on 2/16/03 5:47 PM, Dan Sicko at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 05:48 PM, spw wrote: > >> That doesn't equate to techno. > > Let's just agree to disagree.
I agree to disagree with your disagreements. > I've said the word means something > different to every person you might ask, and that's obviously the case > here. I disagree, even though there is a wide assortment of electronic music on the market (some deviations of Detroit techno) people obviously distinguish the techno genre from other electronic music genres discussed on the 313 list and they associate the techno name with certain artist like Ben Sims, Surgen, DJ Rush, Robert Hood (M-Plant) not Environ, Moodyman. Subscribe to the Hardwax and Sonic Groove mailing stock list and read how they describe the records. This is an observation based on the hard facts/ scientific evidence, not just someones personal opinion on what they think techno should sound like because they do not like the current techno genre. >> Detroit techno is like an endangered species with a dwindling >> population. > > Only because the species refuses to evolve, or rather, those interested > fail to see where evolution has occurred. > > Why can't people see past tracks (however brilliant and groundbreaking) > that were made decades ago? > > -d Maybe you should ask that question to the Ghetto bass and Detroit electro producers who's sound pre-dates Detroit techno. If you go back in a time machine and show someone the latest Detroit electro record like Erzats Audio (which aspires to sound like Vince Clarke, early DM, Yazzo) or Ghostly Int. and a techno record from the year 2003 like the latest one from Adam Bayer, which style is going to sound more futuristic to that person in the 80's? Obviously the techno record by Adam Bayer, to them Ghetto Bass is just going to sound like Miami Bass and Detroit electro records like the ones I just mentioned are going to remind them of early 80's synth pop/ dance music. Now why do you think other forms of dance music which are older than techno like 'house', 'disco', 'funk', and 'jazz' are more socially acceptable in the dance music community and techno is considered taboo? Because techno was the hype over a decade ago and is no longer trendy, certain 313 artist are obviously becoming more conservative, inspired by older music or comforming to the latest electronica music trends.
