Apr 5, 2023
Early electronic music had to fight a lot? Well, I wouldn't go that far, yet I believe the early electronic musicians that tried to achieve the mainstream did have to encounter some resistance. I mean, check Jean-Jacques Perrey, he did a lot of melodic electronic music. However, he doesn't get mentioned for the same reason as Gershon Kingsley, i.e. their style seems way too cheerful for the machine tunes. That might be one of the reasons Kraftwerk continue to be prominent about in the category of the early electronica outfits, i.e. they fit a stereotype of cold robot – they fit, mind you, they aren't really like this at all, whereas Perrey seemed like a very funny man with a keyboard that made some hilarious noises.
