enh. whatever. i am so tired of this argument. i don't see why everybody is so passionately for putting kraftwerk on such a high pedestal. they're just one band.
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:53 PM, theREALmxyzptlk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > like i said, nobody can deny >> >> their influence, but i really believe that american disco, funk and >> electro and dare i say synthpop as a conglomeration was more important >> to the detroit techno sound than the individual effect of kraftwerk. > > > > Additionally, while the mentions of funk and disco are relevant, the > 'conglomeration of synth-pop' you cite above can be argued as having largely > evolved from kraftwerkian tendrils. > We might have had some form of YMO as a factor, but even they cite the well > known cyclists as formative - and besides, they still don't have the > recognition factor of Kraftwerk. > > jeff > -- peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
