>
> BTW, check out some late 70's/early 80's reords of, say, Vangelis (eg.
> Spiral, Blade Runner OST) or Tangerine Dream (eg. Force Majeure, Le
> Parc) and you can hear the roots of trance.. Tangerine Dream's Force
> Majeure sounds at places just lake Hallucinogen or Juno Reactor, only
> without the drums (and better), Vangelis is closer to club trance (but
> usually a lot better).
>
i never liked Vangelis or these "synth-pop" masters. TD is fine though.
> I can openly admit that I like some trance tunes (mostly from the 92-94
> era but some contemporary stuff too)
sequential was great. as well as spicelab too. you know "spirit of
fear". hell, even "mayday" is cool.
> And of the European stuff, I woudn't overlook Giorgio Moroder and lots
> of other, less-known cats, who really gave the scene a nice push.
> Anyway, the birth of hip hop and especially electro was partially due to
> European influences, some more or less "native" European (Kraftwerk
> etc.), some recycled American influences (many European disco acts
> etc.).
never liked Giorgio Moroder either. Kraftwerk then had their moments.
//sakke
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