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quoted 6 lines On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, ozymandias G desiderata wrote:

>On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, ozymandias G desiderata wrote: >> Quite simply, I disagree with you. Everything we do is >> political, whether we consider it to be or not. Even your decision to >> listen to techno and your preference that it stay apolitical is itself >> a political choice. I'm not going to tell you that you must run out >>

OK. Then what I was trying to say is that I wish techno music could keep the apolitical political attitude it has now. (I still think this is just a weird way of saying "let's stay out of politics").

quoted 11 lines I couldn't agree more. I'm from the UK and I can tell you with supreme

>I couldn't agree more. I'm from the UK and I can tell you with supreme >confidence that being actively involved with techno music - in any way - >has become, by definition, political. As far as I am concerned Techno, >along with its related forms of electro music (ie. other essentially >bare, up tempo stuff), is made primarily for the >dance floor. To think otherwise is abject folly. So if you don't like >clubs or Megadogs, etc. you have to go to raves. Raves are for the most >part illegal nowadays - so you see my point. It might not be so political >in the States, but in Europe it is! Is Alex Paterson political? Is Andy >Wetherall political? The Drum Club? Orbital? To say they ARE is an >understatement. Get with the program.....

But they don't express that in their music right? At least, I haven't noticed it. The only thing I can think of are some vague samplings which can be interpreted in any way the listener wants. You have to admit that techno/rave is very much about escaping from the problems of the real world into musical trance? At least that is my impression, and that is a big reason for my liking it so much! About dance floors ... I don't like to dance, but I love to listen to techno music, and I know I'm not the only one. But that has been discussed before ... :-) /Oskar