History of Techno

Post by Jesus_piece » Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 4:46 AM UTC

devmunchies wrote: post #217

mqp wrote: post #117

I'm pleased to see accuracy in the history of techno. I for one did not know it's roots took place back in the 70s and from the black community. These days when I look at techno artists and their raving followers, its prodimently white. I have since taken active steps to seek out the lesser know black artists to support. Many modern music fundamentals are origins from the black community and very little is correctly…

> it's roots took place ... from the black community > origins from the black community gotta give credit to the engineers who pioneered electronic music synthesis, like Robert Moog, or the Japanese who created Korg synthesizers in the article. Influences for any technology, project, art, etc come from a large web of sources. Racial gatekeeping and attribution is close-minded. Let the people enjoy techno without guil…

Post by Jesus_piece » Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 4:52 AM UTC

SvenMarquardt wrote: post #239

jamal-kumar wrote: post #214

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If you want to see quite the videos check these out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV8_eUJ6C1w [ Acid Mix Detroit Chicago - New Dance Show 1989 ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz2wInkVkRU [ Techno Jam - New Dance Show 1989 ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aUAqboAvQM [ City of Techno (Detroit) - New Dance Show 1991 ] Great examples of the racial diversity in the early scene in Detroit. I think this was some publ…

Yes, LATAM has the wildest contemporary techno scene after Europe. The US had next to no techno scene pre-pandemic, a party or two in NY or LA each weekend was it, now its dead.

Post by Jesus_piece » Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 5:07 AM UTC

tailspin2019 wrote: post #225

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Yeah I'm just saying it was far more mainstream than is intimated. "Charts" have always been a marketing tool, it's questionable to me from the 80s on how much they reflect what people were actually listening to. The point is that mass consumption of dance music was a huge thing in North America. I mean it's funny. In the early 90s I went to visit my extended family in Germany. At that point I was already a major tec…

renaudg and cmrdporcupine I don't have much to add to this apart from to say I think you're both right to varying degrees. But more importantly I'm enjoying this passionate discourse on HN about a genre of music that I care deeply about. I think it's fair to say that dance music today wouldn't exist without the breadth of innovation that happened on both sides of "the pond" in recent decades - and to not be too Europ…

Post by tomduncalf » Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 5:34 AM UTC

SvenMarquardt wrote: post #268

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I’m 36... still enjoy late nights but find it messes up my sleep for days after even if I am fairly sensible with alcohol etc., so I’m more selective about when I go out - has to be worthwhile! Day parties I’m down for (tho they have a way of turning into night parties lol) In London, good venues are Corsica Studios, Pickle Factory, The Cause, Fold... all pretty low key and underground. There’s good stuff in other ci…

Get yourself over to the continent. If you start partying at 4am Sun morning you can finish at 10pm Sun night and be fresh Monday.

Post by SvenMarquardt » Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 6:22 AM UTC

Jesus_piece wrote: post #303

SvenMarquardt wrote: post #239

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Yes, LATAM has the wildest contemporary techno scene after Europe. The US had next to no techno scene pre-pandemic, a party or two in NY or LA each weekend was it, now its dead.

That’s quite a broad brush to paint 300+ million people with. Techno communities exist outside of mega cities in the US