in the last years i probably listened less to electronics and techno than to rock and other genres. this was because i was looking for a certain "earthy" quality in music, that for example 70s heavy metal had, or funk had, or hip hop had. to listen to music, that feels groovy, "funky", makes you want to dance and to move. i noticed that techno could have that quality too; detroit comes to mind; the proto-detroit of cybotron. the early acidhouse and rave around 88-92. the techno i used to love as a teen; the hardtrance, and complex techno recordings of the mid 90s, became bland too me. the sound sounded so plastic to me; the synth, the drums, everything, even the basslines. completely different to the "funk" of early house. it felt so artificial, so synthetic.
now, this has turned the opposite direction for me. the "synthetic" quality of hardtrance and rave productions of mid 90s is very fascinating for me; the way to go. when it is done intentionally, it is great; to make music of pure logic, purely artificial, abstract - not "earthy" in any way! i noticed there is more music that has that quality to me; electronic krautrock of the 70s (also, paradoxicall, at the same time, very earthy). chiptunes. amiga .mod music.
also, of course the experimental hardcore of the mid to late 90s was like that, an all out attack on anything funky groove. for me it is the way to go for the future. need more synthetics! pure abstraction.
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