From Lance C McGannon Sent Fri, Feb 20th 1998, 20:18
From Lance C McGannon Sent Fri, Feb 20th 1998, 20:18
At 01:07 PM 2/20/98 -0700, you wrote: >>> Not to drag out this hoary old argument but while Gottsching's >>> influence has definitely been felt I don't think there's much that's >>> particularly "techno" about E2-E4. >> >> Techno has always been to me, a particular way of working ora particular >> way of thinking about music. If some people cant see past standard >> definitions of music then they are surely missing out on so much music >> which defies standard categorisation. Purism is as damaging to music as >> Patriotism is to the human race... > >By the way, Steve, I think you're being a shithead. Now, I'm not using the >standard definition of "shithead" when I say that, so feel free to guess at >what I really mean. (Get my point?) > Enough with the name calling. Discuss the music. I agree with Steve that Gottsching's e2-e4 is proto-techno at its finest. It's influence is quite evident by the number of times it's been sampled/redone by it's contemporaries - Sueno Latino, Derrick May/Carl Craig, Paperclip People, Basic Channel, and Mannequin Lung to name just a few. You can also throw Alexander Robotnik's Problems D' Amour in that league as well. Another great proto-techno track. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states