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High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music (2006)
a history lesson on Techno and the city of Detroit
High Tech Soul is not only a history lesson about the techno scene, but a history lesson about Detroit, Michigan. I have to admit that I am not the biggest fan of techno music, but when someone told me it goes deeper than that showing how techno relates to the history and city of Detroit, I became interested. My favorite bits of the film centered on the Professor from Wayne State University. He explained how techno was introduced to the city of Detroit, and why it even came to the city. Like most people, I think of Motown, and maybe Eminen when I think of Detroit, but not techno music. I had no idea that Detroit played such an important role in the making of techno a world wide phenomenon. I was also amazed at how long techno has been around. I lived in Europe during the 80s and early 90s. I knew it was big in Europe, but I had no idea that it was big in the US for decades. I gave this film a ten because it opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at the city of Detroit. Director Gary Bredow has something very original in this film.