2007-2008 was a lifetime ago for Gen Y dancers who embodied bumping electro, where you would frequently hear Crookers fade into Justice, Tiga into Tocadisco and lets not forget MSTRKRFT (that was indeed “easy loving”). It was a time when the culture was alive and support bottomless, where we all spoke with one voice and all danced on one drug.

Today we’re faced with myriad of dance genres, events, sub-genres and even more… sub-genres – It’s depressing to say the least.

There is one glimmering hope and although only baby-faced a prospectively new scene is developing down-under. It’s one that steps out from the shadows and into the strobe lights, its open to all and grinds brain nodes and shuffles feet, it’s Australian techno.

The now solo leader of the grossly talented Techno-fit Light Year, Jorden Feller accounts for this new backdrop ‘The music is starting to get a little darker, deeper and i think sexier. Basslines are BACK and artists and Dj’s in Sydney like myself, The Finger Prince, Chux, Cosmonaut, Jensen Interceptor and Australia are pushing more of a deep techno/house sound and thankfully the scene here is moving away from all things ‘NuDisco’.

By stepping away from typically remixed commercial and easy-indie-pop ‘hits’ this neatly re-surfacing genre has found a new audience, one that ‘The Dj’s can play great underground dance music to up-for-it crowds that genuinely want to dance all night and they don’t need to know the lyrics to every song thats played to enjoy the music.’ Jordan states.

Having attended a number of local techno and house events that are stirring the current scene such as Motorik, Slow Blow and Sydney Dance Party, I can whole-heartily agree that people are happy dancing until the early morn to lyricless tracks that can blow out the 8 minute mark! (suck on that Skrillex).

Like most scenes though, they come and go, with an ever increasing turn around from start to finish. When questioned on what could possible be next, Jordan was quick to say ‘Wow!! House music is poppin at the moment in a big way’ adding ‘There are terms for the type of house music I’m referring too. ‘Lifestyle House’ or ‘Burning Man House’ or simply ‘Deep House’.

So how can this scene keep alive and kicking?

Predominately its big names and certain labels that are keeping the spirit alive, Jordan points the finger to our Euro counterparts stating ‘Techno is sounding better than ever with labels like R&S, Turbo, Relief and DJ’s like Gesaffelstein, Erol Alkan (obviously) & Brodinski really pushing the scene forward.’

In a time when Korn and Britney are producing ‘dubstep’ it’s refreshing to hear and see something new, something great… it must be Australian Techno!