I’ve come to the conclusion that people who hate techno, electronic or house music really have no idea what they are talking about.
I’ve especially realized that they really have no idea what they’re talking about after I hear them listening to Rihanna, LMFAO or La Roux.
What really irks me the most about these types of people is the fact that they deny the facts and claim that the roots of these songs are not techno or trance music.
To be fair, not all of Rihanna’s songs are rooted in techno music. It just so happens that her recent music has really been leaning towards that type of sound.
The actual term for the techno music of 2011/2012 is Synthpop, Electropop or Technopop.
It is undeniable to anyone who has an ear that the beats, rhythms and melodies of songs like Party Rock Anthem and Sexy and I know It are definitely not hip-hop or R&B inspired.
The quick-paced beats and rhythms are clearly rooted in techno music.
So why is it that nearly every time I point out that someone is listening to technopop or house music, they become defensive and go into pure denial?
“It’s played on 92.9 NIN! That means it’s not techno! They’d never play techno on such a mainstream station!”
News flash, person in denial, they are. Techno-based music has gone mainstream and is back with a vengeance.
The energizing music isn’t just for rave kids anymore. You don’t need to wear “kandy” and pop ecstasy to be able to enjoy the upbeat tempo and head-bopping beats.
So why is techno music so shunned. It’s obviously good music. There is obviously a market for it.
Was it swept under the rug and deemed to be inappropriate and underground because of the drug everyone related it to?
Hip hop and rap weren’t shunned and shushed, yet both of those genres use heavy references to illegal drugs; many much more harmful than E.
It seems cocaine mixed with large amounts of alcohol didn’t have as many people with their panties in a wad as ecstasy did.
Rock ‘n’ roll went through the drug uproar too, but it stayed strong and lasted through generations.
So what exactly is it about techno that makes it so shameful?
Perhaps it isn’t the music that’s shameful, but the teenagers who decided they were too cool to listen to something that didn’t allow them to grind on the dance floor.
Well, surprise! Techno is back and all that teenage angst the deniers have, should just let it go and embrace the energy techno music can provide.