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EDM started dying when Creamfileds happened, and DJs starting acting like pussies trying to connect with the masses. The whole experiment failed in my opinion, EDM isnt about connecting with the masses, its about underground movements and youth taking music in a revolutionary sense. The 90s messed up bad, and the 00s killed it off. I dont think 09 will be any better.

As for Techno, I disagree Gen, its not similar to electro, infact if anything, Techno came as a response to how commercial house got. House heads all turned to techno, even prog heads, because they saw it as the last remaining genre that wasnt commercialised, but they got it wrong, because all of a sudden producers starting turning it into commercial ville to make the masses happy, next thing you know all producers are using tech elements to take their track to the next level. From the shapeshifters to joe k, tech was turned commercial!

I dont know what house heads will turn to in 09, some say a dubstep movement with lower bpm and dark elements is growing in London, i dont know if it could even be called a movement. The closest we had to movements was the d&b in London a few years back. Others are saying, house will make the comeback, I hope so.

As for your trance points I cant make much comments their Cube, but I can notice from the trance ive been hearing lately that it too has been using minimal elements in a way or another, so there's the techno craze for you.

In conclusion, bring 1987 BACK!

Kay, I didn't say that Electro and Techno are alike.
I meant that just as 2007 was about Electro, 2008 happened to be about something else (in this case Techno).

There's a sound that almost always dominates every year.
Tech, Prog, Uplifting, Electro, Techno... Each of them had a year to shine in the most. 2007 was Electro (as crappy as Electro actually is). 2008 was Techno. That's all I meant.

^ Yea sorry I misunderstood. Although if im not mistaken the electro craze started in 06, just as trance was fading out. You cant really generalize a year just because a genre sold more, because you will always have purists. Deep house made it big this year for instance, but not many people are talking about it, even though producers like Move D brought some amazing fresh deep sounds to the scene that were in my opinion just as interesting and maybe even more, than the techno sounds that made noise.

I don't base it on sales. It's mainly what's been going on in the scene that tells you what's hot and what's not. I'm more than happy with a genre or a ''movement'' that keeps a low-key and appeals to hardcore clubbers without a big fiasco and DJ-poll whoring.

Again, I don't really know much details about the rise of Techno (or Electro earlier last year for the matter) but I do know that many acts have unexpectedly taken a direction towards Techno (just like others did towards Electro last year and Tech a few years ago and so on) and that pretty much sums up who was the contender of 2008 in terms of what's been on the rise is.

Underground or mainstream, Techno have had a good year in every conceivable way. Not only are there young talents and fresh producer inputs, it's also got a backing from many DJs that no one could've thought they'd play Techno five years ago (Digweed, Sasha, Dubfire...ect)

Now having said that, Bring back Bomfunk Mcs, damn it!!!

^ Lmao!