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HIGH TECH SOUL - The Creation Of Techno Music 
Has anyone watched this vid, yet? Seems interesting. "We have 3 Natural Resources in Detroit....Water, Salt and Techno". Probably the most comprehensive documentary ever made about the birth of Techno in Detroit, "High Tech Soul" charts the birth and evolution of techno with numerous, in-depth interviews with pretty much anyone you'd imagine or expect, and then some. Exclusive footage with the likes of Juan, Derrick, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes, Carl Craig, Shake Shakir, Blake Baxter, Richie Hawtin, Kenny Larkin, Matthew Dear and the Ghostly/Spectral crew, Jeff Mills and the UR crew...even the most influential radio DJ of all time alongside John Peel - The Electrifying Mojo (still keeping his identity a secret here, filmed in silhouette). The material is just fascinating, starting off with the socio-economic history of the Motor City and onto an exploration of the Techno Triumvate : Juan (The Originator), Derrick (The Innovator) and Kevin Saunderson (The Elevator), how Neil Rushton brought them to the UK and brought them international fame (Kevin Saunderson has out-sold them all and then some - over 6 million records sold), and how the sound then developed through the likes of Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Mike Banks and Hawtin and onto another generation of producers that's still developing the sound today. There are just so many nuggets revealed here for the first time - like Jeff Mills recalling how his mum implored him and Mike Banks to make the Low-end heavier on the first Underground Resistance release, Blake Baxter digging through his studio saying " The 303, the 202. the 606, they look like toys but can do a lot of damage if you use them right...", Shake Shakir recalling Kraftwerk's influence "Kraftwerk have to be given an acknowledgement coz everyone here thought they were a Joke...", down to just fascinating info about the city itself (Juan Atkins explaining that Detroit was designed to hold 4 million residents but that only 1 million live there - creating a weird, empty feeling), to the etymology of the word Techno itself - coined by Juan but borrowed from Alvin Toffler's Future Shock. There's even some awesome extra's, most notably the "Trash" section where Detroit's luminaries diss a whole host of contemporaries, asked about Paul Oakenfold Derrick may declares "Pigs get Slaughtered" and the likes of Moby and Hawtin don't come off too lightly either. A riveting documentary that never loses momentum - this really is a must for anyone with an interest in the evolution of electronic music and the foundations of Detroit's most sought after natural resource : Techno. A Must Buy.
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I've been trying to tell people that REAL Techno came from black people of Detroit and it used to sound very close to 80's electro-funk.
I've also say that Techno's biggest downfall was allowing TOO MANY outsiders to come into this genre, removing the funk elements out of techno and turning it into a piece of shyt genre call Trance!!! [Edited 7/30/06 11:25am] | |
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TonyVanDam said: I've been trying to tell people that REAL Techno came from black people of Detroit and it used to sound very close to 80's electro-funk.
I've also say that Techno's biggest downfall was allowing TOO MANY outsiders to come into this genre, removing the funk elements out of techno and turning it into a piece of shyt genre call Trance!!! [Edited 7/30/06 11:25am] Okay, I'm confused. School me on something. I thought Techno came from house music which orignated from Chicago. Am I getting the two genres mixed up? | |
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dreamfactory313 said: I see thanks. Learned something new. I'm from Brooklyn and what I refer to as "house music" was huge in the black clubs like Bentleys, the Garage, and The Tunnel, during the 80's to til aroun '92. Then it phased out. But it was always thought to originate from Chicago, now I know about Detroit. | |
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wonder505 said: TonyVanDam said: I've been trying to tell people that REAL Techno came from black people of Detroit and it used to sound very close to 80's electro-funk.
