Has the era of funky energy driven techno died in the uk??

[tots]

this thread confuses me! If I understand your question, my answer would be no Tots. Not at all! The mainstream is minimal etc, I don't think the techno you refer to was ever mainstream.

I think the absolute saturation of minimal in clubs has you perhaps a little blind sided as to other styles and where they went. They didn't really go anywhere really. They are still there, underground. :-) All good. Keep your chin up mate.

Respect danny!but its hard to keep up good spirits on the uk techno scene as everyones idea of techno is so different these days!!I was handed a cd the other day that read on the front,TECHNO!!??I played it and what came through my speakers was abismal,it was commercial electro house 125bpm and made me very sleepy??