In a message dated 17/08/00 7:34:46 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ha! You had to bring the Dadaist into this. > You think your so artsy and intellectual don't you? > Exactly. And you're not?
> Your not even going to give Juan Atkins credit? I have too many times. Its a given now. > If all these genres are really some multi-faceted Detroit techno sound then > why don't you see more people referring to Moodyman as a Detroit techno artist? > When people talk about Aux 88 or Adult I always hear the word "electro" I > never hear the word techno and then there's Booty Bass, some of these Booty bass > artist would be offended if you called them Detroit techno. > I think you can make the distinction between Detroit techno and other forms > of Detroit electronic music genres. > To say you cant label Detroit techno because it has no boundaries is pure > nonsense. I remember in the early 90's people had no problem telling you what > > Detroit techno was now you get this "well i don't believe in categorizing music with > genre's, what really is techno anyway bla bla bal..." > The same people have no problem using the term "soulful house" or "electro", > its almost like their in techno denial. > To use a well known analogy, this argument is just like splitting a hair 2 ways, then splitting the 2 into 4 parts etc etc. Its starting to get to staticised in semantics. The same ole argument of "Its not Detroit Techno because it's Electronic or Booty or blah blah..." > Because 'D' stands for Detroit, if the festavile was about celebrating a new > era in Detroit techno the orginizers would have called it the Detroit 'TECHNO' > Music Fetsival. > Again, more splitting - now into 8 parts. Isn't Techno music Electronic music anyway? > Put it this way, Detroit techno is not what it used to be. > you can interpret that any which way you like. > Many apologies to the list for taking this argument further into senseless banter. I've been generally restraint in my posts and like to keep things on-tpoic but the full moon has just got to me - and some other people too. > end of discussion. > stephen. As Andy Vaz, the 'MAN' behind Background Records put it simply: > "i totally have to agree to zed´s words. > nuthin` else to add. that`s just how it is." I should have just kept it at that. End of discussion indeed! Just enjoy the music Stephen. ;`) A_Zed
