Eric Prydz ?
hugopal Your first line there is actually quite pertinent.
Although I of course disagree with Prydz’ original statement, it at first glance seems rather jarring that it’s Ben Sims and Dave Clarke jumping in to try and disagree with his claim that techno is “the music of the past”.
Tbf, Ben Sims has released a few decent tracks in recent years which keep his more typical loopy grooves but with a bit more of a modern polish, but ultimately Sims and Clarke are pretty old-school and far from the first people one would point to in order to support the idea that techno is indeed still somehow futuristic. The notion that they may have been “triggered” by Prydz could have some truth to it.
I have been a fan of Clarke’s music over the years, but he has very much become an “old man yells at cloud” recently. Having already achieved a very successful and no doubt lucrative career, he’s basically taken to badmouthing pretty much every major new development and artist in the techno scene, knowing that it won’t effect him one jot as he approaches a comfortable retirement. His targeting of so-called “business techno” in particular seems a tad hypocritical given how many huge, commercial festivals he’s headlined over the years. It’s partly just an easy card for him to play to try and maintain some street-cred while deflecting from his own career.
Back to Sims’ original tweet - as some have pointed out above, Prydz did release a few tracks early in his career that were championed by quite a few underground techno jocks, and he was also close to the likes of John & Jesper Dahlback and Adam Beyer in the 00s, so even if he’s a bit out of the loop on a lot of what’s going on now he does have some underground credentials and Sims’ slight on him isn’t 100% accurate. That Cirez D at ARC Festival set alistair posted above also does have a surprising amount of actual techno in there (including, ironically, a Dave Clarke track).
Finally, I also would be surprised if Sims would ever (have) turn(ed) down business class flights to a gig if the promoters were offering it, but he’s probably past the point in his career where that would be on the cards so he can instead virtue-signal about it to his heart’s content (while perhaps hiding a bit of envy).
Hugo goes Loopy.
He really is. Odd in that I don’t really like any of the tracks he plays, certainly wouldn’t purchase them, but he can consistently wreck a crowd with the best of them. Always gets the birds going as well.
jonattonyeah back when I was a teenager and a bit more into house this double-disc used to get rinsed:
jonattonyeah i enjoy his house music. it’s fun watching him go really deep with a clueless crowd (which is most of the time here), almost lose them, build them up, then do it again. complete control and skill a lot of ‘top’ djs lack.
BlainSA late 90s bush style
In the true JC way, going to say this was a Bush behemoth for me.
Might be my favorite Timo song. Relentless, paint-peeling track DJ Dan blasted out at a massive party and the place didn’t know what to do. Sounded like something from outer space at the time.
You just needed better bangers, SD
Along_the_Wire It was at Barbs and I was well oiled mate…. The stage was set… Krysko/Will Saul and then Derrick came on who looked tired and bored.
The last time I saw Derrick Carter play at Phonox he was absolutely dreadful.
Was phoning it in.
jonattonyeah A favourite of mine too. Got dropped at Bedrock n all.
jonattonyeah Timo post muscular, still sounding a bit muscular.
