Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG
Techno always was about looking forward and seeing the future. And right now, check this. All the hard DJ's are going harder. All the minimal DJ's are going more minimal. For those of you that remember - havent we been here before??? We need middle ground right now. Or difference at least.

Come on, let's stop talking hard or minimal! It's time to talk what's the future!!! Time 4 change!!!

What's your future? What's your change???
Most people don't want a change.
Techno has been defined.
It's still great fun, and unbeatable in a club, but innovation or blurring of the lines alienates many purists or techno fans. The history has been written, most people are happy with that.
Minimal is good, so is hard stuff.. dig through the archives or play other styles than techno and you've got that all important middle ground. Imagination goes a long way, and most people aren't prepared to use theirs in this bleak time.

Combining old and new techno is imperative at this stage, playing the very *best* stuff you have is better than playing just the new stuff you have. People need inspiration, and if that's not shining through in the new stuff (it can occasionally though) then use your bloody loaf and show people what techno really is to you. The records are coming slower than ever now, but they might come a bit quicker if the buzz in techno clubs really started to lift again.

Also, hero worship has to stop. The gulf that's building between 'big' djs and many who just haven't been able to make it into that bracket is starting to widen. This ain't trance, and we're sure not experiencing a musical revolution in techno, so what gives?

Loads of equipment, laptops etc. on stage doesn't equal a great performance either, the fascination needs to control itself a bit more sometimes. It's all about the quality of music and atmosphere isn't it?

I could go on for ages here, but I need to stop now.
The obvious answer to changing the future is to sit down and make the music yourself, and some people will.

Does the internet or this message forum help push things forward? I don't think so, but this still ain't a bad old place ;)