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The idea that "techno usually has NO message, no image etc. it is
faceless" is certainly not one that is embraced by enough of a majority for it
to be considered an intrinsic property of techno itself, but rather an
indication of what Mr./Mrs./Ms. ALLES NAAR DE KLOTE is getting out of it. This
is an important distinction that needs to be made, I think, when discussing
exactly what the nature of the state of the "techno" art is.

I doubt that Mr./Mrs./Ms. ALLES NAAR DE KLOTE can concoct an example of
any kind of music that is utterly devoid of either "message" or "image" without
invoking a generalized (i.e. weak), Cageian definition of music; even then, an
argument that anything perceived as "music" could also be perceived as having a
"message" or "image" practically by definition could be made, for example, by
appealing to the analogy of humankind's search for the "meaning of life" or
something like Iannis Xenakis' remarks in _Formalized_Music_ about the......

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