> I have heard a lot of Swedish techno/tech-house that is NOT just 2-beat loops > but some quite musical material. I'm surprised the Swedes get hated on so > much. >
just a quick note on swedich techno because this topic seems to get folks talking in circles without really getting anywhere: I've noticed "Swedish Techno" has two different meanings in general conversation: 1. Techno from Sweden - I'm sure nobody will argue that some of this is quite varied, musical, interesting, etc, etc.. 2. A Techno Style characterized by the minimal clubby compositions and compressed drum sounds for maximum loudness:) This stuff got a lot of exposure from Swedish Labels/Producers in the late 90's ala Adam Beyer/ Drum Code, etc.. This style is not too varied, and over the last few years has become even more formulaic that it was in the beginning - hence the disinterest from some of the 313 community. When referring to "Swedish Techno" in this sense- it may or may not actually be coming from Sweden, and by no means represents all of the techno coming out of Sweden- I find the second definition more commonly used than the first, but the context in which it is used usually clarifies the intended definition quite easily. I'm guessing this is pretty obvious to most, but in the world of email groups- continuity of semantics helps keep what little order we have from becoming total chaos.. p
