As You Get Older, Does The Intensity Drop ?

[tocsin]

I read somewhere that Richie Hawtin stopped playing/producing really hard stuff in 91/92 after playing in Rotterdam and hearing a few anti-semitic chants chants in the crowd.

LOL! :)

[davethedrummer]

I read somewhere that Richie Hawtin stopped playing/producing really hard stuff in 91/92 after playing in Rotterdam and hearing a few anti-semitic chants chants in the crowd.

thats rotterdam for you
poor little hawtin , up there all alone
makes you want to weep

[koma]

yeah, richie really made paul elstak and neophyte jealous with his hard stuff back in the days, lol...

[Smear]

http://www.discogs.com/release/15353

Harder than just about anything to have come out of holland, haha.

[tocsin]

http://www.discogs.com/release/15353

Harder than just about anything to have come out of holland, haha.

Doubtful, though I haven't been a big fan of most of what's come out of Holland in ages. Regardless, the story of people who supposedly stopped making hard music after dealing with racist fans somewhere in Europe has become such a common rumor it's practically laughable at this point. Seriously, I can't even come close to listing the number of artists I've supposedly heard this about, who either disappeared completely or, for some strange reason, still produce hard music. ;)

[Jak]

it's hard to jump around when you have your beer belly and your man boobs bouncing around. lol.

hahaha... funny stuff.

I think there is some truth to the trend of enjoying slower/mellower music as folks get older.. but on the other hand there are plenty of old farts still rockin out to hard techno, hardcore etc.

One thing for sure is there is a wider variety of techno music available these days, and therefore there is more to choose from in the various bpm ranges and styles. I am finding a wealth of stuff in the 125 to 130 range that somehow still captures the techno vibe that I've come to love whereas in 1996 to 1999 I feel like the selection of such music was much more limited. Often times these days people are combining long standing techno ideas and textures with more complex melodies and slower grooves as well, combining the old with the new can yield great results. Another factor may be people just become more aware of the music that is out there as they get older. You listen, you learn, your tastes change, evolve etc (for better or for worse ;-)