From Darren Keast Sent Tue, Jun 1st 1999, 19:28
From Darren Keast Sent Tue, Jun 1st 1999, 19:28
Those interested in the earliest days of electro or the history of electronic music in general might be interested in a Man Parrish interview I just put up (http://www.skinny.com). He was responsible for the all time classic "Hip Hop Bee Bop" (which appears on Andrea Parker's DJ Kicks) and a number of other pre-techno tracks in 83. List exclusive quote that didn't make the final cut: "I remember the only syncopated stuff was some rap tunes, but we got very expressive with kick drums and snare patterns. I remember having fights in the studio, saying, "Maybe we’re getting too syncopated, people may not understand it." All those breakbeats you hear in electronica today, we programmed that stuff. I’m not saying I’m the godfather of it, but that’s where it came out of." darren