"Electro" has different meanings from place to place, as well. When
I was living in Paris, "electro" was used as a rather broad genre
label that usually contrasted with "minimal(e)". "Electro" included
tracks that filled the mid-frequency range with distortion and/or
synths, vocals, and a thick & dirty sound. "Minimal" was a similarly
broad genre label that included pretty much anything coming out of
the Berlin & Cologne/Köln scenes (Kompakt, Perlon, you get the
idea). The sound of minimal seemed to centre on tracks that had
sparse textures, punchy bass and detailed, crystalline patterns in
the high-freq's--but also extended out to tracks that I think would
get labelled progressive, "classic" techno, or even trance elsewhere.
I think in N. America (or at least the Toronto - Windsor / Detroit -
Chicago corridor, which I know well) we have much narrower
definitions of both of these labels. When I went out clubbing in
France, I found I was constantly being surprised by what was being
called "minimal" and "electro." I think Daft Punk can fall into
"electro" in France and, ironically, I think you would surprise and
disappoint a lot of people if you played Aux88 at an "electro" night
in Le Rex Club or La Scène Bastille or Batofar (presuming they're
still open).
On the other hand, "electro" seems like a genre that is still alive
in France, in a way that is less so here in N. America. I get the
impression that electro on this continent is a thing that has already
happened, that we remember and feel nostalgic for...
cheers,
LMGM
On Dec 2, 2007, at 6:51 AM, Benoît Pueyo wrote:
I think Daft Punk cannot be qualified as Electro, simply house or
dance music to me.
But I see what u wanted to mean : most people call that new kindof
dance music filled with medium distorted synths 'Electro'. A good
example : John Dahlback 'Blink'.
To me, we have to accept to call that music 'Electro' simply
becasue a huge majority of people do that, and even if thus we
qualify Aux88 music with the same word.
Words' meaning evolve, thats just about that. Before that 'Electro'
phenomenon came, Ive alreay thought that all this commercial wave
of 'house' music had probably left some bitter taste in Chicago
house godfatehrs' mouth... And that didnt change anything.
Actually we should feel lucky that Fedde Le Grand track did not
make people start calling this kindof music 'Detroit Techno' ;o)
Benoît.
Frank Glazer a écrit :
daft punk has never been electro. the aux 88 i've heard is
definitely electro.
On Dec 1, 2007 8:40 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Are Daft Punk and Aux 88 both Electro? Either? Neither?
m50
