On Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 17:24, kent williams <chaircrus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > Absolutely > > 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. > I've got this, just need to find time to actually read it! > > 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 >> >
