does anyone else here remember when it was normal to hear techno djs drop house tunes in the middle of a set? when i first got into all this in detroit many years ago that was the norm. derrick may, kevin saunderson, stacey pullen, dj bone, eddie fowlkes, jay denham, you name it, the local guys who never really made it outside...they all did this. so did richie hawtin. guys from chicago would come down and you'd hear farley jackmaster funk after purpose maker. it was awesome.

techno is way too fragmented and polarized these days for my tastes.