::::imitating Bobby DeNiro from Analyze Me::::: "You....you....you're good!!!"
=) g l y p h In a message dated 12/7/00 10:16:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >darw_n and mee-thod wrote: > >> > the techno movement arose from the youth of detroit seeking to locate >> > themselves in a future that was different from the urban decay of the >> > present. > >*cue mental image of Belleville* > >LOL! > >> and indeed, this is the same sentiment that has permeated all of "rave" >and >> techno... > >Which contradicts your theory of the techno movement having no unifying >principles.... So which one is it? > >> I'll even further that by saying that techno and rave exists in its strength >> that it does because this generation, and the last generation has felt >> nothing but apathy and boredom, techno was born... > >Quite the contrary. >Techno was born because there were people that were *not* apathic, >because there were people that heard a certain sound and ran with it. >People that were actively pursuing a goal, because there were people >that just went out and made music, set up labels and distribution >companies, DJed, threw parties and whatnot, all just for the fun of it. >People that stuck with it, despite odds being stacked heavily against >them in the 80s and early 90s. > >Techno exists in its current form and strength mainly because the >distinction between producer and consumer (both in the broad sense of >the word) is blurred, as opposed to the regular pop scene. As long as we >can keep that distinction blurry, then techno can generate dozens of >Rolling Stone covers, MTV awards, car commericals and whatnot, and it >will still be techno. > >It is what it is. > >Otto >
