great read, thanks so much for taking the time Benoît.

i especially enjoyed the dichotomy of

"techno people need to exchange, share and evolve to make the music they like grow."

and

"It was an arrogant, overconfident and even violent crowd. I begin realize the big commercial part of the Sónar, gathered not only the smart techno people, but also a -big - bunch of dick heads. We all know we need them to make the techno movement survive."

so true in both regards.

"Dave seems to have given up his overuse of the EFX and definitely knows how to play fairly hard records with a lot of funk." -- that's a relief.

"Like always in life, what I enjoyed the most was the least expected." it's fun to hear commentary from someone is self-aware without being arrogant. :)