[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDqThYqldBI [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umatbZ0n4mE
Two of my other favs in this constellation of things are Walking on Thin Ice [1] [2] [3] by Yoko Ono which includes guitar and keyboard from John Lennon recorded as his last recorded creative act right before he was shot. Lots of people don't like Yoko but I don't care, this song is a great dancehall hit and that Lennon guitar solo at the end really gets me.
The other is Where You Go I Go Too [4] [5] by Lindstrøm which is more modern but unfolds as a singular kind of piece that was apparently toiling to make, listening to all thirty minutes each time he made a change. It's my favorite of his and has it's own unique sound but he's since said because it was such a grueling process that he won't make another like it.
I'm done and this can fade away. Glad y'all enjoyed these. Thanks for the notes to those who reached out to me.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzV7FiuDYKo
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_on_Thin_Ice
[3] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-lennon-th...
I'm intrigued because I knew an American at uni who insisted that almost all electronic music counted as "techno".
The biggest names on the scene were Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream, Göttsching was in a peripheral band called Ashra Tempel but also played drums for Schulze. The less famous names on the scene - Roedelius, Cluster, Conny Schnitlzer - influenced Brian Eno's ambient music when he went over to Berlin to produce Low for Bowie.
As for techno vs house - the big difference is the rhythm pattern. Techno is square and on the grid, house feels like it has some swing and the beat is "skippier" with offbeats, anticipations, and sometimes triplets.
E.g.
Marshall Jefferson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAR8cq5Bl94
Jeff Mills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFlzl2IhFx4
I think I could easily find a dozen examples from both genres that don't match your description... :)
BPM is the best indicator. Most house is slower, most techno is faster.
I'd also add that techno can be traditionally "darker" and "heavier" whereas house is usually a little more "sensual" and "groovy". As always, counterpoints can be found, but these are general orientations :)
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love, Jesse Saunders - On and On, Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It, Marshal Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
Göttsching is indeed techno.
>and the Phuture track in the article is straight up acid techno.
In those days the term used for that style was "acid house". It then turned into various sub-genres (rave, trance, etc). Acid techno is a later name for later genre.
The trick is a good balance, and I personally find that electronic music and metal (as another poster mentioned) have genres that are often too small for my purposes.
In my mind it's something to explore rather than balk at. If you find something amazing like you've never heard before, then looking at the genre can help you to discover more things like it.
It’s an absolutely amazing device but I probably wouldn’t suggest it so someone as a first synth purchase.
Prior to buying it I got a Novation Circuit and then a Digitakt.
The Circuit is a far less expensive device (can be had for 200-300) and is very flexible.
It fits into a similar realm as an OP-1 (jambox)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/figure-make-music-beats/id51...