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Re:History of Techno by devmunchies on Thursday April 29, 2021 @01:33PM (#26984045)
> it's roots took place ... from the black community

> origins from the black community

gotta give credit to the engineers who pioneered electronic music synthesis, like Robert Moog, or the Japanese who created Korg synthesizers in the article.

Influences for any technology, project, art, etc come from a large web of sources. Racial gatekeeping and attribution is close-minded.

Let the people enjoy techno without guilt.

Re:History of Techno by jamal-kumar on Thursday April 29, 2021 @01:59PM (#26984307)
Why guilt? The first stuff anyone started calling techno was pretty black. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhtdRd9AuIs

And that's OK, there's literally nothing wrong with this. I think there's also a lot of stuff to be said about how there's anecdotes about how the early rave scene had a lot of previously unheard of racial unity going on, stuff like skinhead and rasta gangs or even rival football ultras encountering each other and literally just vibing when they'd be fighting each other before

Re:History of Techno by devmunchies on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:31PM (#26985531)
> Why guilt?

GP made it seem like whites being a big part of current techno scene is bad.

> The first stuff anyone started calling techno was pretty black

you could say the first stuff anyone started calling electronic music was pretty white. point is, racial attribution for something that has a huge array of influences is silly.

> unheard of racial unity going on

yes, the way it should be.

Re:History of Techno by wolverine876 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @04:43PM (#26986451)
> GP made it seem like whites being a big part of current techno scene is bad.

I don't see that; I don't see any "guilt", using your word. Can you point it out? People have other motives.

My impression is that you brought your own (reactionary?) bias to it, using a reactionary talking point whether it really applies or not. Why bring down someone who is trying to expand their experiences, knowledge, and community, in a world where racism is common and leads to many people being excluded. We should work to include - that's great, creative, positive; there's no reason it needs to be motivated by guilt.

Re:History of Techno by devmunchies on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:40PM (#26987152)
This confuses the heck out of me. I saw my comment as the more inclusive.

> using a reactionary talking point

???

Re:History of Techno by wolverine876 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:55PM (#26987309)
Probably your first time discussing these things on the Internet!
Re:History of Techno by jamal-kumar on Thursday April 29, 2021 @07:10PM (#26987999)
im gonna start a music project called sounding fun at techno parties
Re:History of Techno by zozbot234 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:45PM (#26987194)
This article is about techno specifically, not electronic music. There's a lot of electronic music that has nothing to do with techno - techno is a genre, like chiptune, trance or dubstep.
Re:History of Techno by devmunchies on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:59PM (#26987346)
> As part of Beatportal’s new series on the history of electronic dance music, Marcus Barnes explores the rich history of techno, from the 1970s right through to today.

it's a series about electronic music history.

Re:History of Techno by Jesus_piece on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:46AM (#26989905)
OP didn’t insinuate people should feel guilty. Those feelings you are having are of your own causing and interpretation. He was just stating facts
Re:History of Techno by devmunchies on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:08PM (#26995284)
oh i don't feel any guilt at all. I was interpreting OPs motive for changing their behavior, and why they felt the need to communicate it as if it were a noble act.

> its prodimently white. I have since taken active steps to seek out the lesser know black artists to support

I couldn't care less who the specific artist is for techno music i listen to.

Re:History of Techno by Jesus_piece on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:28AM (#27012581)
Cool? Why can’t we all do what we please? OP has a different opinion and wants to honor the underrepresented people who inspired it