From Technotica Sent Wed, May 12th 1999, 09:41
From Technotica Sent Wed, May 12th 1999, 09:41
Sheesh -- Intellectualizing will never get you to where you are going if where you are going is to that special place. By that, I mean that place where you can be transported and then delivered. Delivered meaning obtaining a clarity, a freedom, a state of extasy (and I don't mean the drug :-P) I've been buying, spinning, and dancing to Techno since, what, '85? Lord knows when you can officially call it that, but I have some releases from 86 that have Techno mixes on them, or that term used as part of the title. In the beginning, I really didn't see it as anything so different, so special that it needed any explanation. All I knew is that it made me feel good when I danced to it or mixed it. As the years have gone by, Techno has become a more important 'form of music' in my bag of tricks. I admit to liking a wide array of music, be it ambient, showtunes, gabber or polka, it's great by me. But I have to reserve a special place in my heart for Techno. What other form of music can so grab one by the soul, turning you inward then flushing it all out by the power of the mix? The very basic rudiments of the genre force a repetivenes that can be a dangerous drug on it's own. What other form of music can make a large gathering of (mostly) sober people shake and shimmy, alone of neccesary...stomping out the demons and replacing them with a happy glow of salvation. House music is close, getting a sweaty groove on can be good, but the vocals are annoying and distracting to me. This Tech-house stuff is alright, but too much soul makes it too personal, too much feeling when I just want to 'Lose It'. Funk is good, funk is primal and tribal and basic. Techno can have lots of funk, then it gets dirty, and the intensity rises. So, when I keep hearing all this talk about Techno being for intellectuals, and people discussing 'Techno Snobs' then I know they just don't get it, or are unwilling to. To what? To lose it, to give yourself completly over to the beat, the hi-hats, the acid line, the little sounds that fade in and out...to let their mind wander and travel with it...to just let go. It's a hard thing to do, we want to be in control. Techno lets us get just enough out of control. And by aloowing that loss control we can ultimatley gain greater control, and in the process grow and learn more about ourselves. Thank you :-) Linda --------------------- Linda Leigh/L3 www.technotica.com These Technotoic Times - Mondays 8p-10p ET The Technotic Times - New issue online now!