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Ok this is really splitting hairs. First of Techno being it's own genre and not the name of all dance music is a (relatively) new thing (relatively...I dont need a history lesson). You have to understand that we are a different breed of music lovers then the general public...who still mostly refer to dance music as "techno." I get it ALL the time. "Oh you play techno??" (Me) "No...I play Hardcore." So, with the exception of the small community of ravers (true ravers into the music mind you), TECHNO IS STILL THE NAME OF THE ENTIRE GENRE. Thats just the way it is...even "Electonica" still hasnt caught on with the public.

Also "Happy" Hardcore is hardly even that happy anymore. Yes there is still cheese but the sound is much much more freeform now. A lot of people use the term Happy Hardcore to refer to 97 Hardcore anyways. There is also Gabba out there that is happy as well. Not the new stuff but its out there. Also you can play all of these styles in one set and when you go to massives...at least in L.A. the "Hardcore" room usually has both dark and happy DJ's. IT IS ALL HARDCORE TECHNO BABY!! This genre splitting crap is only useful when buying records (barely useful at that) and is really just a waste of time.

With that said, being that Hardcore HAS TECHNO IN IT'S NAME...it IS a form of techno and I stand by my statement.

About Cloudskipper...I gave up reading after page 14, you said he is only "mentioned" anyways but I will read though when I have time. If I remember correctly that issue was resolved. I could be wrong BUT...I know a lot of trusted DJ's that support Cloudskipper including Luna-C and Distinkt (who has a blog on his myspace stating how excited he is to open for Cloudskipper). I've heard lots of rumors about lots of DJ's that have turned out to be totally false so you BOTH better present some GOOD evidence before trashing someones reputation. Yes, he IS a dick. But guess what? So are a lot of DJ's. I've met plenty who are far worse. That doesnt mean you get to trash his rep the way you are without the proper support. Besides...downloading his old mixes is free anyways so it's not like he would be making money for Ilove2Glow to check him out.

P.S. On the set I'm working on that I posted up above there is a BRAND NEW track from Raw Elements called "We Want Your Soul" and it kicks ass. I know they have done at least one new release since that track was made so yea...maybe YOU should learn your stuff before you come posting.

Completely forgot to include my second point which is it doesn't even matter what the dance genre is called as a whole.

Saying Hardcore isn't a type of techno is like saying cheese is not a form of milk. Sure they don't taste much alike...you can call both of them Dairy...but cheese is STILL a type of milk.

Same applies here...Hardcore doesn't sound much like techno...you can call both of them Electronic Dance Music...but Hardcore is STILL a type of techno.