How long before everyone house DJ this side of MOS claims to be a minimal DJ ??
i think more house and techno deejays SHOULD become minimal. of course, i mean minimal in that their deejaying shouldnt happen very frequently, or for very long.
tom
ah . giggle .. Just trying to drum up the NZ scene at them moment I suppose ' I am recognizing that the minimal approach is the most likely way to establish an audience to support a regular techno scene again. Given that the presence of Techno on your average night out has been very limited in my hemisphere. Reports are floating in via Melbourne & Japan about successful events featuring minimal styles .. with new punters expressing excitement and interest in the sound & vibes. Totally jealous of the northern hemispheres rotation of festival and events that are strongly minimal focused. .. but there is always that sketchy balance between actually having a music driven scene before it devolves and becomes just a generically styled scene with genre of minimal become a banner for all manner of blah .. (i.e house musics) In listening to Claude's mix ..it is a significant delve into minimal sounds. .. and not that this begins to define a direction for all Techno .. but it does lend some weight to the broader influence of "minimal" as a style that could transport the Techno ethos to a fresh audience. While the minimal aspect has always been contained in Techno sound, I recognize minimal as part of the maturing of the Techno providers. i.e. keep the groove ' but less banging .. all the elements, lower bpm I struggle to see an immediate return to the hard banging driven force of Techno in my areas, and would hope to see minimal as a style that could pollinate a electronically immersed scene again. hmmm . yea. mm . yea . uh huh .simon -- ------------------------------- www.obscure.co.nz & www.psurkit.net ------------------------------ m. +64 275 606012
