As You Get Older, Does The Intensity Drop ?

[Patrick DSP]

it's hard to jump around when you have your beer belly and your man boobs bouncing around. lol.

[RDR]

have you been following me around pat?

:lol:

[davethedrummer]

you haven't caught any of my latest ambient sets then?

it's pumping stuff!
in a very kind of half asleep semi-concious way zzzzzzzz

[BDC]

I agree with a lot of what has been written, in addition, I think part of the reality is that they all want to appeal to wider audiences so playing slower, stripped down music made more sense from an economic perspective. I was working for Carola's Company ELP back in 03 and at that time things (as we all well know) were changing (i.e. Papa Sven switched over then everyone else follows suit) , he was still playing his signature techno, but he'd **** with people every now and then and play some minimal stuff...and had alot of fun with it. He was really big on "pulling back" from the tribalish loop sound and probably switched over fully by yr end... IMO...he went too minimal...

I like both sides of the spectrum but not the extremes on either side. In the states in particular the South West....you need to be flexible. (One off event) crowds love the harder stuff ....but clubs don't want any part of it out here. They are all about this dreaded Electro House stuff, that I was hoping would die 3 years ago. So you cant really get too minimal or else you'll clear a floor quick... Keeping things moderate on both sides tends to get the better responses, for me atleast.


So...in short....yeah..it drops....hahah

[RDR]

you haven't caught any of my latest ambient sets then?

it's pumping stuff!
in a very kind of half asleep semi-concious way zzzzzzzz

I get past the first 35 seconds so it must be wicked!

[Jak]

it's hard to jump around when you have your beer belly and your man boobs bouncing around. lol.

hahaha... funny stuff.

I think there is some truth to the trend of enjoying slower/mellower music as folks get older.. but on the other hand there are plenty of old farts still rockin out to hard techno, hardcore etc.

One thing for sure is there is a wider variety of techno music available these days, and therefore there is more to choose from in the various bpm ranges and styles. I am finding a wealth of stuff in the 125 to 130 range that somehow still captures the techno vibe that I've come to love whereas in 1996 to 1999 I feel like the selection of such music was much more limited. Often times these days people are combining long standing techno ideas and textures with more complex melodies and slower grooves as well, combining the old with the new can yield great results. Another factor may be people just become more aware of the music that is out there as they get older. You listen, you learn, your tastes change, evolve etc (for better or for worse ;-)