Le Morte D'Abby is aware of techno, no doubt, but I think he got to that almost-Knights-Of-The-Jaguar sound on that song without actually hearing Rolando.
There's a 'Detroit Sound' but it's composed of things that aren't unique to techno. You hears echoes of it from people with no great knowledge of techno. The most direct ancestor of that Detroit melodic techno sound is jazz. And there's a direct line from the legit jazz players that made up the Motown house sound to guys like Mad Mike and Amp Fiddler. The "Strings Of Life" sound came directly from Michael James recording MIDI of his live playing and it's really jazz changes. I've been reading the excellent J Dilla biography "Dilla Time" by Dan Charnas, and it really underlines the interconnectedness of Detroit music. Amp Fiddler was Dilla's mentor early on, and there's mentions of how much techno & ghettotech were in the air as J grew up. Dilla's dad Dewitt Yancey was a jazz bassist, and J grew up hearing his parents play jazz every day. On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 9:36 AM ja...@iridite.com <ja...@iridite.com> wrote: > Thanks Kent - yeah, that's a pretty "familiar" sound on that release :) > > > On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 17:32, Rob Theakston <rob.theaks...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Reminds me quite a bit of Ian O Brien and recent Kirk stuff. Quite > lovely. > > > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 12:25 PM kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Le Morte D'Abby puts out stuff on the label that's released some of my > music. He isn't a techno producer per se, but man this track screams > Detroit to me. > >> > >> https://triplicaterecords.bandcamp.com/track/not-someone-who-is-loved >
