I think the whole "techno" scene is pretty much getting ready to implode- but I think there is some kind of phoenix which will rise from the ashes- you can hear bits of it on soundcloud right now- I heard 10x better stuff on there in the past month than I did on the download stores in the past 6 months. There is going to be a big paradigm shift, where recordings will be purely for promotional use. The days of making money from recorded music are coming to an end...

but everything is going to have to go way way underground first before it comes out of the other side I think...

I'm also have a thought coming from a completely different direction that the actual performance and production side of things is going to open up a lot more and the days of the "Superstar DJ/Artist" may well be over- to be replaced by the programmers and developers who make the tools to make and perform music. People always want to get involved, and want interactivity, and as it becomes easier to make a half decent tune on your home computer, and even your mobile device, who is going to be so interested in other people's work when they can make their own? Ok, there is real talent being ignored, true, but as I say, I think the whole thing is going to go through a big shift, where your average music fan is going to be more interested in the groovebox app on their iPhone than the latest release from "DJ whoever"..