quoted 3 lines 3. Detroit has a curious place in American musical history, because of> 3. Detroit has a curious place in American musical history, because of
> the myriad people that got their start there. The techno dudes,
> Madonna, Eminem, MC5, White Stripes, etc.
Motown...
quoted 2 lines All of the early IDM guys were heavily influenced by Detroit -- Aphex> All of the early IDM guys were heavily influenced by Detroit -- Aphex
> Twin, Black Dog, Kirk DiGiorgio, Dego (of 4Hero), etc.
Very true. For me, the techno influence on a lot of that early stuff is a big part of what makes it special - abstract but emotive, clever but still rooted in dance rhythms, mmmm...
On the other hand, you kind of have to be careful with 'X is basically just a Y ripoff' arguments, or you end up with the conclusion that stone age people banging rocks together pretty much invented glitchcore.
David
--
"Man - I thought you knew that algebra was all razmatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes" - Bubblegum Tate
This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment
may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system:
you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the
University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org