and a word from the dancefloor...
(btw, a damn nice thread, guys :clap: )
as far as i'm concerned, techno is "an abstract form of music" (kinda silly considering music is an abstract thing in itself :eh: ). but nevertheless it's always been about - oh yes - knowing well what's out there! but then taking that knowledge to avoid what's already been heard over and over again and provide you with something completely different.
that in my opinion is the main gap between conventional music and techno (and the nicest thing about techno for that matter). the typical rules, definitions and perceptions have started to choke music, limiting its potential to only a few geniuses who can still make something fresh - within these rules. that's what's also wrong with a lot of techno today - it's too melted and moulded into one basic shape. it's starting to sound like "the thing it should sound like".
and another great thing about techno is that - basically - it is relatively easy to create (ok, kill me for this one... :roll:) as opposed to conventional music. but making something sound and feel good has become easier. that's why contributing ideas into a genre that is about not going by the book, shouldn't be an issue at all. and going by the book shouldn't be an issue AT ALL.
when you start seriously questioning whether there is anything fresh that can be done in techno - either you're out of it or techno is in serious trouble. i find it a bit arrogant if one thinks one can expect what that next new thing will be: i don't know - it hasn't been heard before :P but i am also humbly optimistic that these things will keep coming...
what i find to be fresh? liveacts.
in record mixing you just can't avoid eventually oversaturing with the same tunes - even if they are good. when you happen to like a certain style, you are sentenced to the few records that the few producers put out. and generally over the time you get fed up with it.
live performers squeeze a lot more variety out of melodics, effects, rhythms, the whole spectrum... and they are noticeably more flexible and style independent. liveacts are the platform where new ideas are the quickest to evolve.
oh and yeah,.. it's got to be heavy. no debate.
i go out to party with a "bring it on" :rambo: grin on my face, and expect nothing less. music's gotta keep givin'!
