Quote Originally Posted by Sunil
Quote Originally Posted by crime
I think it's quite a big assumtion that a lot of these hard house types are "Latching on to techno to gain some credibility", as much as I can't stand what any of these people do, what does it really matter? Last time I looked, techno was one of the most unfashionable types of music going, I doubt there's that much to be gained from "Jumping on the bandwagon"
It is a fair assumption actually, not that people should get so worked up about it though. Techno regardless of its fashion status in the past, has generally been regarded as intelligent.. hardhouse has been getting slagged off badly for ages, and techno was becoming more popular amongst clubbers, why wouldn't many of the producers want a shift in identity and to cut themselves a bit of the pie? The proof of a lot of this attitude is the upsurge in producers or fans from various genres talking of this new found "techie" or "tech" style that they are into. Techno is cool, let's face it
however you could argue that they saw the light, not jumped on the bandwagon :!: