Techno itself was inspired by other music genres! I agree with you that some techno producers began looking for inspiration inside the techno scene itself, which isn't a bad thing by itself, but I generally prefer producers with some sort of different musical background. It seems that people, who were into different genres of music before getting into the whole "techno" thing aren't affected by the "techno purist" way of thinking, so their productions aren't as formulaic... I could think of a few producers who would make good examples, but I think everyone knows what I'm talking about and taste in music (even techno) is always subjective anyway, so...

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