I was at the Autechre show yesterday. Techno shows aren't what they used to be. In the old days, you had to show up to a rave at 2 AM to see Orbital or Autechre. Now their concerts get announced in mainstream papers for mainstream venues. Thus, people get fooled into thinking that the music is now mainstream. In the old days, it would be me and a bunch of neon bracelet-wearing powder-sniffers watching Autechre. Now you get goths and Queen Street pop kids and old people wearing collared shirts. I'm not sure what I enjoyed more: the gig, or the looks of confusion and bewilderment from this motley crue as Autechre played an hours' worth of stuttering beats and electronic noise. People had no idea what to do and there were all these horrified faces with "but we can't dance to this, waaahhh" looks. Many people simply left.