At 01:59 PM 12/3/2002 -0800, you wrote:
quoted 7 lines Bi-Wire has Volsoc's new release, calling it "Good German electro",>Bi-Wire has Volsoc's new release, calling it "Good German electro",
>which would make one think, or me at least, that Volsoc is from Germany.
>
>However, Volsoc happens to be a guy from LA, J. Bondy. I believe it's
>actually Jean Paul Bondy. Plus another guy.
>
>Is this false advertising? Or can German Electro be made anywhere?
the other guy of Volsoc (the SOC, or stupid octave cat, part) is Justin
Maxwell, owner of code404.com and list moderator for the Nord Modular list.
I'd say that, much like how "detroit techno" can be made anywhere, "german
electro" is simply a term describing the general sound. There's certainly
nothing wrong with using a place or a culture as an adjective, else you'd
never have "latin music" made outside latin america, or various other
musical genres.
Again, the name is mostly meaningless. The place usually has historical
importance regarding that particular genre, but it usually means little
else (unless used in a separate context).
derek
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