Quote Originally Posted by holotropik
Quote Originally Posted by eyeswithoutaface
eh? nothing negative about it, simply truth. There are not many real musicians within techno, never have been. I dont mean someone who has a midi keyboard, im talking someone who can play the guitar to a professional standard, or the Piano to a graded standard, professional violinists etc etc
Well the way I see it
Techno is different
Can have little to do with traditional music
and still be top-notch stuff.

Different language
technique
Time.

Comparing Techno to traditional forms
is negating the nature of art
and human ingenuity.

Sure if you want to write dance music
that contains guitar or piano
thats cool
But, doesnt mean that stuff written with a sampling technique
or rhythm structure isnt also great music.
rather narrow minded actually.
your totally missing the point, i wasnt comparing anything, i was simply stating the many advantages and qualities that make musicians who are working in the electronic/dance realm standout. It's pretty obvious when listening to alot of records these days who hasnt a clue about basic music theory and who does.

I wasnt saying those who are fluent in spanish guitar will be amazing techno producers, that was quite clear i think, merely stating that if a person was fluent in spanish guitar and also knew their stuff production wise, there are numerous skills that are passed over into their productions often without them even knowing it

it wasnt a confusing issue at all, so lets not try and make it so, there's no alienation or elitism going on here simply an opinion and a pretty valid one at that. The majority of techno producers, certainly the loop mongers, havent got a clue about basic scales, strtucture, timing's, cadence's etc etc and this shows, someone who does have this knowledge will no doubt have a better understanding of production as a whole

thats all ;)