Quote Originally Posted by SlavikSvensk View Post
pioneers? most of those came pretty late in the game, even for electronic dance music.

kraftwerk were THE most important group for the emergence of electronic dance music, because they had the most powerful and direct influence on the music that emerged in 1980s detroit and chicago. but you have to put giorgio moroder, alexander robotnik, was (not was), etc. in the convo too.

as for all electronic music, well, then you have to go back to the 50s and tape music.
no, pioneers can be anyone in electronic music doing something for the first time, or coming out with some variation or popularizing it one way or another.

this doesn't have to date back to 70's or specific time frame.

those guys i've listed are pioneers on their own right.