For the sake of being mildly controversial, it could be argued that Dusseldorf is city #1 (Kraftwerk) while Detroit is city #2 (Atkins, May, Saunderson & co)...
In the context of techno music, though, rather than electronic music in a broader sense, I'd definitely plump for Berlin over any city in the UK. However I'd also consider LA, which had a "techno" scene at around the same time as Detroit's techno scene was emerging (Techno Kut records, etc; a more overtly Cybotron-influenced style with no house characteristics, but it called itself techno). Brendan > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 September 2004 09:51 > To: Mann, Ravinder > Cc: 313@Hyperreal.Org > Subject: Re: (313) If > > > > On 22 Sep 2004, at 08:41, Mann, Ravinder wrote: > > > > > I can't put it down to a city but I would say the North of > England. I > > recall > > that the take up for House/Techno was stonger in > > Leeds/Manchester/Sheffield. > > London was still doing its rare groove thang (and moved > more towards > > acid > > jazz) when the North started to move from Rare Groove to > House/Techno. > > I'd agree with this, it isn't London or Sheffield - I'm thinking more > along Manchester/Birmingham/Berlin. London was way behind > Manchester, > Sheffield was before and Leeds I know nothing about the early > scene - I > don't ever remember traveling to a club there - it was always > Stoke/Wigan/Manc/Sheff/Mansfield for me... > > I wasn't asking to start an argument, I really am interested > in peoples > views. > > > > > > > > (The club sets were a lot more open too, you would hear all > styles of > > music > > in one night - gets nostalgic) > > A lot of people forget this, I remember Inner City being slammed in > PWEI at the Hac - people still went nuts. > > Martin > > > > > Rav > > > >