I've also say that Techno's biggest downfall was allowing TOO MANY outsiders to come into this genre, removing the funk elements out of techno and turning it into a piece of shyt genre call Trance!!! [Edited 7/30/06 11:25am] Okay, I'm confused. School me on something. I thought Techno came from house music which orignated from Chicago. Am I getting the two genres mixed up? House came from Chicago. Techno came from Detriot. Go straight to wikipedia.com for the rest of the story. | |
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I was born and raised in Detroit and didn't know that Techno music started here. Like wonder, I thought it started in Chicago...but now I see that techno and house are two different genre. I don't think I am familiar with techno music, just house. | |
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Can someone name some well-known techno songs from the 80's? | |
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Techno music came out of Detroit in the 1980's, and carried the influences of popular electronic music of the 1970's to the dancefloors. The music features regular, pounding beats coupled with distorted synthesized sequences.
The best known early techno producers are Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, sometimes known as the Belleville Three. They made music for clubs that was a urban take on the music of German musicians like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream were making. While Techno made it to the clubs in Chicago and New York, it was a largely underground style throughout the eighties. What is Techno? Techno is pure electronic music, originally designed for dances, that combines the sound of classic German electronica with an american Urban feel. The music emphasizes the machine sound of electronic drum machines, especially the Roland TR-808, and often is based around repetitive riffs played on bass line sequencers like the Roland TB-303. The history of techno starts in Detroit. The style emerged there when musicians took cheap, used electronic instruments and abused them in ways never intended by their creators. Early techno artists drew on science fiction and futuristic themes in their music. The techno sound depicted a place unlike the aging Detroit city where it was born. The music and the themes of the songs were intended to sound like something from the future. “It’s an attitude to making music that sounds futuristic,” according to techno pioneer Juan Atkins, “something that hasn’t been done before.” One of the best known early techno songs is "Alleys of your Mind", by techno artists Cybotron. Works from Atkins, May and Saunderson didn't make the charts, but were very influential because they were played in major clubs in the US. In 1988, a compilation called Techno! The New Dance Sound helped define the style. In the 90's, artists in Europe began to take the Detroit sound of early techno songs and morph it. New variations were created, including acid, ambient techno, hardcore, and jungle. The techno style has gained more popularity in Europe than it has in the United States, because electronica has been popularized more in Europe than in the US. Techno has been associated with raves since the nineties. The idea of a rave is just a techno party where like-minded techno fans can get together and dance to continuous dj mixes of electronic music. These have been particularly popular in Europe. In 2000, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival became one of the largest and most significant electronica events in the world. It was free and attracted hundreds of thousands of techno music fance from all over the world. [Edited 7/30/06 15:12pm] | |
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PurpleCharm said: Can someone name some well-known techno songs from the 80's?
Cybotron (Juan Atkins): Clear Cosmic Cars Alleys of Your Mind Model 500 (Juan Atkins): No UFO's Night Drive Future Rhythim Is Rhythim (Derrick May): Strings Of Life Inner City (Kevis Sanderson & Paris Grey): Big Fun Good Life [Edited 7/30/06 13:25pm] | |
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TonyVanDam said: PurpleCharm said: Can someone name some well-known techno songs from the 80's?
Cybotron (Juan Atkins): Clear Cosmic Cars Alleys of Your Mind Inner City (Kevis Sanderson & Paris Grey): Big Fun Good Life [Edited 7/30/06 13:25pm] I know those songs. Thanks for posting. I guess I thought the Cybotron songs were a part of the electronic genre. Is that a genre? 
I viewed Inner City songs as club music. | |
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Love that cover.  | |
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GangstaFam said: Love that cover.
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Has anyone hear ever been to one of the Further Techno Music fests?
i've been to a couple, but after a day or so i'm like:  
maybe if i'd do some meth or ecstacy i might enjoy it a bit more. 
i really do want to make it to one of the Burning Man festivals, but i'm sure some of the edge it use to possess is gone. | |
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Detroit was a great place to be "MUSICALLY" in the 70's, 80's & early 90's. I miss the Music Institute. And Heavens...RIP Ken Collier.  | |
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Although I guess more of a "house" artist than a "techno" artist, I would certainly include Terrence Parker/Seven Grand Housing authority under the banner of classic high tech soul from Detroit. Get your hands on the double 12" of "Jessica (It Feels Alright)" 1994. Incredible shit! The "TP Goes to Church Mix" is about as good as Detroit gets, IMO. | |
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