quoted 4 lines For me Detroit is in many ways 'fresh', because I>For me Detroit is in many ways 'fresh', because I
>mostly missed the first wave and because it is so clearly different from
>the hardcore movement of two years back (which almost killed my interest
>in techno).
that's fine but i don't see any reason to keep saying that the AI
stuff is New and Innovative and Original... just because most people
are ignorant of the original Detroit records doesn't mean we should
change history to hail Black Dog & co as the people that invented that
sound.
quoted 6 lines *i don't understand how being excited by the chord changes & melody is>*i don't understand how being excited by the chord changes & melody is
>*compatible with it being awkward to listen to. i mean, i've got
>*plenty of keyboards, i can play lush melodies and chords all day long.
>
>Please put them on vinyl and send them over here! You'd make many people
>happy :)
i'm working on it, really...
quoted 6 lines *total agreement - fresh being the key word. when have you ever heard>*total agreement - fresh being the key word. when have you ever heard
>*anything even remotely like R2D2? innovation!!
>
>I'd argue that anyone can make blips and blurps and cool sounds. I have
>two friends who make nothing but that. That isn't anything fresh for *me*,
>but I do like the track nevertheless. Freshness isn't everything after all.
the point about Speedy J is that he not only manages to come up with
"blips and blurps" but he puts them into really great tracks... I keep
coming back to R2D2, but it really is one of the most creative tracks
I've heard all year - a lovely melody and excellent crisp production.
quoted 4 lines *but i wish there had been more innovative stuff like speedy j and less>*but i wish there had been more innovative stuff like speedy j and less
>
>Jon, can you tell us a bit more of what you think is innovative. I'm starting
>to be very curious :)
seefeel, psychick warriors ov gaia, future sound of london/amorphous
androgynous, speedy j, eat static, banco de gaia, higher intelligence
agency, another fine day, material, freaky chakra, single cell
orchestra, horizon 222, exist dance records, biosphere...
just for starters.
Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com
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