At 23:08 01/21/97, ftodd@netcomuk.co.uk wrote:
quoted 11 lines Oooh, I don't know, let's say 1986. Boy, if you don't know who these>>Oooh, I don't know, let's say 1986. Boy, if you don't know who these
>>guys are, you really know nothing about the history of Techno. Don't
>>you understand the term "Detroit Techno?" There were two movements
>>going on at the time techno originated: Detroit and Germany. The two
>>had different flavors, both were techno. Both have had a big effect on
>>the music that IDMers are listening to today.
>
>1986? hah, that was yesterday. I am saying that the Detroit peepps
>didn't have a hand in inventing techno, maybe you don't know what I
>mean by techno...
>
what _do_ you mean by techno, then?? If you are saying that the only
inventors of techno are kraftwerk (which is narrow and naive, imo), then
Kraftwerk are DAY ONE in 197x. But then where does the time line take
you??
How about Detroit in 1981 when Clear by Cybotron (J.Atkins/R.Davies) came out??
Most people on this list are acting from the perspective that Kraftwerk did
not start techno but rather were one of the most important influences on
it. If you take that view, then techno starts in Detroit. If you don't
know about 80's Detroit techno, then there is a good place to start some
learning.
If you know about it and are just ignoring the obvious...
-j-
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