Interesting.

Not sure about a techno purist been someone who hates all sounds part from the hard sound.

I always thought a purist was some one who hates all kinda music apart from a certain sound/style thats what "they" think is the real and propper face of techno.

All i can say on this when i first went out and the dj's I was out to played a sound that was dubbed "the purist sound". It was very mimimal and rythmical synth driven stuff and no so much hard. uhm shame I cant come up with any names of the artists who made this sound as such, but i think it was people like Joey beltram erm planetary assualt systems and holy ghost. The sets wasnt fast n furious more textured and complex and to be honest i miss it in a way.

To be honest I dont like the purist way of thinking, ie thats tune doesnt do such and such so its shit. I do think they exist tho, I think its some one who insists they are right and are very closed minded about other forms of techno. That could be someone who instists its hard, wonky mimimal ect. I feel sorry for people who cant realy enjoy music coz they think everything else is shit apart from a certain sound.

If that was every artists way of thinking everything would sound the same

Someting like that perhaps

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