well its a tricky subject this.
i mean you have to look a bit wider than just the techno scene.musicians in general survive on rep , and that rep is built around something they do that is distinctive to them and origates from them , and cannot be copied.

ie guy:
he was there first , and his sound is distinctive and original to him , and has been copied but rarely bettered.
so before you moan about records sounding the same think about it. guys records are a part of the scene we know as the techno scene and still have a valuable place in it , plus he originated that sound , so careful what you say about it.

but getting back on topic
if you are a recording artist of some kind you have to put your flag in the ground at some point and announce to everyone that that is your style and that is where you intend to stay.

people like beyer etc have been clever by slowly developing their sound over a number of years , don't forget all the beyer records of 98/99 that all sounded the same too , plus the leibing records and we could be here all day......

no guys ,
some of the newer guys to the scene take note. there is nothing wrong with being reliable , it can get boring if you put it under the microscope but it does mean that people who buy your records know roughly what they are going to get and will make an effort to LOOK for your work , this is important stuff. as selling records is why we are here.

beyer is reliable , bailey is reliable ,leibing is reliable , sims etc etc etc
you see what i'm getting at here.

when i was in a band we got really bored of our set and always wanted to include more new songs, however it was hard to do as the audience loved to sing a long to our older stuff.

our manager said to us , "well you wouldn't want to see the rolling stones and have them not play "satisfaction" would you?"

good point i thought.

anyways recently i've been trying to develop my sound , and i think its working but its a struggle to get away from the "acid techno guy" stigma
probably because i still make the odd acid track hehehe
but i would like to be respected for my other output like my apex releases and some of the techno on hydraulix.

it's an uphill battle. but its worth it.