Techno artists whom you hated for changing their musical style

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all i can really say to all this is thank fuk for my record collection....

mp3 releases just aint cutting it for me just now, sure i get by but its just not
the same imo...my techno buying frenzy started 10 years ago buying labels like
punish, hydraulix, stigmata, drumcode, compound, blackout audio etc and probably most
other loop based tribal bangers....i actually spend more time on discogs adding to this sort
of collection.

WHAT THE FUK HAPPENED????

Hard techno got tarnished with the image of a grimey room full of sweaty blokes thanks to the snidey post-2000 minimal lot trying destroy Techno's popularity and market their scene as a modern, safe and stylish alternative. But what actually happend was that post-2000 minimal music was an inoffensive and accessible format which you could easily sell to anyone and make a heap of cash from. Of course now it's trendy everyone just emulates whoever is popular, and hard techno went back to it's roots in the underground.