From Rivera's Groove Box #131: Robert Armani - Ambulance

I think that the harder Chicago house tracks which could be described as Chicago's own version of techno (lovably known as the basement sound) influenced way more the rising European techno and rave scene than the techno sound which was coming out of Detroit! Because in Europe, the DJs and ravers welcomed these hard records as techno, and labels such like Dance Mania were in hot demand. These Chicago house tracks were played together with acid and techno records, thus creating the European rave and techno sound. When the DJs turned their heads towards production, they crafted their new techno tracks with all those influences in mind especially the hard minimal drum patterns of Chicago house. But back in Chicago, the producers of these 'basement sounds' didn't knew for a while that their tracks were getting such attention back in Europe. In Chicago, they were outlaws, doing the 'ghetto' sound of house music, which was very underground and in some way shunned by the more mainstream seeking house artists. I think the label 'Djax'Up-Beats' proves my point very well: most of their early catalogue is composed of Chicago house producers works, and their talent scout was the inventor of the basement sound himself - Steve Pointdexter.

Mulle tundub, et Euroopa 90ndate alguse reivi- ja techno skeeni mõjutas Chicago karmim house saund, niinimetatud 'keldrisaund', isegi rohkem kui Detroit techno. Euroopas võeti vastu neid jõuliseid Chicago house lugusid, eriti 'Dance Mania' plaadifirma omasid, kui techno muusikat. Neid lugusid mängiti segamini koos acid ja techno muusikaga. Selle mõjusid on näha hiljem avaldatud Euroopa techno produtsentide loomingus, kus trummid on koostatud vägagi Chicago house kõla järgi. Kuid Chicagos ei teadnud need produtsendid pikka aega kui populaarsed on nende lood Euroopa reividel. Kodus olid nad underground sõdalased, põlatud meinstriimi tähelepanu otsivate produtsentide poolt. Ma arvan, et minu väikesel teoorial on alust küll - vaadates Euroopa ühe esimese techno plaadifirma 'Djax- Up-Beats' varajast kataloogi, on näha, et see koosneb suures osas Chicago produtsentidest. See on sellepärast, et selle plaadifirma talendijahtijaks oli Chicago 'keldrisaundi' looja Steve Pointdexter ('Work That') isiklikult.