Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG
anything you have heard before, isnt REAL techno. techno maybe, but not true original techno. if you're creating music to sound like 'techno' it isnt techno. full stop. MHO ;)
Well said, I reckon this is the reason a lot of producers are 'slowing up' now, too, as there's so many bases of sound already covered in what is perceived as 'techno'.

A lot of stuff for me just gets added to the 'sounds like this one' pile, but I guess it has its utilitarian place in the grand scheme of things.

It's good when you hear techno that's going in a different directon to the majority of stuff, and mind blowing when you hear something UNEXPECTED !

We also need more people who're prepared to make a stand for techno, I reckon.

None of this 'I don't do interviews' or 'I'm not part of the techno scene anymore' stuff... Has anyone noticed how many producers who are trying to 'break' the mainstream dance music market no longer like to be referred to as a 'techno' artist ?

This is a RUBBISH stance to take.

Stick to your guns or there will be no-one to fire those huge shells haphazardly into the heartlands of the unenlightened masses !

Where will these people be when their scene is no longer en vogue ? Claiming they have 'always been a techno artist' most probably...

On a positive note, the stigma on techno in general seems to be lifting slightly in the UK at the moment and though nights are struggling there IS new blood coming into the scene. Producers need to bear this in mind before stepping to the studio to 'knock out a banger'.

Don't do it....

Produce like you want to KNOCK OUT THE ENTIRE WORLD - K.O.