Which country (within the Anglosphere) makes the best music? (techno, electronic)

Grunge_Junkie · 03-03-2009, 11:28 AM

united states..but mostly just washington...

sweetleaf · 03-03-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

for sheer volume of great artists I would plumb with our rain-sodden little island (whilst acknowledging that all popular music can ultimately be traced back to North America)

I will have to agree to every word, well said

The Monkey · 03-03-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by radio city

I always find it interesting that Britain wins these things...

America invented rock, jazz, r&b, rap, country, and blues

America outdid every other country in jazz, r&b, rap, country, and blues

Britain is arguably better for rock...

America>Britain

Rock is better than all those other genres combined. And blues, the second best thing on your list, was greatly developed by British acts such as Cream, The Stones and Zed Zeppelin anyway.

jackhammer · 03-03-2009, 02:26 PM

America invented Rap? Pfft. It comes from jamacian soundsystems and european electronic music with a smattering of funk and soul. The Jamacians were 'toasting' in the 60's!

lucifer_sam · 03-03-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by The Monkey

Rock is better than all those other genres combined.

naivety isn't flattering. also,

WRONG.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

America invented Rap? Pfft. It comes from jamacian soundsystems and european electronic music with a smattering of funk and soul. The Jamacians were 'toasting' in the 60's!

ffs. jackhammer you know as well as I do that hip-hop's emergence in the world might have been crafted from a menagerie of styles but it was largely the work of american artists to bear its fruit...

TheBig3 · 03-03-2009, 02:51 PM

Dead Heat!!!!!!

TheBig3 · 03-03-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Grunge_Junkie

united states..but mostly just washington...

Good christ. You should be fought viciously.

jackhammer · 03-03-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

naivety isn't flattering. also,

WRONG.

ffs. jackhammer you know as well as I do that hip-hop's emergence in the world might have been crafted from a menagerie of styles but it was largely the work of american artists to bear its fruit...

Of course it was but the simple fact of the matter is that Talking (toasting-Rapping) happened over dubplates in jamacian soundsystems to which America always seems to completely ignore with the emergence of rap. Many tracks were specifically created for this purpose. Of course it was completely modified an essentially completely honed by america but I like people to hear about the history too as it seems to have been swept under the carpet.

lucifer_sam · 03-03-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Of course it was but the simple fact of the matter is that Talking (toasting-Rapping) happened over dubplates in jamacian soundsystems to which America always seems to completely ignore with the emergence of rap. Many tracks were specifically created for this purpose. Of course it was completely modified an essentially completely honed by america but I like people to hear about the history too as it seems to have been swept under the carpet.

Yes but the transformation to hip-hop took place in America. Even if its roots lay outside, hip-hop has always been almost exclusively American.

so I feel comfortable sweeping it under the carpet

jackhammer · 03-03-2009, 03:24 PM

Wiki quotes FAIL.

I have never read that page but it does mention soundsystem's! and again that poster said that America INVENTED Rap. I am saying that it has it roots in Jamacia. It was an assimilation. Nobody is saying that you don't do it the best. Forgive me for my history lesson and a little recap into Rap's roots.

View Poll Results: Which English-speaking country produce the best music?
The United Kingdom	99	40.57%
Ireland	4	1.64%
The United States	106	43.44%
Canada	14	5.74%
Australia	8	3.28%
New Zealand	4	1.64%
Jamaica	2	0.82%
Other (which?)	7	2.87%
Voters: 244. You may not vote on this poll

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Grunge_Junkie The War on Errorism Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: tucson Posts: 285	united states..but mostly just washington... __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/grunge_junkie

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	America invented Rap? Pfft. It comes from jamacian soundsystems and european electronic music with a smattering of funk and soul. The Jamacians were 'toasting' in the 60's! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	Dead Heat!!!!!! __________________ I've moved to a new address

03-03-2009, 03:24 PM	#110 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Wiki quotes FAIL. I have never read that page but it does mention soundsystem's! and again that poster said that America INVENTED Rap. I am saying that it has it roots in Jamacia. It was an assimilation. Nobody is saying that you don't do it the best. Forgive me for my history lesson and a little recap into Rap's roots. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”