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{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' "I heard a techno song one time that went like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom']] And then this other part came in, and it was like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'Doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom'']] And then there's always some kinda high pitched noise, y'know? Or like a siren that's like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE']] And of course they have to put in the obligatory old movie quote from some sci-fi movie. It's like... "The system is down! The system is down! The system is down! The system is down!" |
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' "I heard a techno song one time that went like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom']] And then this other part came in, and it was like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'Doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom doodle-um-doom'']] And then there's always some kinda high pitched noise, y'know? Or like a siren that's like... [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|'DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE DOO-DA-DOO-DA-DIDDLE']] And of course they have to put in the obligatory old movie quote from some sci-fi movie. It's like... "The system is down! The system is down! The system is down! The system is down!" |
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Techno is, typically, a form of electronic dance music with a 4/4 beat. Most of the time it's instrumental, or uses vocals only in a limited manner, and has a synthetic, futuristic feel to it. However, this doesn't mean that music which has these characteristics is specifically techno, or that techno has to have all these characteristics. |
[[Techno]] is, typically, a form of electronic dance music with a 4/4 beat. Most of the time it's instrumental, or uses vocals only in a limited manner, and has a synthetic, futuristic feel to it. However, this doesn't mean that music which has these characteristics is specifically techno, or that techno has to have all these characteristics. |
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It was originally conceived in [[The Eighties]] by three black middle class Detroit audiophiles (called "The Belleville Three" due to their neighborhood): Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson. They started making music that combined their love of early European synthpop (particularly [[Kraftwerk]]) and contemporary funk. It basically ended up sounding like music for robots to breakdance to. Atkins was arguably the [[Ur Example|first]] person to produce techno music, while May [[Trope Maker|developed]] many of its distinct features, and Saunders was the first to push techno [[Trope Codifier|to the charts]] (with his group Inner City). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I280cxs2jvA Here's] an example of an early techno song by Juan Atkins' group Cybotron. |
It was originally conceived in [[The Eighties]] by three black middle class Detroit audiophiles (called "The Belleville Three" due to their neighborhood): Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson. They started making music that combined their love of early European synthpop (particularly [[Kraftwerk]]) and contemporary funk. It basically ended up sounding like music for robots to breakdance to. Atkins was arguably the [[Ur Example|first]] person to produce techno music, while May [[Trope Maker|developed]] many of its distinct features, and Saunders was the first to push techno [[Trope Codifier|to the charts]] (with his group Inner City). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I280cxs2jvA Here's] an example of an early techno song by Juan Atkins' group Cybotron. |