From Kelley Hackett Sent Tue, Oct 12th 1999, 22:48
From Kelley Hackett Sent Tue, Oct 12th 1999, 22:48
Agreed!!!!!!! I didnt want to break the chap into the melodic 4/4 stuff, such as Stasis, Nuron, B12, As One, John Beltran, Carl, May, Envoy, or anything like that.......All good things come with time U know........ Hey Look U cats, no universal translator, comprende? Hk! > -----Original Message----- > From: xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx [SMTP:xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx] > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 12:07 PM > To: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: Re: (idm) Classics and "Must-Haves" > > In a message dated 99-10-12 05:15:37 EDT, you write: > > << > In terms of classics per se, Kraftwerk are indeed a "must have". But > they > are in no way the "roots" of IDM. They are roots of electro and 4/4 > techno. > For the roots of IDM, try Pink Floyd, or Tangerine Dream, or Synergy. > After all, IDM is electronica for the ex-hippy/rockerfella who doesn't > understand dance parties, either because he looks to much of a state, is > too > old or just cant dance to save himself. > > <Ducks> >> > > How can we not mention Derrick May? > He may be the originator of Detroit techno but it's definitely intelligent > > dance music, if not IDM in the Autechre/AFX sense of the term. > I'd check the "Innovator" package to start. > Carl Craig put it best when he said something like it was a revolution > when > Kraftwerk started, it was a revolution when Juan Atkins did "Night Drive", > > but when Derrick did "Strings of Life" it was just the future. > > B.