quoted 2 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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quoted 1 line These bands started as electronic and at some point >they were
>These bands started as electronic and at some point >they were
labeled techno. At what date precisely, it's hard to say
Not hard at all.
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'.