I agree. I'm just taking the p.iss is all.
I love a bit of northern in fact my ipod contains both types of music .
Northern and techno.
You're right about the similarities though. The worrying one is the
unwillingness to accept change, which has really been the death knell
for northern. No new people coming onto the scene, not allowing modern
or deep soul tracks to be played at nighters etc.
On the flip though, you can take things too far.
I don;t agree with letting little kids join in on the fun like this one.
http://www.okehsoulclub.myby.co.uk/snapper/images/bcsc/pages/bcscjuly22_jpg.htm
That's just wrong. It reminds me of growing up in southend in the 70's,
I'd see all these sad old Teds with their replica Ted kids. Weird
Dan Bean wrote:
Funny, I was thinking of the parallels between Detroit techno and
Northern Soul the other day. I think there's definitely something to
it. Apart from the obvious similarity of being centered on music from
Detroit, I think that there's a fair amount in common there.
Looking at those pictures, I can think of worse things that ending up
like that. We're all going to get old if we live long enough, and a
fair number of us will put on weight etc, but that's going to happen
whether we're still into music or not, so obviously I'd prefer the
former.
On 2 Nov 2005, at 21:09, Jamie Stewart wrote:
There's been a couple of scary threads lately, 'Who do you rate
under 25?' As it turns out, there's hardly anyone of that age
producing Detroit techno!
And now this one 'Where is techno headed?'
Well, if you want to know where techno is headed in the next 10 years
the answer can be summed up in two words. 'Northern Soul'.
Check out these amphetamine addled crumblies.
http://www.okehsoulclub.myby.co.uk/snapper/images/darl/index.htm
That's you lot in 10 years that is ;-)
Don't forget the talc.
Philip wrote:
Funsters
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
