Kevin Kennedy wrote:
...and sadly today most of it is just electronic crap.
This has been the a mantra for over 15 years though .. dance music is can always completely mundane in the micro. I guess what I'm trying to suggest is that this plethora of crap is what makes the music what it is. Don't the sounds evolve in the clubs on the dance floors, minute changes that seem mundane week to week but consequential when reviewed across seasons. What are we really looking for? What is going to make techno happy? What is the electronic holy grail? Dub/reggea has resolved some of this with its 'version' system where all producers, MC's and Dj's have a crack at stylising or interpreting a tune at the same time. There is this acceptance that the music is a vehicle for personal expression, communication, interaction. So the focus is around a particular persons 'version' as opposed to constantly seeking the creation of something new or unique. In this context .. the tyranny of minimal is not so dangerous. Its just the life of the music, growing, shifting and evolving.
