Who made better techno, Detroit or Germany?

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Posted by Mattsanity on Oct-31-2020 03:53:

Who made better techno, Detroit or Germany?

Detroit basically started dance music but I prefer records that came out of Germany

https://YouTube.com/watch?v=I2IMKNFeb2c

Posted by Lira on Oct-31-2020 07:33:

London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLhJGWxl0Fc

Posted by SYSTEM-J on Oct-31-2020 08:51:

Detroit techno is unquestionably my favourite style of techno, but a great deal of the Detroit techno artists I like aren't actually from Detroit - people like Aril Brikha, Vince Watson, Chymera, Karim Sahraoui, Kirk DeGiorgio, etc. The Detroit sound is definitely classicist: it hasn't really gone anywhere new for about 20 years and has become a familiar library of comforting sonic tropes, but that doesn't make them any less satisfying.

Not sure why the question is in the past tense, though? Has there been a limited nuclear war in the last week that has wiped both cities off the map?

Posted by Mattsanity on Oct-31-2020 10:06:

I don't really follow the pulse of the scene. Can't wait to feel planetaryplayer's wrath for not being techno enough.

Posted by Syntonic on Oct-31-2020 16:51:

Detroit Techno

Sure, there hasn�t been much innovation or a new wave in a while but if it ain�t broke don�t fix.

Posted by planetaryplayer on Oct-31-2020 17:18:

techno

detroit> rest of USA > England >Germany

Posted by OrangestO on Oct-31-2020 21:23:

I'm not as knowledgeable as all the other fellas on here, but I'd say Detroit based on my listening experience. Even techno can have soul, and the stuff from the D has it.

If it's "smarter" you're looking for, you'd probably prefer Germans.

Posted by Kilixpree on Oct-31-2020 22:26:

The amount of producers from Detroit is much lower, so I'll pick Germany purely due to the volume of good productions.

Posted by planetaryplayer on Nov-01-2020 00:27:

that reasoning is pretty dumb

Posted by lacksesepsotygh on Nov-01-2020 14:03:

Reykjavik

Posted by Mattsanity on Nov-10-2020 20:04:

History of Dub Techno

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Nov-12-2020 16:12:

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Originally posted by 2techs
History of Dub Techno

thank you! Very educational. Is there a thread with other educational videos about the history various musical genres? "Pump Up the Volume" has been my go-to when helping youngsters.

Posted by Mattsanity on Nov-13-2020 21:48:

quote:
Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal
thank you! Very educational. Is there a thread with other educational videos about the history various musical genres? "Pump Up the Volume" has been my go-to when helping youngsters.

I'm not sure about a thread but there's some interesting docs out there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN1XUBrwp5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-fTJolMSM&t=885s