Soulful? Christ, I thought you wanted to avoid that cliche but you've gone and contradicted yourself again. Loops can be soulful, even death metal can be - it's a stupid word that people use to differentiate between cynical and sincere. IMNSHO, naturally.
-----Original Message----- From: spw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:58 PM To: Andrew; [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) t-1000 interview (techno rant) Here we go with the "soul" cliché and the accusation of trolling. You make it seem like all the pumping loop based techno is crap, (try telling that to Jemm Mills, Robert Hood) I was just noting the similarities in early Detroit techno like Wiggin and the techno you hear today, you even hear the reverse beats. I'm talking about the techno genre whether it be Swedish techno or Brighton techno, I'm not talking about other forms of electronic music that you would find more soulful like Moodyman or Broken Beat. on 2/12/03 9:02 AM, Andrew at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Too right - I thought this might even be a bit of trolling. There is a TOTAL > F*CKING DIFFERENCE between the majority of identikit 'techno' records coming > out on these labels today and the classics you mentioned. They represented > the FIRST TIME those particular sequences had been programmed, the first > time that vibe had been attained. The pumping loops 'scene' has about as > much soul and charisma as a bag of lard. > > There, I said it! > > No disrespect, but I was pretty annoyed when I read in the T1000 interview > that > > "as a Techno DJ, you basically rely on records by a small stable of artists > like Marco [Carola], Oliver [Ho], Jeff [Mills], Surgeon, Christian [Smith] > and a few others. I just can't see having to carry that many records where > it would be an issue." > > I just think this is absurd - if techno is to be defined as this loops > sub-genre, we may as well kiss the whole thing goodbye! > > With respect, > Andrew Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED]
