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?
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