Good question! I always view the starting point of that strand of music as being Quadrant's "Infinition" on Planet E, but for reasons I would find hard to back up in an argument R-Tyme's "Illusion" often sounds like a dub-techno record to me.
Why? Well, practically every early techno record was produced with no noticable delay or reverb on any of the sounds - the music sounded as if it was pressed directly on the surface of the vinyl. However the only early techno track I can think of which does use delay and reverb to give a sense of space between the listener and the sounds on the record is "Illusion", which uses the dub-techno method of focusing the listener's attention on a simple chord sequence and then allowing the chords to drift off into the ether. I can't think of any earlier record right now that uses the same "chord drift" technique so R-Tyme's "Illusion" would be my pick... Brendan | -----Original Message----- | From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 7:12 AM | To: Phonopsia; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ca; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Org | Subject: RE: (313) what was the first techno record ever? | | | OK, how abt a more specific question: What was the first 'Dub-techno' | record? (Deliberately vague.) | | I'm *not* assuming Mortiz von Oswald was involved either! | | Ken | | Audax: | >I completely agree on all of your points, and I wont post about it | >again. Its something I will look into doing when I have time to | >muck about. | > | >For something like this, you definately have to go to the sources. | | Tristan: | | >> I think we can safely say this is not the right list on which to | >> undertakethis project. Perhaps you should set up your website with | >> these questions,
