hmm .
I find Techno the most exciting dance music that I listen too .
but I don't know that many people who listen or even know much
about Techno, not even assuming that I do.
I play Techno to people at any given opportunity, and also talk about
it as much as possible. This is pretty much the same as it has
always been since I started dj'ing in New Zealand ten years ago.
People are still learning, people still have never heard the music.
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Kevin Sauderson is playing in Wellington this weekend coming.
Sadly I can't make it. But most everyone I know from around the
country is going to go, sort-of, don't know that many kids anymore.
My friends are putting on the party though, so I'm always interested
to find out how it goes down .. and also how many young people
go along.
Kids are so wary nowadays .. when you tell them a Dj is great.
Cause every dj they ever saw was the best in the world.
However in the instance of people like Kevin there is a real interesting
and strong history which I think makes the music so dynamic.
In the greater sense I'm not sure a lot of the younger audience are
aware of the artistic wealth & culture behind the music. They are not
completely accustomed to appreciating Dj's in this way.
Dj's commonly are party tools or big nights out. It takes people a while
to realize that they really do like the music and have an interest in the
culture beyond the small hours of the morning while juiced up.
a friend of
mine, a bob dylan fanatic, believes that people will still be listening to
mr zimmerman in 300 years, can the same be said for atkins, may et al?
I think the evolution of Techno is more akin to Jazz than say Bob Dylan.
While an artist like Dylan, filled a social poet role in culture
.. people like
Atkins and May are pioneers before their time. Techno music reaches
into a social void and creates a context for communication in a society
where the conventional rules have been abused.
I strongly believe that Techno music that creates discussion and supports
experimental ideas will last extensively into a future where hard-dance and
disco will never survive.
Like Jazz, Techno will be a language for the natural intelligence.
I become jaded when I relate what the music is now to what it was when
I was say 22. I get very excited when I think about what the music will be
when I am 65.
My interest in the music, politics and culture has only grown stronger.
My desire to stay up all night, dance, get boosted is waning.
My skills to access, understand and provide music and culture to people
are better than ever before.
.simon
in ireland, it is music that most people
grow out of, unless they are a dj/producer, as priorities change - it's
looked upon with disdain, as juvenile pap. even my girlfriend, who loves
this music, is starting to find it monotonous and grating. on the rare
occasions when a babysitter is available and we venture out, there is a
sense of unease as we usually seem to be around a decade older than the
rest of club crowd in dublin.
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