To be specific, my idea of 'techno' is music that revolves around
technology. So a thumping trance song that drips string pads and has a diva
moaning about her new orgasm is less techno to me than something where the
main sonic interest is purely electronic (and perhaps less accessible). I
see the different kinds of electronic music as different sorts of techno, so
I tend to think of IDM as 'intelligent techno'. I guess definitions are a
really personal sort of thing.
Techno for me also embodies an attitude of knowing and programming your gear
to make some unique sounds. So those 'artists' who just play keyboard
presets are not very techno, even if they are trying to make techno :-) This
sounds ultra-trivial, but I once nearly got into a fist fight with another
muso when I deferentially mentioned that I thought his new 'magic production
tool' (a vitaliser or something) was not very techno because he didn't know
what it was actually doing to the sound, other than improving it a bit. But
all's well that ends well, it is he who provides me with my web space for
mp3s :)
Anig Browl
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