I learned to spin from detroit techno dj's they taught me the ins and outs of mixing. You may not like the music, but those cats can blend ill. They have like 50 eq knobs on their mixers and they use them all. I got started spinning by playing records in the relaxation tent, a hip hop oasis where the ravers that needed to rest could go and breath, blaze, make out or dance if wanted. Well anyway those that say "techno" has no soul have probably not heard all of the variances. Some is like you say without soul, but that is the equivalent to heavy metal electronic music, bleeps and squeals. But check house, particularly coming from chicago, that is real soulful. As many soul singers as kanye west, see the chicago connection. Well any way food for thought.