locutus actually is doing an ep based on this idea actually. since he is from indiana, moved to detroit, then belgium, then st louis, then japan and now back to indiana, his question was how much of his sound is influenced by his surroundings, and can any genre of techno in this information age REALLY be site specific, or is the geography really kind of all in your head?

i for one tend to think that techno has become so international and so border crossing (which i love because i truly do not believe in borders as anything other than political tools), that location only influences the music insofar as it affects you personally, and less on a specific sound or style.

i also think that if you happen to live outside of any of these major urban centers or just in cultural wastelands like indiana (USA), then you are more influenced by the ABSENCE of similar music around you. some of the freshest art, music or poetry i have heard comes from places where there isn't a highly developed scene or style.

rambling tho that was, i hope i got my point across. need caffeine...