not everyone looks to techno for "soul" in the way that you mean it. the fact that it lacks this "soul" is refreshing to a great number of people. this list is pretty unrealistic however, and reknowned for exactly that.
> "How is Drumcode really that different than Mayday, Wiggin > (one of the first techno records) or Nude Photo?" > > That's a big can of worms you're opening there. Too right - I thought this might even be a bit of trolling. There is a TOTAL F*CKING DIFFERENCE between the majority of identikit 'techno' records coming out on these labels today and the classics you mentioned. They represented the FIRST TIME those particular sequences had been programmed, the first time that vibe had been attained. The pumping loops 'scene' has about as much soul and charisma as a bag of lard. There, I said it! No disrespect, but I was pretty annoyed when I read in the T1000 interview that "as a Techno DJ, you basically rely on records by a small stable of artists like Marco [Carola], Oliver [Ho], Jeff [Mills], Surgeon, Christian [Smith] and a few others. I just can't see having to carry that many records where it would be an issue." I just think this is absurd - if techno is to be defined as this loops sub-genre, we may as well kiss the whole thing goodbye! With respect, Andrew
