response 12 of 40:

May 30 03:16 UTC 2002

During the short time at the start of the year when I went clubbing more
often, it got to the point where I'd recognize a lot of tracks, and I'd have
my favorites, but I still didn't know what artists I liked.  It's hard enough
figuring who does that one song you keep hearing on the radio.  It's damn near
impossible to figure out who made a techno track, unless you go clubbing with
someone who already knows that sort of thing and buys the new records as they
come out.  I think I'd be much more of an active techno fan if it weren't like
that.  

response 16 of 40:

May 31 00:55 UTC 2002

re: 13     Clubs are a great place to listen to it, and depending where you
are, the better the place to do it.  There are clubs the music, and then there
are clubs for hooking up. You can hook up with someone at any club, but some
places emphasize a 'rave' experience more than others.  There are places also
that are techno but extacy just wouldnt work, others do.  

Also, if you have comcast, the dance and origens music channels are a good
place to start to listen and find a few songs in techno you like, write it
down , and then research on other songs or cds by that artist, or look for
mix and compilation cds that have that song, i found two cds lately that way,
and they are relly good techno. Easy way to find new music at home while
cooking on the grill or something while looking for some new music.

and then dare i say it...sex, extacy, and the right techno music, heh.  that
could be a whole new topic item in itself.

response 18 of 40:

Jun 1 02:55 UTC 2002

Heh. I've got to put in my two cents here.

I'm a drum and bass DJ out of Fayetteville, AR. You guys can listen to 
what I do at http://www.djjonny290.com - (lynx friendly :)). Anyways, 
i'm pretty much totally immersed in electronic music. Current styles 
and DJ's i'm into:

Any drum and bass, really. US stuff is getting better every day.

Detroit stuff is neat. Richie Hawtin is amazing. So's Carl Cox.

IDM is my closet passion - i'll put on my Squarepusher vinyl when I 
feel like going nuts, hehe.

And drugs are bad at parties, mmmkay? heh. We're fighting a constant 
battle to keep parties legal, and this is the single biggest factor 
against us.

response 20 of 40:

Jun 1 16:30 UTC 2002

I am not much of a techo-music fan myself, though there has been times when
I have heard some techo music ( while radio surfing, in clubs etc. ). However,
I suggest you listen to the first album by Kraftwork, which features the song
"we are the robots" - that album was one of the first to bring techno music
to the forefront and still remains one of the best. The Robert Miles album
that features the "dream" song is also kind of good.
Au revoir

response 24 of 40:

Jun 2 04:23 UTC 2002

Kraftwerk has been identified by many of Detroit's techno pioneers as
being one of their prime inspirations when they created the techno sound.
But you are right in the sense that when Kraftwerk was making the albums
that provided that inspiration, the sound Kraftwerk created was not
called techno. 

response 26 of 40:

Jun 3 02:32 UTC 2002

this really doesnt follow the current discussion at the moment about Kraftwerk
and detriot techno but i do think its important to note that the two biggest
areas on the east side of the US that really brought techno on strongly was
New York and Chicago. Chicago has a claim in my opinion to bringing house into
the scene as a main techno flavor, with of course respect being paid to DJ
Bad Boy Bill, one of my all time favorites.  His talent far exceeds many out
there, and hes been an influence to DJs since he got started.  MIXER did a
story on him - "How Bad Boy Bill built his DJ empire". If you are looking for
information on DJs, clubs, new cd releases, euro- and american, this is a
great magazine to read.  

response 30 of 40:

Jun 7 00:14 UTC 2002

energy drinks? heh, not the usual drug of choice for techno, but hey, ill try
anything once. :) techno is my coffee, i jam it in the morning to work.
"welcome to the asphalt jungle, where our muses make the game. do you wanna
come along? do you wanna play? cmon baby ill send you down deep into the
underground....." somehow its seems like when i used to listen to techno,
water was a preferred drink. lights?  my place has a laser light hooked to
the stereo, blacklight, lightning plate, and DVDs with graphics to techno
music. and i only have a 1 bedroom small apartment, which makes the cordless
headphones for those late nights of light and sound seem perfect. 

response 32 of 40:

Jun 9 19:02 UTC 2002

oh yeah, i got a strobe light buried in the closet somewhere.....i should dig
it out again.  

response 34 of 40:

Jun 10 02:14 UTC 2002

Future Sound of London would be included too, wouldn't it?

response 36 of 40:

Aug 29 00:07 UTC 2002

I am ll about some Trance.  MY favorite Trance dj is a US local, Christopher
Lawrence, who I've seen twice (well I kinda saw him the first time, actually
about 3 of him ).  My favorite track to date is a tie between Chris Lawrence's
"Renegade" and the Pimpkin Club's "Mekong".  As of late I am becoming very
bored with the new electronic music coming out.  It doesn't matter if it is
euro, house, it just isn't very inovative.  A lot of new stuff that is coming
out and seems to be the new "popular" genre is electro.  I like electro, but
most of the stuff I am hearing is minimal electro which is just band music
in my opinion.  I also write my own music and have an E.P. which I am
circulating locally (as if that many ppl in my part of the south even listen
to electronic music).  I will be working on my follow up shortly, where I am
in talks with a small record labbel out of Starkville, MS.  My new stuff is
going to be influeneced by a lot of strange things, namely 90's grunge/punk.
Weird huh.  Well gotta to go.  Keep dancing.