From Fierce Fish Sent Fri, Aug 27th 2004, 17:51
From Fierce Fish Sent Fri, Aug 27th 2004, 17:51
One thing to bear in mind when dissing Techno - There would be no new analogue synths from such luminaries as Future Retro, JoMoX, Doepfer, AS, MOTM, and all the other countless great companies that have emerged from the Techno revolution. Because, face it the heady days of Prog Rock are passed and are merely a chapter in history, the analogue revival owes Techno - big time. As ppl have already pointed out real Techno (which clearly IS music) is not at all about shitty euro pop, it is foreward thinking, yet acknowledges the past, is sometimes dance music, sometimes totally undanceable, and often very complex. Some of the best and most unique sounds ever to come from analogue synths were created by Techno producers, and most pride themselves on never using presets and their skill at getting their sound. If Scooter or The Prodigy are the only Techno you have heard then frankly you have never heard Techno, do your homework before making sweeping statements, you never know you might even like it. Artists to check out include but are not limited to: Drexciya Model 500 Future Sound of London Orbital Aphex Twin Larry Heard System7 Those are a small cross section of what is a very large and often misused term, and sadly it is ignorant ppl that label trash like Scooter as Techno and instantly dismiss it as crap, that are "guilty". I love many different styles of music from pop to jazz to opera to classical to hiphop, house, etc and yet in any of those genres I'd say 95% does not appeal to me, but how glad I am that I decided not ignore the other 5% and label it as "overused". FF