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It might be a strange topic title, but I'm having some sort of a discussion with one of my girlfriends and it kind of looks like we don't understand each other. She's really into the Richie Hawtin type of techno and I'm to be honest more a Hernan Cattaneo guy. It's not that I don't like Richie Hawtin, because I do, but it does not touch my soul in the same way Hernan Cattaneo does.
So I was actually wondering how you guys experience e.g. Richie Hawtin compared to Hernan Cattaneo? What kind of feelings do you get when you listen to stripped down techno compared to the feelings you get when you listen to melodic music?
What I like about uplifting minimal techno (like Hawtin) is that it kind of pulls you out of your body while does pumping beats and high hats keep tickling your senses. It's like you get manifested in your own body. Can imagine people can get excited about this and maybe even a bit horny. Especially when enjoyed live. It also gives you the feeling of living in the moment.
When I listen to Hernan Cattaneo it's like the complete opposite takes place. The beats and high hats are less intense, and therefore I feel the music less in my body, but this time it feels like my soul is being touched by does lovely grooves and melodies. I feel so much more depth and so much more love. It's like my soul gets manifested. I completely forget the world and my body seems of less importance. This kind of music is about the universe.
It also looks like the basic components of each type of music ruines the effect of the other type of music. I mean, melody ruines the feeling of those slamming minimal techno beats and high hats because they anesthetize, while does slamming beats and high hats destroy the feeling of being weightless because they constantly wake you up.
Summary: for me minimal techno is like experiencing a flat surface/landscape while melodic techno / progressive house is like being in a never ending fairy tale on another planet.
Edit: I'm not searching for a good vs bad, but I'm trying to understand what she likes so much about minimal techno.
So I was actually wondering how you guys experience e.g. Richie Hawtin compared to Hernan Cattaneo? What kind of feelings do you get when you listen to stripped down techno compared to the feelings you get when you listen to melodic music?
What I like about uplifting minimal techno (like Hawtin) is that it kind of pulls you out of your body while does pumping beats and high hats keep tickling your senses. It's like you get manifested in your own body. Can imagine people can get excited about this and maybe even a bit horny. Especially when enjoyed live. It also gives you the feeling of living in the moment.
When I listen to Hernan Cattaneo it's like the complete opposite takes place. The beats and high hats are less intense, and therefore I feel the music less in my body, but this time it feels like my soul is being touched by does lovely grooves and melodies. I feel so much more depth and so much more love. It's like my soul gets manifested. I completely forget the world and my body seems of less importance. This kind of music is about the universe.
It also looks like the basic components of each type of music ruines the effect of the other type of music. I mean, melody ruines the feeling of those slamming minimal techno beats and high hats because they anesthetize, while does slamming beats and high hats destroy the feeling of being weightless because they constantly wake you up.
Summary: for me minimal techno is like experiencing a flat surface/landscape while melodic techno / progressive house is like being in a never ending fairy tale on another planet.
Edit: I'm not searching for a good vs bad, but I'm trying to understand what she likes so much about minimal techno.
I like some melodic techno, but mostly I don't really get anything emotional from techno. I actively dislike minimal. I love complicated layered music. I genuinely believe we just hear differently. I have seen Richie Hawtin and he isn't to my taste.
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