I agree with some of that, but not all. Why is it that if you dont buy vinyl you are seen to be destroying the techno scene? I was already a bit of a computer/technology geek before I got into techno, so my approach to it was probably different than others, but still valid I think.

I first got into it all back in 97 or so, and at that time everything was still purely done on decks, or totally live on synths/samplers and hardware sequencers. But I had no interest in investing huge amounts of money into an ancient and really quite poor sound technology (vinyl), and I already had quite a decent pc, so I figured the way forward was to get the technology back into techno, and got a copy of rebirth 1.5, and started messing around with some old software drum machines and sequencers that I cant even remember the name of. This seemed infinitely more fun to me than playing records, but thats just me of course.

So decks never came into the equation for me really. I do have a pair of shitty soundlabs, and maybe as many as 100 records that I considered must have and that werent available on any other format. But I just listen to them from time to time, and thats it. But I have supported the techno scene, very much so. I've got stacks and stacks of various mix cds or compilations on CD, but more to the point, I've been going to techno nights and paying the entry fees and supporting them for 8 years now, and to me, that is true support. Buying records is cool, but if you spend all your dosh on tunes and cant afford to go down to the local night and support that, then you are letting the scene down just as much as if you dont buy records.

And this business about people stopping making tunes if no one buys them - I think not! I make tunes, and I have been messing about with that since 97 as I said above. I've never sold a single one of them, and although I do relish the chance to play them live, I would happily just bang them out for myself and my friends if that was all I had to do, simply because it makes me happy. I've played numerous sets for various people, none of which I've been paid for, and I've put on numerous nights of my own, most of which I've probably made a loss on. Anyone who decides not to make music cause there isnt any money in it, doesent have the love - its that simple really.

So I really dont think its fair to have a go at people like myself for not buying vinyl. Just because you love it doesent mean that I have to love it. There are other ways to support the scene, and I have DEFINATELY held up my end as far as that is concerned.