Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG
i don't get this detorit techno hate you have miro. this is v important music. we would not be here if it wasnt for that.
Honestly, Mark, it's that meme you just repeated above that makes me have hate for such articles. I really do get sick and tired of hearing "if not for Detroit, we wouldn't be here." Bullshit. The 4/4 bass beat and the "breakbeat" were something well known to mankind at this point. So, some people went out, bought some gear, and used it to reproduce just that. In the end, it was just a matter of time and exposure. Hell, I don't really like ANY of the detroit sound, the minimal sound and, to a substantial degree, the "techno" sound. I find it all incredibly boring and, while everyone loves to lump the Detroit guys in their as being responsible for all the techno music that came about later, most of the stuff I listen to is pulling its influences from elsewhere to a much more substantial degree.

So, nah, I'm never going to accept the "we wouldn't be here" meme. It deserves to be hated because it's a crock of shit. Sooner or later, someone was going to program a 4-on-the-floor beat or a break into a computer. In fact, people had. **** the hype.