> > > please help me dispel my pre-conceived notions by > > suggesting some techno-classical cross-over stuff that > > you find good and not "gimmicky". in other words, please > school me. > > ffs, i have no idea, i don't even know of anything besides > the jeff mills thing and the c2 thing and i haven't heard > either. otherwise it's pretty obvious that lots of the > strings in techno could just as easily be in classical > music, and you have stuff like john beltran...so why not > welcome the crossover? cross-polination of musical styles > is what brings about new styles and moves music forward. > > to get outside the techno bubble, and look at dance > music/black music vs classical, well..jazz and most of the > music of the 20th century. techno is the descendant of a > classical clash already.
i was referring to a techno-classical crossover, and not cross-pollination in general. and that would have been quite foolish since techno is not a "pure" genre in anycase. i'm sorry but i dont get the last paragraph quoted above though. what do you mean by "dance music/black music vs classical"? f.
