From Che Sent Tue, Apr 28th 1998, 12:46
From Che Sent Tue, Apr 28th 1998, 12:46
> Seriously, though, which releases from that bygone era > (pre-little-fluffy-clouds) would you recommend most? Listening to Aphex, Black Dog, B12, Kirk Digiorgio, and others, it's obvious that they all listened to and were inspired by the early Detroit stuff. Return to the source! A buddy said he just picked up a Network rehash comp. which collects a lot of early Detroit classics, 4 CDs for $15! I don't have the cat.no. or details yet, but I'm going looking for it at lunch tomorrow. Oddly enough, I just found a CD copy of Retro Techno (Network comp. circa 91 or 92) in the used bins. Makes me wonder if the person who sold this treasure didn't pick up the 4CD comp. Retro Techno and Biorhythms 1 & 2 might be obsolete (but I wouldn't bet on it). Also worth picking up are the new Derrick May Innovator comp. (www.transmat.com), and if you don't have it already, Model 500 Classics (R&S), and the recent Carl Craig Psyche comp.. Going further back, the Cybotron Clear album is still available from Fantasy, though if you can find it, I'd recommend the German Cybotron comp. put out a few years ago, which included that much sampled track, Techno City. Just don't confuse them w/ the drum&bass idiots now calling themselves Cybotron. Listening to Cybotron & M500 makes the connection between Kraftwerk, Electro, and Detroit Techno very clear. Is there a good Underground Resistance or Kevin Saunderson comp available? UR's early stuff is more aggressive and in your face than any industrial or heavy metal I've heard, anger focused in a good way. Check it out if you can. More on the Network comp. when I get my hands on it. It's interesting that you should be looking backwards right now. Me & some buds were having an "Easy Listening Session" the other night, and after listening to the derivative stuff on Skampler were lamenting how Techno seems to be running out of steam, and while the energy has shifted to D&B, there seem to be fewer artists w/ the talent to innovate (Amon Tobin, Squarepusher, TPower, Photek, 4Hero, SHJ) than there were in Techno from about 92-95. So, we've been going back and learning to reappreciate some of the old stuff, mostly early Detroit. Any other oldtimers share this sentiment? Che