Unbroken1 I dunno, I don’t have those associations, so maybe its easier to cherry-pick tracks that I like without the baggage, but I do find it weird that people don’t make the same assumptions about folk that listen to other, popular (in a v niche, middle-aged way) labels.
I think it caught up in the whole EDM gold rush/movement in America. An association that some labels/producers are happy to be still apart of in one form or another or who are still trying to shake off.
I think everyone who loves dance music have their prejudices when it comes to certain genres. I listen to alot of tracks every week and always listen with an open mind. I follow ADID and Anjunadeep on Beatport etc because I know that every once in a while there will be a track I like. Although my heart does sink when there is a ADID compilation album on the Friday promo drop. 😆
But like you I don’t follow labels or producers on eg Beatport because they’ve been given a certain label. It’s because like you said; '‘who has made stuff in the past that I like".
