Talk:Detroit techno
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[edit] Suggested links
get down detroit style —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.229.63.70 (talk • contribs) 25 November 2004
In the 'see also' section the link to detroit-history does not link. should be fixed. and it should be 'Rhythim Is Rhythim' in 'origin' - yes it's a typo by derrick may but this is the correct name.
[edit] Avoid vanity
Sorry to be the sourpuss here but I've removed the "Notable DJs" section for now because it was basically filled with spam. DJ/producer/promoter crews specializing in Detroit techno (and individual members of those crews) are not inherently notable unless they're getting significant mainstream press. If they have their act together, they probably do deserve a mention in the External links section, but should not have Wikipedia articles devoted to them, especially if they formed in the mid-1990s or later and especially if they are still active and looking to Wikipedia for exposure. If you are dependent upon Wikipedia for promotion, then you're non-notable, sorry. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a message board or free advertising space.—mjb 07:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Need more Detroit techno specific content
The main content of this article is currently little more than snippets from the techno music and Detroit Electronic Music Festival articles, plus an intro that really does very little to establish how Detroit techno is different from other techno. I realize Detroit techno is hard to describe, without a musicology degree, in a way that clearly delineates it from other techno, but there is a distinct Detroit "sound" that fans can identify fairly easily. This should be mentioned. I will add it myself eventually if no one else does, but for now I just want to put this out there for the other potential editors of this article.
Ideally the rest of the content should not be just a rehash of other articles; it should instead go into greater depth about the evolution and stagnation of the Detroit sound, the fact that Detroit's scene is historically relatively insular, the fact that Detroit DJs toured and lived in Europe in the mid-'90s instead of promoting their music at home, non-Detroit area artists with a knack for Detroit techno, info about specific notable events in the Detroit scene, the effect of the DEMF on the subgenre, people's changing perceptions of what Detroit techno does and does not include (e.g., the relationship to ghettotech and electro), citations of Techno Rebels, and so on.—mjb 07:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
I agree entirely. I think the Detroit sound is an hardware-oriented sound (Although that will probably change in the next 10 years) and Soul more than anything. Maybe it's the funk/Motown influences, but I can't really cite that.
86.148.241.253 20:11, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merge
Suggest merging with main techno article. If you wish to provide more detail, add a category to that article. Detroit techno is techno.
