You could be onto something there with the ‘samey thing’. … I’ve taken some of my mates (none of which are slaves to the driving source of what techno is) to a few techno events and although they buzz of the atmosphere and say that it reminds them of the old ’91-92 rave era’ they still come out at the end of the night saying, ‘Yeah, that was a good night, but don’t the tracks go on a bit?????’



How do I answer this question? With the correct answer, yeah the tracks do vary in length, but it also depends on the DJ’s skills and how he can mix a blend techno to create an either better sound, something the producer had no idea Dj’s were going to create when the record was pressed. I cant count the amount of times I’ve been listing to talented Dj’s blending tunes and I have just had to stand still and say ‘@#%$ me that sounds good!!!’ You cannot beat that bizarre, but highly addictive echo sound that quality music makes when being mixed with more quality music… ARRRGHH BISTO!!!!



Techno is something that you cannot force into peoples heads, 9 out of 10 people just don’t get it, and it is as if they are listening to something else. You all must have friends with differing music opinions, how many times have you bought a track and loved it so much that you just need to let your friends hear it? And the response is far from the response you expected… And you think to yourself, why don’t you like this, ‘I LOVE IT, THIS IS THE BEST TUNE I HAVE HEARD THIS YEAR!! (Until the next time you vist the record shop, then the story continues).



So what can you do? Do nothing, just keep listening yourself, play it in your car, play it in your bedroom and remember someone is going to walk past and think ‘That sounds mad, what is that sound?’ then you can hang out the window (or door) and say: -



‘Its techno mate, nothing else, just techno’.



Respect to you all…



Aaron.