so what do you suggest? that every track ever written should be completely alien to the last.. that the genre re-invent itself with every new release? cause if thats the case then techno will die ten times quicker then people claim it is doing right now..

like you said people are predictable, they like something to clutch to. listening to techno they are already on the edge of the "socially acceptable" music scene..

thing is db.. what if people actually like techno? what if the fans of techno listen and dance to it for a reason? are we really to be that arrogant to try and change their taste? to "educate"? i for one dont need educating when it comes to my musical tastes.. i prefer to discover for myself.. and there's plenty of differant styles of techno out there to discover..

to be honest you're sounding like someone who is bored with what techno is at the moment.. thats grand, maybe the current climate isnt for you.. but remember that theres millions more that love every minute of it.. and a lot of us have been loving it for years and years on end..

i've been a huge fan of the cure since i can remember.. also the banshees, sisters, nephilim... all placed in a similiar category.. all doing their perticular thing for years without much serious deviation.. yet each new album is something new.. the same but new... if i want something differant theres a million bands out there to provide it.

same as techno.. if a producer is good at one perticular style, and builds his sound around it without too much deviation, then so what.. theres endless amounts of producers out there who have a differant sound and tomorrow another million will pick up reason and start down the road...

techno isnt dying because of stagnation.. its dying because people are more interested in saying its dying than actually going out and enjoying the music.