Quote Originally Posted by The Divide
Techno making MTV. hmmm

That would only work if it had a formula that would appeal to the general public. In other words cheesy catchy riffs and what not. Reminds me of what happened to trance when some bright spark realised what would happen when you mix a euphoric trance melody to female house vocalist. Right nail in the coffin for underground hard trance that was

I think MTV would only pay interest techno if it could make some $ out of it. The techno rap crossover thing seems like its already been happening for years. If an artist wants do push techno closer to rap then fine. It would work, wouldnt make a difference to my life because I dont watch MTV
Never caught the show much as I didn't have cable TV at the time. But, at least in the states, it seemed to play stuff like Underworld, Future Sound of London, Orbital, etc. It was also responsible for some slightly younger kids I know now getting into hard techno. But, the show did eventually get panned. I don't know how much of a bad influence MTV can be said to have had on techno in the US. If anything, it seems like those who got into it through MTV exposure and stuck with it dug deeper to find the sounds that weren't played on the air.