>> So going back to the title of the post, what is techno to you? Is it a kit >> to be put together like something from IKEA, all the bits made the same so >> they fit..........neatly...........together? >> or what? > > 'Neat' is what piques the interest. It's the initial carrot that draws > people in. > > >> Is criticising a techno artist for fading in a track (or adding an > unusually >> structured section, or sticking an extra beat/bar in somewhere) not > slightly >> barbaric? > > I suspect that people would take more notice of the artistic value of a > fade-in techno track if it were included side-by-side with an identical, > non-fade-in version of the same track. When the only version of a track is > a fade-in version, it's almost like the artist PURPOSE-fully goes out of > their way to antagonize the most blatantly obvious portion of their target > audience--the DJs, most of whom enjoy the structured interplay of matching > kicks and snares. >
Jesus Christ- did I miss something here? When did DJ's become so F**king important? I have NEVER thought about what a DJ would think of any of my tracks- I don't think Larry Heard was thinking about DJ's when he wrote Amnesia- he was creating truly beautiful, crafted pieces of music for PEOPLE to listen to and maybe even dance. Jason Brunton Iridite --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
