i honestly dont think the music has changed that much. its just gettin to new ears & ppls tastes are changing.
i constantly move my style around but i always maintain a techno vibe. be it very hard dense loopage or deeper more complex.
i dont think techno can kill itself. its just evolving & it always will. there will be waves where one feelin of techno washes over another but it doesnt mean that anything has gone forever, its just rolled back.
its like when you find a new producer, you love the first couple of records. then after youve got 5 or 6 12s, its easy to get flippant & say 'thats all he does & its crap now' it isnt crap or worse or whatever, its just that you are now exposed to their sound & its not 'brand new' anymore.
ive taken a notion for the Ben Sims, Carola, Broom style techno 3 deck style. but in a month i'll be back to hard techno, Wittekind style.
i also think ppl are influenced by other djs playing different records & sometimes the same records, but in a different way. i think its only natural to be influenced by good, compotent, skilled djs & live acts & try & learn from what youve seen or heard. not to copy, but to educate.
anyways, techno (hard or otherwise) will never die. the 'electroclash' fad is over but proper electro & bass music carrys on regardless.
LONG LIVE THE UNDERGROUND!