Agreed!!!!!!!
I didnt want to break the chap into the melodic 4/4 stuff, such as Stasis,
Nuron, B12,
As One, John Beltran, Carl, May, Envoy, or anything like that.......All good
things come with
time U know........
Hey Look U cats, no universal translator, comprende?
Hk!
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> From: AeOtaku@aol.com [SMTP:AeOtaku@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 12:07 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: (idm) Classics and "Must-Haves"
>
> In a message dated 99-10-12 05:15:37 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
> In terms of classics per se, Kraftwerk are indeed a "must have". But
> they
> are in no way the "roots" of IDM. They are roots of electro and 4/4
> techno.
> For the roots of IDM, try Pink Floyd, or Tangerine Dream, or Synergy.
> After all, IDM is electronica for the ex-hippy/rockerfella who doesn't
> understand dance parties, either because he looks to much of a state, is
> too
> old or just cant dance to save himself.
>
> <Ducks> >>
>
> How can we not mention Derrick May?
> He may be the originator of Detroit techno but it's definitely intelligent
>
> dance music, if not IDM in the Autechre/AFX sense of the term.
> I'd check the "Innovator" package to start.
> Carl Craig put it best when he said something like it was a revolution
> when
> Kraftwerk started, it was a revolution when Juan Atkins did "Night Drive",
>
> but when Derrick did "Strings of Life" it was just the future.
>
> B.