What is Techno?

[TechMouse]

The abandonment of traditional conceptions of musicality in pursuit of something new and challenging.

[acidsaturation]

The abandonment of traditional conceptions of musicality in pursuit of something new and challenging.

Except "Techno" now seems to need to fit into this box of what "Techno" is, and doesn't seem to be an all-encompassing term as it used to..?

[TechMouse]

Except "Techno" now seems to need to fit into this box of what "Techno" is, and doesn't seem to be an all-encompassing term as it used to..?

Depends who you talk to really.

It's like anything sufficiently big. You have a patchwork of niches where people are beavering away and taking things to extremes, and it all builds up into a bigger picture. The most interesting stuff happens where people blaze a trail.