I don't know if it was a 'magic era' or something or whether it was just me growing up but, the music I heard as a young anti social breakdancer and graffiti artist wannabe carried all the soul I could ever ask for and I still have a lot of it to this day.
I was heavily into Electro Funk at the time and Electro. ( Proper Electro ) People like Hashim ( The Soul & We're Rocking The Planet ) Cybotron - Clear - ( which was early techno for me ) Planet Rock ( Ok an Arthur Baker rip off from Kraftwerk but still groundbreaking ) Egyptian Lover, & loads of stuff. I might be getting on now but hey, to grow up in that era and hear synths for the first time and vocoders and drum machines was a great thing. It was automatic soul and Herbie Hancock was big at the time as well, who is my fav musican ever lol. For me, it was a great experimental era to grow up in, it only got better with samplers and the rave scen as I got older but I don't hear many tracks now that will stand the test of time but like I say, it could be what I accosciate with my youth more than anything else. Memories and personal stuff haven't been mentioned but it def affects me and my perception of soulful music.
My 2cents
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Re: electronic soul
I'm into a lot of this type of stuff, for me it's the amalgamation of Techno and Electro ( which I both love ) I always find something 'other worldly' in this type of stuff which touches me deeply. Whether or not anybody else thinks it contains 'soul' is another story.oblioblioblio wrote:Drexicya:
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Re: electronic soul
yes, it's totally otherworldly. Drexciya touches the same places as Sun Ra... hopeful music for a better world told through visionary alternate realities.