the term "soul" had a resergance in trend with the music industry starting around the mid to late 90's Soul is only a figment of the hu-man imagination which can not be scientifically proven, a primitive concept based in tradition.
> Ignoring for a second statements from the artists about how the landscape > of Detroit impacted their soundscape, LISTEN to the music. Do you hear > horror or contextual poverty in STRINGS OF LIFE? > > In NUDE PHOTO? > In TRIANGLE OF LOVE? > > There is undoubtedly some darkness in these and other songs. But that > isn't all there is. Just as techno is solely a reaction to a limited > vision of what Detroit is, soul (and the blues) isn't simply a reaction to > subjugation. I don't think we'd be listening to this stuff if it were. I hear simple tracks composed on drum machines and synthesizers, 4/4 16- step sequences. Derrick May isn't exactly Van Cliburn competition material if you know what I mean in fact Stings Of Life was more like good production/ editing skills but I'm glad to see him establish a name for himself in the mainstreme music community as the techno pioneer and reeping the awards of good marketing and PR skills. This nonsense about Detroit techno a way of escaping the economic, Industrial waste land of Detroit or the "ghetto" is complete nonsense. I'm sure maybe on a subconscience level. What was going on in Chicago with house and technology with drum machines, midi sequencers that Juan Atkins was into was more of a factor influencing the first techno coming out of Detroit. =====
