1st - nice to see you've found our new board Mr Drummer! I think you'll like it here.. :=]

OK, 2nd. What you're talking about on your post is commonly known as music snobbery. And unfortunately it's all over the UK. Everywhere u go in the UK, whether you're into punk, techno, hip-hop, garage, drum n bass or gay disco (?!), there's always someone who will quickly slag off the 'other' punters who go to that 'other' club. then there's the music press. constantly telling us that dave clarke is god and dave the drummer and his london acid techno sucks dick. i think the dj top 100 is showing us the real score :=]

ok, so you get this all over the world, but credibility seems to be more important than anything to the elite techno scene... the UK press rules the roost throughout the world and unfortunately, I reckon beyer and corola and these guys see the fact that they get coverage and respect from reviewers and interviewers and that london acid techno gets nothing. they talk about it in their little circles and decide that london acid techno is formulated crap.

well that's what i thought when i first heard london acid techno (hehehhe...), but because i started playing a bit of trance in 1992-5, i could see the fact that acid techno rocked. if i hadn't have done that i'd still think that the music i played was the best in the world and no-one could convince me otherwise. probably the same as beyer etc...

look h.... although i'd love it to change, i don't think it ever will...