i wonder was it the kit that was in use. ppl didnt have a hundred vsti's at their disposal, so when ya payed a grand for a machine, you learnt how to use it.

like early chicago jackin.. Relief & Cajual.. i'm pretty sure 9 out of 10 records had a 909, but ppl managed to push it to its limits.. as opposed to jus gettin another vsti when they got bored.

i think there was a different ethos to makin techno then. 'dj tools' werent the main target, it was more trying to create something new with ones chosen tools of many years.

dont get me wrong, theres a so much high quality forward thinking music in the last 10 years.. theres jus summat about THAT era.. maybe it was virgin techno ears.. who knows.

either way, maybe we can listen back & move forward ?