On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Dr. Nutcracker wrote: > > >I always thought that Juan coined the term by taking the phrase from > > Toffler's book when he made 'Techno City' . It was Rushton who jumped on > it > > and pushed it as a genre name to try and differentiate thier music from > > Chicago House. > > And that's exactly what these heads were doing in the beginning on their > labels... > simular equipment as in Chicago House and with influeces from a dozen > european bands. > So can we conclude then... > that in early stages a lot of so called 'Detroit Techno' classics are at > least very simular to Chicago House?
Yes and no. They are similar enough to mix w.o. problem. But there is nothing coming out of Chicago during this time that sounds anything like Clear or Cosmic Cars. Similarly there is nothing coming out of Detroit that sounds like Love Can't Turn Around. Strings of Life, and maybe Triangle of Love are the two songs that sound like Detroit songs with Chicago influences. The Acid stuff (Phuture's stuff jumps out) are the Chicago songs that exhibit Detroit influences. > I also remember a story wherein these heads were driving up to Chicago every > weekend to check out those 'Disco' parties with DJ's like Ron Hardy. Yep. But also remember that the Chicago artists were either borrowing the equipment of Detroiter's or getting the equipment they used. > Of course we cannot neglect the fact that Detroit city was in resessions > those days... Yes it was...but black Chicago wasn't doing much better. There is a quote in a Model 500 song (Future i think) that talks about how "techno is here to stay." That song comes out in '85. peace lks
