I am not dis-crediting Radio Slave, I actually really love Radio Slave but this song in particular has bothered me, as much as I like it I would expect more from an artist of his caliber and reputation. He has some truly original and in some cases minimal but effective idea’s, this release was a huge step backwards for a guy as talented as him.

Some ridiculous portion of rock artists find themselves, intentionally or not, rehashing the work of The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, et al. to some degree. Are they completely immemorable because of it? Possibly not. Will they not stand the test of time? Who knows, none of us are time travelers.

And who’s to say Radio Slave was concerned with making something timeless? “Neverending” is, at best, a tool that’s best used in concert with other tracks.

A good example would be when Underground Resistance released “The Jaguar” it became a massive underground hit and suddenly major labels thought it to be a wise investment to license it. Mike Banks being Mike Banks went on to tell Sony to stick it where the sun dont shine. They did the unspeakable, they hired some cheesey artist to try and duplicate the original and release it as something else. That was a slap in the face to the original and and to guys who actually made a difference in techno, who fought for it, bled on the front lines for it for generation after generation and yet, they were copied by a major to further their careers and slap the little guy in the face? This scenario isn’t to far off from what happened there which is why I find it so hard to believe. This record doesn’t credit the inspiration behind it, the sampling sources, it only helps to further someone else’s career. I could go on for hours but it would make no difference, the level of respect in this generation of electronic music has shifted toward the download now, everything is free, sample songs in ableton, manipulate slightly with plugins, copy and release. All things once holy in techno are no more, for more insight please watch Derrick May’s RBMA interview, digest his words, allow for a spiritual awakening to take place and realize what he is saying is true, get back to the piano, where is all started. the original idea, the dancer, the dream.

-The Pacifist.

Neverending provides a fresh template and a new way to consider ideas. I will grant you the fair comparison but every time I’ve heard Neverending out it’s been an opportunity for the DJ to experiment. Cassy spun a track three times over top and had the crowd in a frenzy. The palette is so much bigger now and even if the novelty of techno is gone, there are so many more ways to express ones self as a DJ. If you are bored with these new expressions; listen to dubstep. In sum, the new ideas fall within the cracks because this music really strives to move people on the dance floors. If you study these movements it cannot really change unless you want the movements to change. If a 4/4 beat moves bodies Keep It Simple which is why Radioslave succeeds. To note, the stuff he played in DC in March was 4/4 for the most party but with Dave Brubeck, Moodymann, Latin, Janis Joplin and a track he had going at 33 instead of 45 (to name a few) all thrown in. The crowd loved it.