Quote Originally Posted by JohnnySideways
i think a lot of it is to do with hype/publicity i.e. london acid techno,detroit techno wotever..in the sense that a bunch of people livin in an area want to get thier sound out there so they/someone give it a new name to get a buzz going about it...or summit like that
local sounds developed because people went to the same record stores, played int eh same clubs, and got together to make music.

now people mostly buy records online and can make music together over the internet, so...