Quote Originally Posted by Mirsha
Maybe it's just the Edinburgh thing leaking through, as it's such a small city and it's quite scary how everyone knows each other.
The world's largest village ;) It was funny how you could chat to someone and link them to someone you knew within seconds.

But I agree with you, that's part of what made the scene up there so good, and it can apply to just about anywhere. The big parties in terms of scale, production etc can be quite impressive at first, but as you get older that becomes much less important. The vibe at smaller parties is much better - you'll speak to someone and you'll see them again later on in the night, and the next week, and the next and so on.

As far as techno itself goes, most people get bored of their passion at some point in their life. I don't believe it's better or worse than what was there before, and I've heard a fair bit of pre 96 stuff. It's easy to look back and think how great it all was then, but there was probably just as much tat coming out in those days as there is now. Certainly everything seems more innovative when you first get into techno, because you've never heard anything like it. Then as you hear more and more you realise that not every track is a groundbreaker.

If people aren't enjoying it as much, they should take a break. That's what I've done with techno for the last couple of years, and coming back into it now I'm hearing some stuff that has reawakened my love for the sound. There's no point sticking with something and bitching about it all the time - just go and find something else you enjoy, otherwise your passion will become moaning.