PLus 8 - The Remixes

[The_Laughing_Man]

Just a quick fix money maker with some "names" to justify it.
No quality control at all, just commissions from the right names, it almost seems like the content was irrelevant.
Hawtin is all about the business now.

[drift9]

Hawtin is all about the business now.

sadly, i agree. the guy used to bust heads in this game and now seems to be just phoning it in. i guess i can't look down on him as he seems to be wildly successful at what he's doing. but the new plus 8/m-nus stuff does zero for me. i keep holding out hope that they'll turn it around sometime soon.

the originals of this remix compilation are exactly what got me into techno to begin with back in the 90s. a shame this turned out the way it did. it could have been epic.

[teknorich]

In a similar vein, the new Drumcode release:

Adam Beyer - Remainings III Remixes on Drumcode :: Ibiza Voice News :: Hype, Lies & Gossip

"... it seems the past decade has only succeeded in making techno more polite and less daring."

Any thoughts?!

[Jay Pace]

"... it seems the past decade has only succeeded in making techno more polite and less daring."

Any thoughts?!

Its a fair point.

More techno like this please....YouTube - Don't Take More-tresor 65

[teknorich]

The original was so much better; it's not just that the new versions are slower, they have really lost the rough, dark vibe of the original. They just feel really watered down in comparison, but then again a lot of what is called Techno nowadays feels the same. These new mixes are certainly "more polite and less daring" than this:

YouTube - Adam Beyer - Remainings III Drumcode 20,5 - a1(rmx 1)

[The_Laughing_Man]

"... it seems the past decade has only succeeded in making techno more polite and less daring."

Any thoughts?!

More middle aged essentially.

[eppertheleper]

Funny you mention this. I got very excited yesterday when I saw this while shopping for music for the first time in a while. I immediately dropped it into my cart, stated listening to the tracks, and headed off to look for more freshness. I just assumed it would be something I'd enjoy, but as more and more of the minute-long samples played, I grew more blasee about it. Finally, I dumped it altogether.

Very disappointed.

[The_Laughing_Man]

sadly, i agree. the guy used to bust heads in this game and now seems to be just phoning it in. i guess i can't look down on him as he seems to be wildly successful at what he's doing. but the new plus 8/m-nus stuff does zero for me. i keep holding out hope that they'll turn it around sometime soon.

the originals of this remix compilation are exactly what got me into techno to begin with back in the 90s. a shame this turned out the way it did. it could have been epic.

No different to someone like say, U2.
As they become more and more commercial and comfortable they become less relevant.