I stumbled over the main site a day or two ago via the Wikipedia articles on minimal techno and microhouse (can't remember which). And I must say. The nice little logo on the white background really caught my eye. I love design like that. Anyways, onto some more interesting things... I've been a hob...

^^ Sounds like you don't know good techno. Techno is funky, soulful and moody. I do consider a lot of techno good. I wasn't saying the simpler and more driving rhythm was a bad thing, it's a big part of what I like about techno. :) And like you say, techno can also be funky and moody. But my person...

My personal definition of the two would put House as being funky, more feeling and more mood-setting while Techno seems to be based more on a simple, driving rhythm.