So anyway, back to the discussion - does anyone think there is common ground
in the feelings evoked by what I call 'soul' music and techno? There are
obviously excellent examples of this in techno (the Relics EP by Abacus
immediately springs to mind). Without degenrating into the old soul vs.
as a soul song
but why is in the realms of musicology, which takes me way out my depth.
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Subject: (313) Techno's Voice (WAS - RE: (313) what's your favorite
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Robert said:
The only conclusions I can draw from this kind of debate is that our
language is inadequate for describing music. Both Soul and Techno are
inadequate labels because the words have emotionally/culturally loaded
meanings, whereas the music just is - a techno track might inspire a
