Propaganda 18 ch09
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+------------------+ |THE NEW GENERATION| +-----------+ |THE NEW GENERATION| |by Newscopy| +------------------+ +-----------+ ________________________________________ And the years have passed ridiculously fast. I hardly paid attention to the days passing by, but one thing drew my attention through out my era. The changes. We have had to adapt our unwritten laws and rules for appreciation throughout the field, we have had to adapt our- selves to the new softwaremarkets, and we've had to let new people in on the ride of rides. Perhaps you've been wondering why I only cover so few groups in the PROPAGANDA news. Some of you have declared finding it offensive, focusing on an elite, on the boards and on the firstreleasing market. That is NOT quite the case. The issue for me, is to cover the groups that are regarded being on top, while others simply have had to be set aside until proven differently. Perhaps, I'm just stubborn, perhaps I'm ignorant but perhaps, yes perhaps I'm just a little right. It has always been the issue of the scene, whether who's on top or not. It's a fierce struggle, I tell you, and you'd be lying if you told me anything else. When getting there, you do so by hard work, bu sweat, good connections and an attitude that in fact does take some time to develop. Most topgroups today recruit younger talents. People they believe have possibilities, and that may one day take over from where the older people leave. Look at it as an educational era, look at is as main- taining a trademark or simply do not. Not all youngsters or newcomers are recruited into the topgroups, however. Most people, are brave enough to set off on their own with new groups. Time will deliver respect and attitude towards these groups as well, but it is a highly natural step before I start focusing on groups like ATLANTIS, EXCESS, JAM and DELTA as the utter top. Nothing harsh to say, nothing offensive. I simply have no clear opinion of what these groups stand for, or what they will stand for when they grow up. Today, they're simply going through a digital puberty, where acne is not the worst of problems. Perhaps some of us have been around for too long. Many of the people who have stood by the wayside of the 64 for a long time, lose the spark and energy to keep growing. I for one, am convinced I have not stopped growing on the scene. Propaganda is continiously bringing along new views, angles and ideas for me, and so is the group I take part of. I do not know what makes it special, but one major factor must be developing many and good friends. People who stick around, and do not develop a friendship through the years, grow fairly tired at a dull level, and leave the scene without much hesitation. For me, it would never be possible. I would miss the atmosphere, I would miss the people(some) and I'd most definately miss the struggle it is all about. With- out the friends, I'd probably have left the building a long time ago. I've discu ssed the issue with others, and we all tend to come to the same conclusion. However. With a new breed coming on, it is time for us to make path. Though it may not be in shape of help, but sooner or later we have to accept the fact, that there is a new generation, a gene- ration whose spark is more intense than ours, because they're new. They still have the hunger to achieve something they still have to fullfil, they have the courage to take on the world, and most definately will do so in quite some time to come. So until proven differently, the new breed will have to work up a sweat. One day, with us gone, the new gene- ration will take over. ________________________________________