1. better rythms? ( less 4x4)

Yep, look at any way to improve the experience (shuffle, broken etc).

2. more melody?( no cheese obviously)

Definitely more melody, it can be done as euphoric (for this don't read cheesy, I've heard it done properly many times), or as dark and nasty as u like, sugar to taste. Check Dustins opener to his live set Evolv, Belgium, 2003, and then tell me we haven't got a bit to do with melody yet. And look at what Fernando does.

3. more stand alone type tracks? ( more of a song type structure, more memorable)

If by this you mean with an intro and outro, carrying the listener from one lower plateu to a higher one via various levels of energy and even mood, then yes. If you mean verse/chorus/bridge/vocals type traditional structure, I'm even hearin that done within the techno fraternity. Check Slam's new album, Year Zero, done to good effect in a few tracks (and the album's sellin as well), although some of u might not class this as techno :lol: .

4. darker?

If u like..

5. harder?

If u like..

6. more dj friendly type tracks?

Well alot of none techno dj's will not buy techno cos the bass comes in straight away, and the tracks are not very easy to read (as in when things are gonna happen). I personally put an intro into all tracks I do now. The techno dj's may find all this loop techno great for three deck mixin and such, but I remember when I bought my first Purpose Maker (when I used to dj Chi house), it's sounded great but also seemed a very scary prospect.