[quote="massplanck"]

.. jules etc will always play tunes that STAND OUT like a sore thumb because thats the nature of their mixing and performance. They could never chop and cut up two percussive monsters. its usually just straight in and out as far as their deck skills go and they couldnt make a repetive techno track work in a club by playing it from start to finish...

I'd go with this alright, i've heard a few big name DJ's play techno and they definitely play techno the same way they'd put together hardhouse or trance records. I have noticed though that many of the more well known techno producers have bought into this too much as well- Bailey and Varela are putting breakdowns twice as long as they used to be in their tracks, Hardcell is beginning to sound like Technasia, Beyer and Henrik B's productions sound far less "Underground" than they used to... I think the popularity of techno has its pros and cons but personally I feel too many of these producers are compromising their style to buy into a piece of the Prime pie!