (via early hip hop and detroit). Are
these
quoted 5 lines the Rolling Stones of techno or can they recapture it?>> the Rolling Stones of techno or can they recapture it?
>
>If Kraftwerk were the Rolling Stones of techno, they'd have just
>finished recording a dingy trip hop record in the studio with the dust
>brothers.
...but they haven't put _anything_ out, so they're closer to the "paul
revere and the raiders," or "the turtles" of techno (as if it were possible
to absorb the essence of a completely unrelated group of people and apply
it to a cultural phenomenon that they never consciously participated in).
just as well, i'd say, since they wouldn't come out with anything that
could possibly stand up to the hype. of course, they are more than welcome
to prove me wrong.
eric
onnow: o.s.t:"artificial night"(tape)