> For the 313: What do you think a *stereotypical* Detroit techno release
> consists of in terms of cover art and song names.
>
> My answer: It usually has blue metallic or electronic looking things
on
> the cover (why do I think BLUE when I think Detroit?), and the songs
are
> two words or less, like "Monument" or "Code Error" -- something like
> that.
>
I'll give you two possible responses:
Cover art? Hell, there are often as many white labels in
circulation as there are legitimate releases for a lot of this
stuff. Predominant color? Detroit is flat out B&W...
Titles? Either introspective ("My Soul") or inter-stellar
("Last Transport to Alpha Centauri")
IMHO, 313 music is ideally packaged in graphic design that
recalls comic book adaptations of Sci-Fi movies, or is so minimal
that it replicates simplified machine design. And titles for me
serve little function unless they support an overall theme for an
LP, a la X-102...
- There4IM
