Quote Originally Posted by tocsin
I don't think it's less. Rather, since more people have gotten involved, it's just not as noticable. I've yet to find too many labels/artists that sell politics well. Alec Empire pretty much turned the whole thing into a joke and, unfortunately, for people that want to do politics, they seem to follow his lead. I also prefer the subtle to the "brick over the head" approach. Was Prolekult political?
good point. it's also, let's face it, hard to BE political when your music is abstract and instrumental. a small number of people will get the meaning but most will not. RATM and Public Enemy could be more overt about it because they could spell it out. tell the listener. we would have to show the listener. it's not impossible, but since political messages beyond fox-friendly soundbites are necessarily complicated, it's tough...

...that said, there doesn't appear to be a large amount of techno INSPIRED by politics either...