> But as a music that is African in its roots theres not many African > decendants > listening to it. Go to a techno night and look around. It's clear to see.
Technically that isn't true tho is it. ++ I thought Id see more diversity. Its certainly less diverse to the times I was reffering to. > The Warehouse, a club with then a wide music policy started to > incoorparate > these new sounds and it simply blew up. > > But these inner city possees moved away from the very scene they > developed. > > But why ??? Here's my take.. > > Well it became cheese, overcommercial, uncool, piano house and divas, > songs > like 'Id rather Jack than Fleetwood Mac'. > <pulls up a chair> Thing is, you can't force people to like something, regardless of their colour. +++ Aye. But you can 'program' them by making them want to associate. The whole point of Techno at the start was being faceless - that was the part of the point/coda and probably why most people didn't get it. +++ I think a lot of people got it early on. But the image changed. And techno instead of defending it's ground when underground. I'd guess the reason there aren't many black people in clubs is because they don't want to go but then again I never see any one legged, leper lesbian's with blonde hair at clubs either - wonder where they all hang? +++ Im sure they go to clubs, but I would say *tendancy* is soul and r+b clubs as compared to Dance clubs. There is also a greater emphasis on local blues and local parties cos many Taxis will not come to Chapletown after 12.00. Which I find bizzare. One of the great powers of Techno in the early days was that it brought people together regardless of colour and class. +++ I agree 100%. The story of the White man coming in and FIU is as old as the hills. I'll be brave and tell you exactly what FIU - Greed, that knows no colour. +++Its not colour. Hip Hop - who FIU, who stole the soul. The Man can be of any colour. Rav
