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Originally Posted by blue jammer stuck in Aahz, one thing that's always interested me - how this music we love filtered over to the States, and how it was accepted, I've no idea really (I'm talking about the UK bastardised house, as obviously Chicago/Detroit were the birthplaces of House and Techno respectively)
Did you find it somewhat harder to get your hands on what would be Imports to you, of the UK stuff?
The more well known tracks on bigger labels I imagine wouldn't have been a problem, but for the more scarce EP's of say 500 or 1000, must have been tricky? |
You can get anything you want over here if you search hard enough. I lived in England from 95-98, so I know what both places are like when trying to find records. It's certainly easier in the UK because way more people are into it. But anywhere you go in the states you can find this stuff if you look hard enough. Here in Dallas there's about 5 record shops I can go to for proper tunes. Any big city in England will have way more than that.
As for if the music is accepted. It is accepted by a small majority. Those who love it, really really love it. It's still quite an underground scene over here, even though it's been around for over 10 years now. In Dallas for instance, there are about 3 or 4 clubs that do this sort of thing, and they are places where you can 'ave it' all night and have a really good time. Most people over here are into rap and r&b, so dance music such as trance and techno are not in the spotlight, which is fine by me. I dont want a bunch of social eletist types in my clubs anyways.