well, the early chicago records on trax, etc. to me seem to have as much in common with today's techno as first wave detroit records. i love detroit, and give it mad props, but don't like it when people get their blinders on and ignore all the other artists and movements instrumental in shaping this music. found that mentality a lot in the jolly state of michigan a good decade+ ago...see it on a certain other forum as well quite often ;)