This just completely appeals to the tech-geek in me. Maybe not much direct relationship to 313 (and I'm not sure but don't think this has been posted to this list before), but read on...
http://folk.uio.no/hanst/Edinburgh/Comparison.htm A comparative study of changes in bass drum sounds from 70s disco to electronic dance music of the 1980s and 1990s. Written by: Hans T. Zeiner-Henriksen, Ph.D.-student at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo. And also try this: http://folk.uio.no/hanst/Manchester/ChicagoHouse.htm Chicago house and the "democratization" of music production Written by Hans T. Zeiner-Henriksen, PhD-student at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo. (Paper presented at the conference "Manchester, Music and Place" at the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture, Manchester Metropolitan University, June 8th -10th 2006)