1 Topic by Guyver 303 (edited by Guyver 303 2014-07-06 12:07:14)

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Topic: Techno

I'm interested in getting some good Techno recommendations from people, recommendations from both the past and the present.
Maybe I'm wrong but I find that it's a style less and less catered for these days. I'm aware this is not the case for many, as it does depend on your definition of Techno. Rather than limit the discussion I'll leave the definition up to you.
I also think it's a genre that's quite hard to crack sometimes. There is a such a wealth of material out there but much of it has remained on vinyl, not uploaded to the likes of youtube and less played on IFM than other genres.
I know there are some cracking labels still releasing quality Techno, some using this forum, but I'd like to be introduced to more.
Here are some of my own.

One release that jumped out at me recently was T.E.W. on Electronique.it
I'd never heard of T.E.W. and his back catalogue sounds really excellent.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D9LGh-n-2Y[/youtube]

I was also pleased to find De:tuned recently too, Antwerp label specialising in unreleased 90s Techno.
http://www.discogs.com/label/549448-Detuned

As for past labels that I've been into of late, or bought of late.
One I've always liked is Axodya from Switzerland, label of Marco Repetto from Synectics. http://www.discogs.com/label/515-Axodya
Similar vein is the smaller Kromode from Italy
http://www.discogs.com/label/3093-Kromode-Records
Last year I came across Luke Slater's Jelly Jam Records and that's got some excellent releases, especially the early ones.
http://www.discogs.com/label/8912-Jelly-Jam-Records
More recently I came across an imprint of, more or less, the same name, JJ (Jelly Jams) which looks interesting but more tough sounding
http://www.discogs.com/label/4635-JJ
I need do some digging into Analog USA as it's got some really nice releases.
http://www.discogs.com/label/417-Analog-Records-USA

This is only a very small selection that came to mind but any suggestions would be great.

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Re: Techno

Guyver 303 in real r4r post shocker, give the man a banana. Nice recommendations, that T.E.W stuff is indeed excellent.. i can't really think of anything that you wouldn't already know about.

http://www.discogs.com/label/1225-Likemind

the 4 likemind record were pretty essential

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Re: Techno

Haha, drop em from time to time.

When ya gettin on the plane over here B.A.? September? All good up in the heather and high rises?

I know Likemind, very good label. Surprised they didn't jump on the B12 reissuing bandwagon few years back.

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Re: Techno

Discovered this recently...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s20nD84Kdpk[/youtube]

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Re: Techno

for me actress and andy scott are just killing it right now.

6 Reply by Night Vision (edited by Night Vision 2014-07-09 19:44:44)

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i have such an emotional connection to techno
it is hard to restrain myself.
i love techno
like, it means so much to me
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Re: Techno

http://www.discogs.com/label/2245-Ifach

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Re: Techno

DumbBot wrote:

http://www.discogs.com/label/2245-Ifach

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba-uisfl9pc[/youtube]
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edit : do you see the youtube video ? it seems it can't appear...
???

It was of course Dead Eye on Ifach

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[youtube]Ba-uisfl9pc[/youtube]


See the letters/numbers after the ?v=, in the youtube address.... i.e 

Ba-uisfl9pc

just paste that into the youtube bracket

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Thanks Dumbot, i'm dumb too  lol

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Re: Techno

Irdial Discs always floated my boat real goood.. and it seems it's the only things 'techno' in my collection i still come back to..

[youtube]JzrTmFGljK8[/youtube]

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[youtube]BvyOuZ0ttdE[/youtube]

This one is faaaaaat, in a Jeff Mills/Rob Hood style

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Irdial was always a winner.

Saw this compilation coming out on De:tuned. Looks to be some quality on there.

http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/news/2014/5yearsdetuned.jpg

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=26384

Tracklist
A1 Luke Vibert - Steamy Knicks
A2 EDMX - Hard Weird Filter
A3 B12 - Let Me Free
B1 LA Synthesis – Reprise
B2 Omsk Information & Dr. Walker - Daddy Kills People

C1 Erik van den Broek – Primerose
C2 Terrace - Mind Transfer
D1 Maarten van der Vleuten – Luvdancing
D2 Outlander - The Inner Core

E1 Mark Gage - Through The Ort Cloud
E2 Frank De Wulf - Motor Waves
F1 Thomas P. Heckmann - Jacktrax 1
F2 Leo Anibaldi – Gosling

G1 Neil Landstrumm - Boca Nueva
G2 Mark Archer - Tripod + 1
H1 Hardfloor - Black Train
H2 Mike Dred – Lound

I1 Steve Stoll - The Message
I2 The Advent - Road Rage
J1 Robert Leiner - Metal Rider
J2 Mike Dearborn – Instincts

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHCqizAtp9A[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOvtTeV4sI0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eE3aqzXMwg[/youtube]

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15 Reply by Prince of Pizza (edited by cebteq 2017-01-28 00:39:21)

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Re: Techno

[youtube]4WLtJDKXMCE[/youtube]

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Eternal classic, Cebteq!

There's not a lot of techno on my radar these days, last few months I think the only real techno records I picked up were these:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvInY2d3MaU[/youtube]

Orlando Voorn in top shape, so much funk and soul in his machines, really standing out.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjFh7VoFTy0[/youtube]

Joey Anderson always twisting and turning his records in other directions than you expect, all has a real organic / improvised sound to it

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_27iU7bm90[/youtube]

Slater really delivers in this minimal Millsian masterpiece. Techno like this can still be the sound of the future for me.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzUTjlpqxbI[/youtube]

Very much looking forward to this Tresor compilation, technoid soundscapes for the armchair astronauts..

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9vthng8L8[youtube]

The Aleksi Perala album on Clone was really good too. Apparently there is a second edition coming up on DUB Records.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFllYK_iUw[/youtube]

And well, Legowelt is still making some of the deepest techno tracks around.

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17 Reply by kuczera (edited by kuczera 2017-01-29 07:23:19)

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Re: Techno

grrr i cant seem to get this youtube link dropping working anymore

anyway i tried to post a todd sines link

you guys know his stuff right?

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I don't think I do, Kucz... can you point me towards some of his good stuff?
The cd material I find on discogs is mostly filed under "minimal" and although there is nothing wrong with decent minimal techno, that genre label still makes me very cautious...

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kuczera wrote:

cant seem to get this youtube link dropping working

should look like this: 

[youtube]8hHFhuDHhh[/youtube]

only paste the id code as it appears after "v=" in the link.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5gAexqBqA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUDLI9KwIc4[/youtube]

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[youtube]7YhauYtZZ-w[/youtube]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

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Re: Techno

ronin wrote:
kuczera wrote:

cant seem to get this youtube link dropping working

should look like this: 

[youtube]8hHFhuDHhh[/youtube]

only paste the id code as it appears after "v=" in the link.

i do know how it works, i get error messages via tube

have this for quite some time now

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kuczera wrote:

i get error messages via tube

are you entering the entire link address or just the id code? you only need to enter the id code.
if you insist on entering the whole address, then drop the "s" from https. hope that helps.

sozz for drifting off topic. some techno:

[youtube]nT1Y9kuTzWc[/youtube]
[youtube]eM3M-l2-wqI[/youtube]
[youtube]1tsJWr6LBvY[/youtube]

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU4UgHX_QBY[/youtube]

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy1lHtybSwI[/youtube]
(almost a guilty pleasure post wink)

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