Good to see this discussion has become about the nyc scene rather than the uk



I personally think it's good that we in the uk stay small and underground. Keep out the bandwagon jumpers. Look at the trance/hard trance scene here.



What was a good scene musically and in the clubs exploded, and a few years down the line it's been ruined by commercialism and people who don't give a @#%$ about the music.



The people who are into techno in the UK are in it because they love it. They will protect and fight for a scene they can identify with it. So what if the parties are few and far between. It makes them all the better when they actually kick off.



It's down to what you prefer I suppose. I'd rather be in a small club rammed with techno heads, than in a large festival with 1/4 techno heads, 1/4 curious/open-minded people, and 1/2 who just don't give a @#%$.



It's different in Europe. Big events like ILT can attract 35,000 folk and it was great to see so many people who were into the music, but at the same time, there was a large cross section of nationalites there as well. Not 35,000 belgians.



And one of the questions I asked myself was "what is their perception of the UK scene?" They must see we have some of the pioneers, and some of the biggest names in techno producing and dj'ing and yet our techno scene is one of, if not the smallest scene in Europe.



I say keep techno underground. It's where we belong!







Daviec



Let me know what you think of my hard trance!!



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