i think the early dub pioneers such as lee perry, king tubby, augustus pablo deserve a mention and would be closer to techno than prince/hendrix/wonder.
these guys were using basic studio technology with advanced mixing ideas. adding echo and reverb effects to create some mind blowing soundscapes all usually recorded innovatley on 4-track tape/desk. then the early techno ppl were also doing a similar thing using old drum machines and sythns and bedroom studios in a new way. both used the mixing desk as an instrument. the similarities are all there to this day in the techno of many artists, the basic channel stuff is in a way revisting the dub of old. > -----Original Message----- > From: laura gavoor [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 6:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [313] Is Prince the root of all Techno? > > I think if you were to ask some of the source innovators, both American and > Euro alike, Jimi Hendrix's name would arise more often than Prince's. While > Prince was a huge influence, Jimi built the world's most innovative > recording studio, Electric Ladyland Studios, in 1968 (I think) and up until > very recently...it remained one of THE most innovative recording studios > because of his obsession with recording and performing technology as THE > means to get down on tape the sounds he had in his head. > > Secondarily and perhaps without most artists even realizing this fact would > be Stevie Wonder. His obsession with electronic keyboards evolved into the > very first 'do everything yourself' recording studio back in the 70's. I > recall Stevie talking about how and why he records most every track in a > song he's composing all by himself. Pretty much the same reason as Jimi's > that he knew what sound(s) he wanted and was often frustrated in trying to > communicate it to an engineer or musician in order to obtain it. > > He felt that with the age of the synthesizer a songwriter/composer had the > ability to personalize their music and sound unlike anything that had come > before...even though the same notes in a scale were present...they had never > before sound like THAT. Moreover, the personal studio he developed back > then gave him the luxury of recording the moment he was inspired to do > so...at any hour of the day. > > Stevie, like Jimi, innovated a lot of gear to suit his needs, and because he > was Stevie Wonder, a living genius, the keyboard companies bent over > backwards to accommodate him. > > Don't forget that "Songs in the Key of Life" is considered by artists and > industry alike to be one of the most brilliant pieces of popular music ever > put out in one project. If VH-1 ever re-runs that (dunno the name of it) > special one hour program just about that particular album...I highly > recommend its viewing. The musicians interviewed, from Miles Davis to Mick > Jagger, were awed by the quality of the sound on that LP and explain in far > greater detail why it marked a turning point in recording history. > > THEN came George Clinton....THEN came Prince. > > humbly offered...... > > > >From: "Mike Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [313] Is Prince the root of all Techno? > >Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:34:12 -0400 > > > >Well? > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
