. Do you think it has something to do with the availability of the music?
. The music itself? The origins of the music (which, if Detroit is cited
. as a major influence, are a combination of African-American and European
. styles).
The availability certainly may be an issue. Most idm and ambient music
is being produced in England and generally sold for import prices. Who
has the money to waste :) on all this stuff? Though that really only
applies for America...
Oh, but you need equipment of some kind to make techno. The chances of
your parents or older friends having equipment that you can beg, borrow,
or steal is rather slim so you probably have to have some amount of
money to set up a studio of some sort.
In any case, I would say that money is definately an issue.
I've never really been obsessed with the racial makeup of the various
groups I like. I thought that Dr Patterson was black for quite a while
based on some bad photos of the orb...
[fletcher]