Re: [microsound] war now sprockets

[graham miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i thought weird al yankovic invented polka?

speaking of sprockets, i'm guessing we just might have our share of
sprockets on this list... everyone who owns a blackturtleneck raise their=

hand...

Falcata-Galia and Tariff Records wrote:

> Whoa, there!  German music has roots in a lot of things.  My family on
> my mother's side are East Prussians, and polka is not an overwhelming
> influence in that region.  Some of the ancestors actually played
> dudelsacks (bagpipes), not accordions (which seem to be more common wit=
h
> Bavarians to the south).  Sprockets was a jab at Berlin arty
> pretentiousness, and a bit of Kraftwerk poking, but doesn't indicate
> much in reality.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rudy Carrera
> Fal=E7ata-Galia Recordings
> Tariff Records
> PO Box 134
> Rialto, California 92377 USA
> http://www.falcata-galia.com
> http://www.tariffrecords.com
> http://members.tripod.com/musicsource7/index.htm
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spw [mailto:stevepwats@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 9:26 AM
> To: microsound
> Subject: Re: [microsound] war
>
> Not James Brown type funky, Kraftwerk would almost be like a bad
> stereotype
> to german dance music.
> Remeber Sprokits on SLN? that was funny.
> German music has it's roots in Polka.
> The old Moog record popcorn sounds European reminds me of Isolee.
>
> on 4/7/03 12:12 PM, Falcata-Galia and Tariff Records at
> fgrecs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
> > But funk, if I remember, is a German word...
> >
> > Kraftwerk were pretty funky, and modern techno and hip-hop owe them
> some
> > small debt of gratitude.
> >
> > Or Can.  Czukay's bass lines were pretty good stuff to fool around
> with
> > the old lady...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rudy Carrera
> > Fal=E7ata-Galia Recordings
> > Tariff Records
> > PO Box 134
> > Rialto, California 92377 USA
> > http://www.falcata-galia.com
> > http://www.tariffrecords.com
> > http://members.tripod.com/musicsource7/index.htm
> >
>
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