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    speedy j empty?? what the hell is happening??? bloody 'ell!
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    I know the feeling mate, it's gutting. He's not Techno as such, but I saw Troy Pierce (one of Hawtin's right hand men, and a BIG name in the minimal scene) play in Liverpool, to a crowd of about 10 people, of whom two were serving beer. I also heard that Matthew Dear played to an audience of literally 6 or 8. It takes the p*ss! How can big names who regularly fill clubs around Europe, and the world in fact, have to play to such insultingly small audiences as that?

    Tho, on the flip side, I went to Rehab last weekend ( a local Liverpool techno night, which is always just residents) and one of the lads; John Heckle, tore it up with two decks and a 909. I paid £3 in, there were maybe 40 people there, but it was a wicked, wicked night!

    Maybe the current climate in the UK will lead to the local homegrown talent becoming more well known, on the simple basis that promoters just can't afford the risk of the big international names and the cost of their fees? This could be a good thing, a bit of a silver lining?

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    (But Speedy J being empty is a shocker! He's not done a lot recently, but the guy is a legend!!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by teknorich View Post
    Maybe the current climate in the UK will lead to the local homegrown talent becoming more well known, on the simple basis that promoters just can't afford the risk of the big international names and the cost of their fees? This could be a good thing, a bit of a silver lining?
    its wot we a reverting bak to....

    not saying we are in anyway the be all and end all of scottish techno as it where
    just voicing my opinion on what i see and have learned from experience...but if folks are even bothered about playing up here or want to you gotta
    take into account the size of the scene and not have a standard fee for the world...peeps are missing out..sort it out!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DannyBlack View Post
    speedy j empty?? what the hell is happening??? bloody 'ell!
    well, Speedy J... although a respactable name... is just not doing anything good IMo (except for non techno projects). i know the lads a genius....but his techno at the moment is gash. he played here 2 weeks ago.. and had i not necked 2 yokes i wouldnt have fell asleep.

    12 minute songs that are borderline boring mnml, with the same groove and buildup that speedy coined a few yrs back... are a fraction of what this lad is capable of.

    maybe the punters realise this?

 

 

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