I just don't agree with the concept that music should be an escape. Not saying it can't be. But "should be?" I respect and enjoy music more that makes me think. I have my own ideology that is in no way connected with any flavor-of-the-month movement or pop genre. Don't care what anyone says but, hardcore is very much "pop." It will reinvent itself to sell. A number of tracks I've worked on are political. Around 75-80% of the ones that are released have a political message. But, it's a bit more subtle and often pretty tongue in cheek. A number of people probably wouldn't make the connects unless they knew track titles. I've got some fairly obvious ones too but try to avoid that. I've found that most artists who really beat your head in with their political point like it's a brick are just way too pompous for me to take. Self-important apathetic exploitative schmucks writing subpar dance music while pretending they are better than the rest for having a message. :roll: Many artists have messages
in their songs. They just don't need to shout it in your face all the time. ;)

So, I dunno. I don't buy any concept of hardcore ideology. When others do, and I'm in the middle of it, it basically kills what makes hardcore music appealing to me in the first place, and that is the freedom to write that which I enjoy without being nit-picked over issues that don't objectively have shit to do with the music. Rather, it's just scenesters' subjective baggage.