Having bought this compilation new in 1991, it felt then as if it was a
historic anthology, a summing up almost...because there was definately a
feeling for a while, after acid and the big parties, there was a kind of
backlash, and I think people really felt that techno/house had had it's
moment, it had peaked...so that comp, although ridiculously close to the
years that those tracks were released, even in '91, had a real sense of
nostalgia about it. And for a lot of people it kind of bridged the gap a
bit because most people's idea of techno then was bleep/rave stuff. The
fact that it sounded so forward looking when i pulled it out again in
99/2000 remains a testament to the music, and a lot of what makes it such
powerfull music was missed by most even at that time, and it becomes more
apparent
every day. Great record.
> On 9 Jun 2008, at 15:56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> oh dear... "Retro" Techno? LOL
>>
>> get me my slippers
>
> :) Given it's a really old compilation re-done, I think the title is a
> not as bad as it sounds. One of the first things that got me into
> detroit techno in fact. I was mainly into industrial (and some dance
> music) before that.
>
> With that in mind this double pack really blew me away. I've not been
> the same since :)
>
> robin...
>
