I think techno does need to pay a bit more attention to actual musicality and structure, everyone seems to have beats sussed, but the tunes that really seem to grab my attention have a deeper sense of musicality, instead of just the loopy stuff. This hasn't always been the case tho, so maybe it's just me gettin older. :lol:

Things like chord changes need to explored and exploited more, and not just a basic minor scale structure, but also wierd variations that shouldn't but do work. It doesn't necessarily have to sound cheesy, and imho it makes for a much better listen.

I'm not saying this hasn't already been done, cos it most certainly has, but I mention this because alot of techno that has appealed to a wider audience has had a bit of this sort of musical structure to it.

And I personally am all for walking the line between me being happy with a tune I've made, and making as many other people as possible happy with it as well.

I think it's all about looking for as many possible ways to use and abuse musical theory in order to make a more appealing piece of music