c'mon, though. early prince -- after the first few albums, before purple rain -- was all about synths and minimal funk. the albums controversy, dirty mind and 1999 quite obviously share a kinship not only with the aesthetics of techno but with the means of production. i'm not saying he "is" techno or ever even made it, but in terms of four-track bedroom funk, the man is a pioneer.
brian dillard -----Original Message----- From: Dan Sicko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 8:43 PM To: Ian; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] Is Prince the root of all Techno? Not to mention at one of techno's peak development years (1989), Prince released the abominable Batman soundtrack. (shudder) -d At 8:41 PM -0400 8/21/01, Ian wrote: >on 8/21/01 8:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Well? > >I have heard of Prince referred to as Little Richard Hendryx, the black >Bowie, and Repo-Elvis before, but I don't think he's the tap root of techno. >A major feeder line maybe. > >Consider that Mojo played a lot of Prince to a Detroit radio audience that >was especially appreciative. Prince proved the P-funk hypothesis. > >Some building block tracks might include Controversy and Erotic City, but >there is that whole "rock star" thing that isn't quite in line with >techno... > >You feelin' alright Mike? >-- >im > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
