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
