>for techno to reach a wider audience in the US and beyond we need to see it >as part of a wider music culture, not isolate it entirely.
i am sure that a lot of ppl on this list as well as a lot of producers and DJs already do and are aware of many different kinds of music. the recent FK set list illustrates this well. as a generalisation, i would say that the characteristics of (detroit) techno attract a more open minded & sophisticated audience than other kinds of e dance music, that are often more about drugs, partying or fashion. > Why must techno reach a wider audience? >why does it need to stay 'reserved for the cool people'??? it doesn't 'need' to stay reserved for cool people - it just does and probably always will. real techno is art and is above the heads of most people, whether they're into dance music or not. i have played carl craig, kraftwerk & moodymann to an ex-raver friend who's now into something called hardhouse and nu skool breaks (did i spell that right? ) and he just doesn't get it at all. musically, it's just too sophisticated and complex to someone who's conception of 'music' is the stuff between the kick drums. forget it, it ain't gonna happen. enjoy it the way it is. p
