2007, a good year for techno? Your thoughts...

**dirty_bass** · 17-12-2007, 02:23 PM

It was another year as far as I can remember.
Nothing at all remarkable happened. Lots of samey samey records that no one remembers came out, and a few good ones came out oo.

A number of techno club nights have had encouraging attendance, and some new ones have survived the year, which is very positive.

To balance that out karmicly, some more record shops have hit the shit pan, along with more distribution.

Another year, and things seemed to have leveled out. Hopefully then, things will be on the up for next year.

**Martin Dust** · 17-12-2007, 04:09 PM

We've had great year, here's to 2008

**BDC** · 25-12-2007, 05:36 AM

good question indeed....

With me, its a vicious cycle starting at each new year of me worrying if the good music out there will ever stop coming... only to find myself at the end of that year totally satisfied with what I've collected....and then worrying again about if the music will ever stop...

...it wont...ever.

...ask some of the talented cats on these boards...they're the ones pushing it forward...

:)

**fils_here** · 25-12-2007, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Martin Dust

We've had great year, here's to 2008

i hear ya loud & clear. there's been some cracking productions in 2007 so here's to 2008 & finding some new labels & producers that are absolutely kicking it!

**mattboyslim** · 17-12-2007, 04:16 PM

noodle had a good year. Nottingham didn't

**basslinejunkie** · 18-12-2007, 01:08 PM

the way i see things,from a clubbing point of view things seen to have gone really well,a few new nights have poped up and seem to be doing well.but from a buying records point of view,things have been dire imo.

**Si the Sigh** · 18-12-2007, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by basslinejunkie

the way i see things,from a clubbing point of view things seen to have gone really well,a few new nights have poped up and seem to be doing well.but from a buying records point of view,things have been dire imo.

My thoughts exactly. ^

**koma** · 18-12-2007, 03:19 PM

I visited less parties than usual, but the one i did were quality. managed to hear lenny dee twice, so i can't say it was a bad year from that perspective at all :)

so much new music, a lot of of it was excellent, some was average and some was shit...same as every year. but yeah, not all of the excellent stuff was techno hmmm...

**DannyBlack** · 18-12-2007, 04:03 PM

i liked 2007. it has been a good year for music for me anyway. i have explored new things, found new directions. there have been some solid productions from a lot of people.

**linguo** · 18-12-2007, 04:24 PM

very good year as far as going out goes. Theres a lot more happening and techno artists cropping up non techno lineups.

keep up the good work promoters.

**The Overfiend** · 18-12-2007, 06:07 PM

Drinks in the air for those of us who busted our asses this year trying to keep the train going.

**terence** · 18-12-2007, 08:13 PM

meh, not much of a change from 2006. more labels popping up though, but this will continue to be the case. i dont think it was a bad year, same as any other, nothing seminal anymore, but there hasnt been for years except for maybe animal worship.

**holotropik** · 20-12-2007, 09:45 AM

I was neglectful of Techno this year :(
I was focussed on other things and therefore placed techno as my second priority for the first time in along time....
I'm sorry :(

I did enjoy the sounds still! and I did renew my vows ;)

**viagratek** · 21-12-2007, 07:46 PM

im a fan of mark brooms latest direction as well as other artists following in similar foot steps.

every year their is a bunch fo bland ass bullshit records popping up in the techno bins (as well as any other genres) so thats not news to anybody and it wasnt any worse this year.

in Los Angeles 2007 was a good year for techno. more promoters more djs more artists and a few more records bringing attention to our city. more noise in 2008. audioinjection and drumcell straight pimpin.

**The Overfiend** · 21-12-2007, 07:57 PM

WHat was that one song from Mark Broom it was on a various artists ep
sounded like it was backwards but it was dope as hell, forgot the label too but im sure some of you rmemeber

**digitalboy** · 25-12-2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by The Overfiend

WHat was that one song from Mark Broom it was on a various artists ep
sounded like it was backwards but it was dope as hell, forgot the label too but im sure some of you rmemeber

Is that the pounding grooves remixes your on about?.Maybe not

Still it's pretty hot.

**NIKCAM** · 26-12-2007, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by The Overfiend

WHat was that one song from Mark Broom it was on a various artists ep
sounded like it was backwards but it was dope as hell, forgot the label too but im sure some of you rmemeber

Could have been 'Chris Finke presents' EP on Flux. Crazy tune that.

**Ritzi Lee** · 28-12-2007, 08:36 PM

For myself as producer it was really a cool year!
Putting out 2 releases on Underground Liberation,
and remixing Juan Atkins & Orlando Voorn's Game One on Night Vision was such a thrilling experience.

For me as DJ I didn't played that much. But the parties I played were all great experiences. The party together with Jeff Mills in april was amazing.

Let's see what 2008 will bring us.

**eyeswithoutaface** · 21-12-2007, 08:10 PM

been offline for a few weeks just saw this thread, was a little confused by it

it's never, ever a good year FOR Techno. Every year there are without doubt, always far more bad records released than good. Which is the basic crux of it all, without the music, there's no reason for clubs, without the clubs there's no need for punters etc etc. Also, the ratio of bad to good has imo definately risen, so if anything it's been an awful year in that sense.

It has however been a good year for certain producers/djs/artists, which is what i think is important. There have been some producers truely putting out brilliantly well done records, records with meaning as well as dancefloor qualities, and in general just doing top quality electronic music. For me personally about 75% of that music is predominently for home listening too.

Techno as a scene is far, far too fragmented to get a balanced and honest reflection of the year as a whole, and people base the scene's progression, or re-gression if you will, on their own personal experience which is pretty much null and void.

As individuals, some people have had a great year, some have had a good year, some have had an ok year, some have had a shit year. Techno as a whole had the same year as it did last year. And the year before that. And the year before that..... *repeat ad infinum*

**clubsynthetic** · 21-12-2007, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by eyeswithoutaface

Techno as a scene is far, far too fragmented to get a balanced and honest reflection of the year as a whole, and people base the scene's progression, or re-gression if you will, on their own personal experience which is pretty much null and void.

Isn't it all about personal experience anyway?

its all opinion if techno has been "good or bad" this year. One man's meat is another man's poison!

Personally tho, as long as I am finding new OR old choons every year and there are good choons still floating amongst the massive amount of shit (hope-wise) that year will always be good for me.

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