On 3/28/07, theREALmxyzptlk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Somewhere close to the heart of my question is a probe at techno
sub-genre categories (how much minimal is minimal?) and also the
question of what makes a 'good track' or a 'not good' track before we
even get to technology? We all 'know' one when we hear one, but play it
to someone with alien references outside the genre-familiarity circle
and your mileage will vary.
well, this is one of the reasons why i think songwriting *is* very
important in techno and house music. this stuff wasnt created in a
vacuum, it originally involved making songs to fit in deejay sets with
other music like disco, new wave, electro, italo, etc. i dont think
songs in those genres are hard to understand outside of people
intimately familiar with the genre, and a good techno or house song
isnt going to be, either. even minimal stuff like dan bell or rob hood
or straight rhythm trax will be understood by people when played in
the proper context. if you are just beating stuff like that all night,
of course people are not going to feel it unless theyre a hardcore
minimal head. but if thats the crowd you want, its not hard to please
them!
tom
