I still dont quite understand the statement "Techno came from Detroit" very interesting concept..how things "come" from a place, out of the blue and how people like to ignore everything that took place priorly Nothing "comes" from a place..it is originated due to the influence of something else, music genres dont come from a place, they originate from other music styles, I hope you are not trying to tell me that blacks "invented" music
Fahd Al Noor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Albuquerque, NM On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 13:26:08 -0000, Jonny McIntosh wrote: > > I agree. Our music isn't "black" enough. It's too fast, there's no rappin, > > mackin and pimpin in it, it's not "urban" enough. House is too "gay". I > > have stopped worrying about it. If I was waiting to get paid from negroes, > > I'd be living under the overpass on I-75 and Mack. Or living in a > refrigerator > > box like my man Jean-Michel Basquiat. Cats like Shake had a complex about > > no blacks buying our music (he is now over it) and me and Cornelius have > > had a running debate about it. It has to become ghettotech (or OutKast's > > "Bombs Over Bagdad") for black folks to be even remotely interested. No > > thanks. > It's a problem of perception, of course. And that problem is an historical > fact, rather than anything intrinsic (Jungle is faster, 2 Step Garage isn't > seen as a problem, but it's just sped up NJ garage). It's dependent on what > you know. In the case of techno, unlike say hip hop, it's been sold back to > the States by Europe as something different - I mean, Fatboy Slim as > techno? - just as R&B was sold back as the Rolling Stones. The same > difference of perception exists in Europe. I am sure most people on this > list would acknowledge that, racial idealism aside, techno is a black > american art form. A lot people in the UK asked about techno would think > it's a Belgian/Dutch thing, though. 2 Unlimited have a lot to answer for. > The point is, it's a perception based upon what you know. > > People often think race should be left out of techno; but not to the extent > that what Techno really is becomes a historical curiosity. People who know > should say, hold the f**k on, this sh*t isn't Techno, or what Techno's > about, Techno came from Detroit and it's made by these here people and it > still is. And the same goes for House and it's black/gay background, or any > music for that matter. Don't let people rewrite history through ignorance or > apathy, because they will. It deserves to be treated as hip hop and jazz are > treated, which is with a greater degree of historical accuracy (or at least, > in the negative, without historical revsionism: Simon Reynolds, take note). _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card
