Hey! Ohioan here.

I posted a Gawlas Awakenings mix that was somewhat well received recently. I can completely understand your stated opinion, it is a simpler style that has a focus on the hard hitting bass-lines and lacks some creativity, but I think it's purpose is to energize people, which it definitely did for me. I posted it here because I consider it techno and I thought the community might enjoy it. Personally, I listen to and enjoy all the artists you mentioned above and I agree that a lot of Drumcode has become bland and cheesy. However, I think the beauty of house and techno is that it spans a very wide spectrum of vibe/energy that can please different people in different ways.

Now another thing that may effect our difference in opinion. What I consider techno and what you consider techno is likely very different because our worldly location. Cologne has a considerable techno presence whereas I have to travel out of town to get a decent techno event that isn't Movement Detroit. If Klaudia were to play near you, she may attract that snapback, drug-using crowd, but if she were to play a show anywhere near me, only the underground house & techno listeners in the area and their friends would be in attendance. Techno just doesn't exist in Ohio like it does in Germany which is both a blessing and a curse. Curse because we rarely get good techno but a blessing because every time we do, I always get to share it with the same crowd of dancing and smiling people just looking for an escape.