"David Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" raises a valid observation, why so much hatred directed towards Swedish techno? If you think about it what percentage of techno from Sweden really fit's under definition #2? As for the sound becoming more formulaic maybe you could be more specific listing artist and labels other than Adam Bayer, Drumcode. And If I'm not mistaken, DT1000 had a recent interview with Adam Bayer on his web site where he talks about some of the various projects he involved with.
on 5/10/03 8:33 AM, Peter Leidy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> 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
