i agree, the scene is in danger of disappearing up its own arse. and we all know that its to do with the amount of wonga thats on offer nowadays! sure its wikid to b earning a shed load for playing your records, i hope myself to one day b in the position were im being paid to entertain kids with techno, but i (and i imagine nearly half the Djs u ask) would b MORE THAN WILLING to do this for free. the few gigs ive had have been such a buzz that its worth it just to have people thanking u for providing a wikid soundtrack to their night. i think alot of techno producers, especially big names like umek, are the people who are going to take techno into the pit of despair known as commercialism.

which is fine by me to b honest, as long as i know i can still go to HOG, The Jam, Lost, Orbit, Uglyfunk or any of the other true class underground nites that are still available to the true techno fans.