the canadian techno scene (or lack there of?)

[anx]

i havnt been out east very much, played in toronto in 2002, but that was it. so i dont know much about the east. Except that Montreal seems to get wicked shows on a regular basis.

but i can say that the west really doesnt have anything all that strong. It is VERY underground, which is great in its own way, but we can never see any headliners besides the usual London people like Chris Liberator and Henry and a few other people that come here regularly (not that i am complaining, i love those guys to death) but it would be nice to see some other styles, and some new talent (but it seems that new talent just doesnt sell out here...)

Vancouver and BC area is also really rare for techno, i know of a few people who do techno events out there, but its the same as here as far as i can tell, very underground, and locally run.

I feel as if western Canada has alot of potential, as alot of people here havnt really experienced techno, or their view of it is alot different than what it is actually like now.

I miss the days when Plastic Puppet Motive ruled the Canadian scene, there were some wicked wicked techno parties out there in the good ol' prairies!

I hear nothing but complaints from techno people in Toronto, but i am not really in a position to comment on it.

any other canadians want to elaborate on their scenes? what Canadian artists are pushing it for us?

yes...i know i copied the idea from the american techno scene, im bored, and i know it definatly wont get as big as that thread...im just curious to see where this goes

when i get back from Australia next year, its one of my goals to start pushing the techno scene forward...i know there are alot of great people here who have the same view as me.

KEEP TECHNO ALIVE!

[Evil G]

i've got pretty much the same perspective, having played all around western canada, but not in the east.

the house scene is probably the strongest out here. the vast majority of the club nights are house, and we've got quite a few house producers around here putting out records - i hear that Jon Delerious is doing ok making a name for himself in europe.

drum & bass and breaks have been gaining a lot of ground, and there is a strong, though small, psytrance scene. hard house and trance were once king of the hill, but are (thank god) losing ground lately.

but techno is still not so popular for some reason. everyone and their dog comes out whenever richie hawtin comes to town, but if it's somebody they haven't heard of, they tend not to get very excited.

GIJody has a techno night in Vancouver now though. i hope that goes well for him.

[Evil G]

btw, anybody know what happened to Ian Harmonica? i heard he was moving from Toronto to Calgary, but i haven't seen him show up here yet. i was always a fan of his 3 deck techno sets.

[anx]

last i talked to him was a year ago on tribe
sent him a few cds and never heard from him again
i hope hes not dead

[samba]

yea i was in Van a little while ago and it was fairly quite - and missinnocent has taken off too. Bugger all peeps at Chris Lib the other week there too... pity! So much potential in Van I think

[S/E]

btw, anybody know what happened to Ian Harmonica? i heard he was moving from Toronto to Calgary, but i haven't seen him show up here yet. i was always a fan of his 3 deck techno sets.

I hung out with him a couple of times before he moved to Thailand but I have not seen him since. He apparently came back to Toronto for a bit, however he has since disappeared.

yea i was in Van a little while ago and it was fairly quite - and missinnocent has taken off too. Bugger all peeps at Chris Lib the other week there too... pity! So much potential in Van I think

Colleen lives in Austria now with Lori the Hifi Princess I believe.

[Kevin Gorman]

I live in a small area called the Niagara Region, and its brutal for Techno, I use to have a residency at a club down here and everytime i played they looked as if they didnt understand. They really enjoy house though, the more vocal the better, it wasnt my thing really so I left my residency and just concentrate on studio work. Hope someday something good happens. Lots of people in Toronto trying there hardest to have parties.

[S/E]

I live in a small area called the Niagara Region, and its brutal for Techno, I use to have a residency at a club down here and everytime i played they looked as if they didnt understand. They really enjoy house though, the more vocal the better, it wasnt my thing really so I left my residency and just concentrate on studio work. Hope someday something good happens. Lots of people in Toronto trying there hardest to have parties.

Niagara Region isn't a great place for techno. Toronto used to have a much larger techno scene between 1994 and 1996, with parties drawing upwards of 5000 people and in 1997 the scene started shrinking slowly. There were still good parties between 1997 and now but they are noticeably smaller. The people who form the techno scene in Toronto now are generally pretty dedicated and work hard to maintain something for the people who want to attend the events.

The scene in Toronto is bigger than the scene in DC, I'll tell you that much.

[Dj Dazel]

Poor peaple ...


I'm from Montreal and peaple love techno music big time !

[dbit]

Yeah, I hear Montreal is the f*cking bomb!

Watch out for the Detroit Underground (DETUND) label from Windsor, headed up by experimental musician Kero, one to watch for on the Canadian and international scene. Also DM from Windsor. There's this crazy idm cat Chad on the label from somewhere deeper in Canada, though I can't remember his moniker.

MissTek is a great hard techno DJ from Windsor.

Windsor's got a little thing going on, though it's a small city, so attendance ranges from moderate to almost ok.

d

[jonnyspeed]

Richie Hawtin? Ain't he Canadian and from Winsor?

[Dave Elyzium]

Above all this everyone should know that Canada is to be thanked for the greatest rock band of all time Rush!! :love:

[dbit]

yeah. Most people in the Windsor techno scene know Rich personally and many have worked for him in various regards. It's funny, in Detroit, right across the border, there were too many people to know. But Windsor was always a smaller more family like community. Also, the fact that Rich was banned from the States for years made the Windsor community tighter I think.

d

[The Germ]

i just got back from playing in toronto on new yrs (Acid techno) seemed avin it to me...

[anx]

you played for christian right? i hear he throws good parties

[ANDROID]

It was good untill guvernment of Toronto city turn ageinst raves, it happend in 1999 after that pretty much done with raves and techno.
Canada needs people who weling to work like a dog, not a party people!

[Darjis]

I miss the days when Plastic Puppet Motive ruled the Canadian scene, there were some wicked wicked techno parties out there in the good ol' prairies!!

hey, that's cool, PPM is where i began djing (sort of) before i was ever a dj i used to go to PPM when it was a club, and later on after high school got into djing. deko-ze was my inspiration for getting into the scene in the first place!

I live in a small area called the Niagara Region

hey, that sucks the techno scene there i dreadful as my girlfriend and i may be moving to st.catherines next summer as she has family there.

Yeah, I hear Montreal is the f*cking bomb

it totally is. anytime i have ever played there. it's been jam packed. i played for indica's 'sweet leaf productions' crew and one of my most memorable experiences was an event i played for him alongside dave the drummer, aaron + julian liberator, geezer, ddr & rowland the bastard. i was absolutely blown away by the vibe and quantity of people that showed up. the place was packed ALL night, straight through to 10am the next day.

ANDROID: how the hell are you man? do you remember me? we played together a few times, the last was w lab 4 in quebec...and you gave me shit for drinking beer and not your 'wadka!' btw: congrats on all your success w your tunes man. well done!

[Alan Oldham]

I used to love coming to Canada back in the day. I used to play Ottawa and Montreal mostly, I never really got to the west at all (I always wanted to come to Vancouver since I was a kid because of the old Nettwerk Records; Skinny Puppy, Moev and Severed Heads. I used to think what a cool city to have a label like that!) I played System Soundbar in TO summer before last; that was a good time too, one of the best clubs in North America

Hey, is the club Aria still open in Montreal? A lot of big names used to play there but I never hear about it anymore. I used to rock Sona but that's gone now, too

[Alan Oldham]

Oh speaking of TO, if anybody on here knows DJ Elektra aka Monika, have her get hold of me please, I lost her e-mail address!

Thanks

[ANDROID]

Yo Darjis!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course i remember you man!!!!!!!!!
i'm doing very well so far,movieng forward,hope to see you at some gigs somewhere in canada or WORLD WIDE