Quote Originally Posted by dirty_bass
It`s also heavily influenced by the avante garde, like craftwork, and the early industrial experimentalists. It`s not all african at it`s root.
no, no...i didn't mean that the roots of techno were african american, but that techno-at-its-root was african american. as in, the music was made originally by african americans...and they, of course, listened primarily (but not exclusively) to european dance and electronic music. that's the rare genius of it...and early chicago house as well. it was cross-cultural...