Not sure why I didn't see this originally.
All of the below questions are questions I ask a lot.
In the UK techno and house are pretty niche things nowadays, especially
when talking about detroit.
To a certain extent this is partially my perception of things. Like a
lot of us I'm in my 30s now and probably out of touch with what "the
kids" are listening to in clubs, if they are indeed going to clubs or
whether they listen to dance music at all. I think maybe this list isn't
the place to look for answers to this.
From a personal point of view the stuff I've always liked is the slower
type of techno you mention below, never really dug the more banging end
of things.
Anyone else or am I just an old f*rt? :)
robin...
I?m trying to get an understanding of techno in ?05 and if it?s any
different from how it?s always been, i.e. relatively marginal. It seems
that the scene is quite healthy, with lots of good new music, but it
also seems that it?s never going to grow beyond it?s current niche
'market', if you like.
I know that once people hear proper techno & house, they dig it, but I?m
curious to know how & where it?s being heard & enjoyed and if it?s
audience has changed at all in the last 20 years.
Do you think that there is a greater awareness and appreciation of 313
techno over the past 5 or 6 years, i.e. post-DEMF / Movement?
If you?re a label or shop owner - are you selling more records & CDs?
If you?re a radio or club DJ - do you play much techno and what kind of
response or feedback to you get? I have noticed that there are quite a
lot of new releases with relatively slow tempos, under 125 BPM or
thereabouts. Does this make a difference to where and when you play
these records, given the fact that they?re clearly not ?peak time?
records for most club dancefloors?
Innerested to hear what peeps have found. Thanx. Sorry for the lousy
formatting.
philski
