Quote Originally Posted by HardtraX
In my personal opinion, techno tracks by Adam Beyer, Liebing, Umek, Chris McCormack, Ben Sims etc. are overdone. It's too old now, it became boring over the years. :roll: Now, Schranz is a style which is a lot more dynamic - it's got more punch, more drive... I just love it! :love: Okay, so we are all young producers but we don't lack experience. I am producing techno music since 7 years now - it's my passion. I've listened to Glenn Wilson, Chris Liebing, Umek etc. before and the music's not bad (okay, except for Liebing 'cause he sucks) but now I need something new. In Germany, there's a split in the techno scene between those who like Schranz and those who don't but fortunately the Schranz scene is still growing (not only in Germany).

Oh yeah, I forgot: a whole set of crazy distorted techno isn't as boring as a set of looped percussive techno tracks...
But you're saying you need something new? Schranz isn't new anymore and has run its course just as quick if not quicker than Beyer, Umek or any of those guys did with their stuff. This difference with Beyer and co. is that they branched out and made other styles, as the hard as nails stuff wasn't as interesting for them to stick at full time.. not to mention them having an ambition to be known as more than just hard techno producers. As for the Chris McCormack association I think that's a bit off, he's one producer who virtually always manages to turn up with something new and gobsmacking. And Chris Liebing? well, fair enough people have mixed opinions on what he's at these days but for **** sake he is the single most important influence on all of your Schranz scene, there is absolutely no doubting that... kind of strange the way you now diss him?

Btw. I am a fan of the Schranz sound but it's been released to beat the band, and hasn't really shown any signs of variation. Many hardcore fans of this stuff are now looking for a change, something with more depth. I admire the dedication that many of the Schranz producers have but all the dedication in the world isn't worth a shit if it's 20-30 producers all trying to sound like one another.. Granted there's a few exceptions to this but not many.