/nod head in reverence of altered states/ On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, placid wrote:
> Ron trent - Altered states > > Timeless > > p > -----Original Message----- > From: Brendan Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 March 2004 12:34 > To: [email protected] > Subject: (313) Do You Know Who You Are (was RE: (313) what's your > favorite track/album right now?) > > Here's another track that I love right now - Virgo, "Do > You Know Who You Are". > > It's not from Detroit so I get a slap for mentioning it; > however, to me it's a very good example of late-80s Chicago > music that almost could have been made in Detroit during > that period. I remember a discussion on here some time ago > about exactly what differentiated the electronic dance music > output of Detroit and Chicago (essentially, what differentiated > techno from house) and this track definitely backs up the > opinion that there was a lot of music being made in Chicago > then that could have been mistaken for Detroit techno, just > as some producers in Detroit were being heavily influenced > by Chicago house. > > The synth strings on "Do You Know Who You Are" sound > classically "Detroit" to me, with that brittle emotion and > the combination of warmth and coldness that is characteristic > of the feel of early 313 techno. What other old Chicago tracks > can people think of that bridge the Detroit/Chicago gap as > effectively as this Virgo track does? > > Brendan > > >
