Robin, Yup count me in for the afternoon "Techno Golden Oldies" dance party in the recreation room at the convalescent home.
San Diego report: Nothing happens here. Some promoters: Merge Life/ Kava Lounge, DJs: Tyler Brunnel and dirtyradio.net, Austin Speed (artist), myself, all seem to come from a classic house/ techno aesthetic. I'm sure there are more of us..but we all have a great habit of not connecting with one another, so a cohesive scene is never actualized...but it is slowly changing... Easy to freak out the yougins with 'Washing Machine' or 'It What It Is' or 'G Force'...anyone remember that Fuse track: 'Technotropik'?...first few minutes are bitchin' before it kind of moves into that lush 'Pacific State' territory. Anywho. The point: A lot of kids, yes, are more apt to name a superstar DJ than an actual producer, but when you drop some of the classics on them, they freak, and you get to be the wise elder/ hero. Back in the 80's and 90's: You had a lot of music that really made you sit up, take notice and ask "What the hell is THAT!" or even want to make you rush home to listen (again) to a new record you just bought. I rarely have that happen these days, in spite of some incredible/ inspiring music that is being produced. To Phils question: The context that I hear a lot of original House and Techno are in more lounge atmospheres, where the dance floor, though active, is not the focal point. (80 to 130 BPM) Has the DEMF raised any awareness to real/ buttkicking electronic nutiness? Nope. None that I can decipher out here in San Diego. I really like the pulse/ take on electronic music that Los Angeles' KCRW has taken. They web-cast/ archive. Lots of really great music, and I tune 'em in for their electronic programs. Look 'em up. They have been my saviours for the past 6 years since I have been living in the SD/ LA area. Best, Louis -----Original Message----- From: robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Nov 2, 2005 7:04 AM To: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> Subject: Re: (313) The more things change 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 > > >
