Beyond the music, there is one thing within tecktonik that is more important. The drop. The drop is the most highly anticipated part of any song. Generally there are a few minutes of intro music, which consists of one or two sound bits layered on top of one another. Then there’s a build up; people get charged and excitement surges. The drop itself is when the bass starts (especially in tecktonik) and the beat/ sound bits become exceedingly complex. This is the heart of people’s excitement. It’s the cue to dance your heart out. The beauty of the drop as I see it, is that you don’t need to know the song to know it’s coming. Within the rock subculture there’s a “drop” of sorts but unless you know every single song being played, you don’t necessarily hear it coming. This makes it harder for everyone involved to let go at the same time or at all. The drop produces a natural high for you and those around you. With all of this excitement and shedding of inhibitions, people begin to let go. Logically, it let’s you move faster and dance harder, essentially reliving stress.
People love this feeling, and the dance associated so much that they don’t want to leave it; so, they take it to the streets. The streets also provide a place for younger tckers (not yet of club age) to dance to their hearts content. Because of this public display and videos on the Internet, tecktonik is making a name outside of Paris.
Tecktonik killers have started forming teams. They’re competitive with one another but friendly. It’s acknowledged that everyone is there because they love the music and for this, no one judges.
I find that within the rock subculture in the US, people do judge. As much as this group is moving away from social norms and catching slack from the “normal” kids, they don’t respect each other enough to not judge. You can always hear girls whispering nasty things about her hair color or his shirt or her shoes. It’s ridiculous that in a place where everyone is openly defiant of society, there is no common uniting factor in the music. Maybe in the US, people will always judge.
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Alexx- Wow. Your blog is eye opening, informative, and very creative. Until now I have never been exposed to this funky music movement known as Tecktonik. At first I was a little overwhelmed with interest and curiosity. Similar to the majority of Americans I have no knowledge of the French Techno Scene and the bold tecktonik culture. I love your line, “perhaps tecktonik just happened to find the least judgmental and open minded individuals in Paris and brought them together under one name, tecktonik.” I found the definition fascinating and very creative. I personally, do not know anything about tecktonik but you cannot assume that I do not like it. Instead of judging peoples reactions to the music maybe try to focus your direction to more of your personal experiences and initial reactions to tecktonik. You mention that you either like it or hate it- well, what did you think at first? Why do you connect and enjoy listening to tecktonik and did you always have this interest? You should develop more about your cultural encounter with tecktonik and less about what other people say and think.
I found your honesty and strong opinions about judgments very relatable. I feel as though people are trained to judge others based on exterior appearances. It seems in American culture, especially, people who are unique and express themselves differently than the usual are looked down upon. To think that I live in a culture where everyone judges is upsetting and frustrating. I respect the fact that you acknowledge that people will always judge but it is still not excusable. However, you repeat that the U.S. only judges and does not appreciate but you are judging everyone and categorizing American people into one group. I am sure there are thousands of people who enjoy tecktonik and thousands that don’t but I feel that in order to appreciate and understand this other culture we need to accept that people will not like tecktonik. I think that you need to suspend your own judgments and when relating the two cultures, one of which is our own, in order to be fair you need to suspend judgment in terms of our own culture and cannot speak for our society as a whole for you are only one person. You have a great foundation and base. Elaborate more about your relationship to tecktonik and how it has influenced you. I especially enjoyed the connection you made between subculture and tecktonik. I loved your description of what is means to let yourself go into music. Your analysis of tecktonik and its purpose as a means of letting go was beautiful. Overall, I think your blog is fascinating and really engaging!
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