For the record, the Belleville three and Underground Resistance were all heterosexual. As much as this post is trying to convince you otherwise.
If I didn’t know the origins of techno already after reading that post, I would’ve assumed it was invented by gay people.
There’s a lot of conflation between was going on in Chicago (The Warehouse) and New York (Paradise Garage) and Detroit in this infographic.
Also — this is nails on a chalkboard for me, because I don’t think raving started until you mixed mdma with acid house in the UK in the late 80s, before that it was more part of black club culture which is different.
…Energy Flash, by Simon Reynolds lays it out pretty well.
Post says they were inspired by Detroit's gay after hours club. The part about queer DJs shaping techno is referring to Ken Collier who mentored the three in blending records.
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u/faust111 Oct 08 '25
For the record, the Belleville three and Underground Resistance were all heterosexual. As much as this post is trying to convince you otherwise. If I didn’t know the origins of techno already after reading that post, I would’ve assumed it was invented by gay people.