hi all
i'm out in brasil right now for the 7th time.
Since i first came over here a couple of years ago things have really changed. They've had a lot of the big techno names here recently (you know ,Rush,Umek,Liebing blah blah) and what is really cool is that they really have no pretensions about people like myself,Chris lib, Markeg etc playing at the same parties as these guys
mainly because they are really interested in the music and a bit of variety.

My point is. why the hell don't we do this more in the u.k??

The techno scene is becoming fragmented with these guys playing over here and the ''other'' guys playing over there. I just don't get it.
o.k. our styles are different but they may be closer than a lot of people think. I've been popping down to system at propoganda when i can get the chance and it's a really good night. Marco carolla,Terry mitchell are residents they've had Adam beyer (who was excellent I must say) and Gaetek and plenty of other guys including Umek who seems to get a right old slagging these days (perhaps understandably)

Basically i've found that the techno scene worldwide is far more accepting of different styles working together than my home town and it's really getting to me!

Now i hear that some friends of mine have been trying to organise an event in London featuring a mixture of London and european techno jocks
and they've encountered problems with the bookings because a lot of these guys won't play with us. they will never hear a geezer live p.a. shame on them!

I mean we're all supposed to be techno djs? and techno is an anti mainstream underground form of music right? so why the attitude?
is it just wrong of me to hope for a world where we all get on and respect each other? I don't think so

it's weird, you get to shake a guys hand out in some foreign country where you're both playing together and having a fun and the next thing you hear is that he won't play with you in london cos you're not in the secret techno club.

Your thoughts please

a bemused drummer
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