Music purist, which in some respects I will proudly hold my hands up to being. It was down to the quality of music that some labels were/are willing to put out and down to the quality of music being played at many parties. Yes London is a cesspit of multiple sounds and everybody is entitled to freedom of choice but at some point common sense & quality control has to rule and take precedence of cash in ones pocket. This was one of a few reasons that led to me in a sense fall out of love with the scene, but as always with life, change comes upon us. Change to the scene and a change in how you can view things. The musical sabbatical (so we shall call it) that I took reaffirmed my love for quality underground music leading me to launching the TrustNobody label with my partner PIEM and within this time certain trends/notions that I had foreseen seem to be coming to life and starting their journeys.
Things in life always seem to turn full circle and I sensed that it wouldn’t be before long that the Underground would ask for its anonymity back. At some point the music would gravitate towards more true Housey sounds and we would see a rise in techno again. My reasons for thinking this? It’s no different from any activity plus it’s something I’ve seen time and time again. You are introduced to something, you begin to enjoy it so you choose to delve into it some more increasing your knowledge and opening yourself up to the more grown stuff and before you know it you are hooked. You can apply the debatable theory they lay with drugs to my theory ‘The softer stuff leads to the harder stuff’. In this case Tech House leads to Real House & Techno music. In 2017 Cassy, a DJ that I have admired for some time now, in 2017 launched her new label ‘Kwench Records’ with the focus being on capturing the many faces of House Music. Parties on the white isles such as Woo Moon are becoming increasingly more popular amongst party goers. Drumcode is bigger than ever with their own festival in Amsterdam and the dubby sound of rolling Techno pushed by the likes of Fuse & A:rpia:r continue to grow, having a heavy influence on the UK scene. I for one am a boundary rider. I refuse to pick between House & Techno. I don’t hate Tech House, I just detest the boring monotone tracks that have no feeling. Tech House is essential to House & Techno as it acts like glue joining tracks of different styles together.
Top quality music is timeless and can live forever which is the reason for many music is life.
Cessle
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