>is Detroit Techno® still >music of and for the future or is it now considered "retro" to make Detroit >style techno? has the future envisoned by the original Detroit Techno® >generation passed us by?
Some irony: In '88 or '89, the Face did a "map" of house music and its various subgenres. For Detroit techno they pretty much slammed it - they said it was too "retro." This was when the first wave was at its peak. Hmmmm... I think the slam came because the whole world was finally over early 80's electro and new wave, but Detroit was still referencing it, deepening and mining it for its more serious implications, while still referencing and furthering the new revolution in dance music that was happening. The NY Times Sunday arts section had a good picture (of Adult) and a (lame) article on how the 80's are in now and how nostalgic revivalism goes in 20 yr cycles. So, say the article, the retro electro stuff of the 90's is just hitting its stride and is poised to go mainstream this year (maybe). In 5-6 years, I predict Sean Deason will spearhead the mainstream retro techno revival. Or something :-) yrs, mark p.s. spidey rules! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
