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Recommendations please: Techno artist albums

I'm looking for some great techno artist albums. Not dj mixes, but stuff like John Starlight's "Rip it", Chris Liebing's "Evolution", and Monika Kruse's "Passengers". Any recommendations?

Greatest tech album of all time, imho, is Speedy J's Loudboxer. A bit harder than some of his other stuff, but brilliantly produced.

And if you don't mind techno with a more minimal edge, try Richie Hawtin's Closer to the Edit. Great concept and - especially if listened to on headphones - guaranteed to take you to another place.

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Originally posted by Renegade Greatest tech album of all time, imho, is Speedy J's Loudboxer. A bit harder than some of his other stuff, but brilliantly produced.

No way. Granted, it is a well produced album and the overall sonic impact is immense, but the innovation level on this album is pretty low considering what he had produced before this album came out. If you want Speedy at his hard and more creative side, go for "A Shocking Hobby" from 2000.

Back on topic, try some of these:

Secret Cinema - White Men Can't Funk
Hardfloor - TB Resuscitation
Female - Angel Plague
Speed Jack - Surge
Surgeon - Body Request
Dave Clarke - Archive One
Karl O' Connor & Peter Sutton - Againstnature
CJ Bolland - The 4th Sign
Steve Stoll - The Blunted Boy Wonder
Luke Slater - Wireless
Dave Tarrida - Paranoid

Thanks for the suggestions. I already have Loudboxer (really good), and have heard Closer to the Edit, although that one was too "floaty" for me.
My tastes are more close to the "efficient" style of Marco Carola, Stanny Franssen, the Drumcode producers, and Smith & Selway as well as more "electro" oriented stuff like Ellen Alien and L-X-Carbo - if that makes any sense?!?

For easy-listening techno (beware, all three albums sound the same and get boring quite fast).. Get the Alexander Kowalski albums.

Other (relatively easy-listening) things that you might like are:

Dave Ellesmere - Rites of spring
Sebbo - Mit leib und seele
Johannes Heil - Future primitive
Johannes Heil - Heilstyle

And a really great one (but most of you people wouldn't classify it as techno, I think) is Aril Brikha - Deeparture in time.

Marco Carola - Open System
Dave Clarke - Devil's Advocate
Alexander Kowalski - |response|

out of general interest as someone who's just getting into techno, are albums generally as good as say singles or EPs, like will their be some filler on there, or is it pretty much all quality as a rule ?

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Originally posted by Ian^ out of general interest as someone who's just getting into techno, are albums generally as good as say singles or EPs, like will their be some filler on there, or is it pretty much all quality as a rule ?

Depends what you're getting. Some albums are just compilations of previously released singles and EPs, where as others are all new material. And obviously the same rules apply to techno albums as to any other album, sometimes it'll be some filler, sometimes it'll be all quality, and sometimes it'll be all crap.

check out Marco Remus' new album Neubauten, its pretty good

Henrik B - Kryoniks

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Originally posted by montana Henrik B - Kryoniks

Kryoniks is ambient, I doubt that that's what he's looking for when he mentions artists like these:

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My tastes are more close to the "efficient" style of Marco Carola, Stanny Franssen, the Drumcode producers, and Smith & Selway as well as more "electro" oriented stuff like Ellen Alien and L-X-Carbo

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Originally posted by Ian^ out of general interest as someone who's just getting into techno, are albums generally as good as say singles or EPs, like will their be some filler on there, or is it pretty much all quality as a rule ?

Overall, techno artist albums do not really appeal to me, since most producers stick to their own sound too much, which makes an artist album a bit too boring for me.

Of course, there are positive exceptions to this.. The Liebing album for example, though I don't like it myself, is pretty varied in nature.

Artist albums are always a let down imo.

I like alexander kowalski's albums, response, echoes and progress

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper Back on topic, try some of these: Secret Cinema - White Men Can't Funk Hardfloor - TB Resuscitation Female - Angel Plague Speed Jack - Surge Surgeon - Body Request Dave Clarke - Archive One Karl O' Connor & Peter Sutton - Againstnature CJ Bolland - The 4th Sign Steve Stoll - The Blunted Boy Wonder Luke Slater - Wireless Dave Tarrida - Paranoid

Considering the list of artists I wrote above, would you like to add or retract some of these suggestions? I have heard the Slater album and it was not really that great IMO. I similarly find Hardfloor and David Clarke a bit too boring as well. I would guess that Secret Cinema suits me though. Perhaps CJ Bolland too. The rest I am totally in the dark about.

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Originally posted by Zayatz Marco Carola - Open System Dave Clarke - Devil's Advocate Alexander Kowalski - |response|

I have number one (excellent) and three (a bit too samey for me). How about number two - is it more like number one or three?

Techno albums aren't like trance albums.

techno producers tend to use there albums to experiment and a bit more. Take oxia - 24 heurs for example, it's a lot more minimal than some of his productions.

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Originally posted by trancaholic Considering the list of artists I wrote above, would you like to add or retract some of these suggestions? I have heard the Slater album and it was not really that great IMO. I similarly find Hardfloor and David Clarke a bit too boring as well. I would guess that Secret Cinema suits me though. Perhaps CJ Bolland too. The rest I am totally in the dark about.

How anyone can find Acperience 1, Red 1 and Red 2 boring is beyond me but fair enough. Also, I fail to see why you would want to buy an album full of loop tracks in the Drumcode style unless you're a DJ. Where on earth is the listening value in that? But if that's what you want..

Secret Cinema - White Men Can't Funk
Speed Jack - Surge
CJ Bolland - The 4th Sign
The Advent - Sketched For Life
Percy X - Gain
James Ruskin - Point 2
Oliver Ho - Universal
Joey Beltram - Places

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Originally posted by chesco Techno albums aren't like trance albums. techno producers tend to use there albums to experiment and a bit more. Take oxia - 24 heurs for example, it's a lot more minimal than some of his productions.

I don't mind experimentation - my fondness of Speedy J, Splank, and Ellen Alien should be sufficient indicators of that. However, some things are called experiments by the authors and crap by most listeners. As I am not a millionare I do not want to buy that stuff - be its essence that of experiments, crap, or crap experiments.

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper How anyone can find Acperience 1, Red 1 and Red 2 boring is beyond me but fair enough. Also, I fail to see why you would want to buy an album full of loop tracks in the Drumcode style unless you're a DJ. Where on earth is the listening value in that? But if that's what you want.. Secret Cinema - White Men Can't Funk Speed Jack - Surge CJ Bolland - The 4th Sign The Advent - Sketched For Life Percy X - Gain James Ruskin - Point 2 Oliver Ho - Universal Joey Beltram - Places

Thanks for the re-evaluation.

I do like Acperience (and a couple of other tracks by Hardfloor) as well as Dave Clarke's remix of Jark Prongo's "Movin' Thru Your System". But *in general* their music is just not me.

As regards to my weird musical taste: I'm a psycho, though a peaceful one. Find comfort in the fact that it is not you

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Originally posted by trancaholic I have number one (excellent) and three (a bit too samey for me). How about number two - is it more like number one or three?

mmm.... maybe one?

different stuff there...

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper How anyone can find Acperience 1, Red 1 and Red 2 boring is beyond me but fair enough.

I took a re-listening to Hardfloors "the Best of" album, and would like to acknowledge that you are right: They do produce excellent music sometimes.
Furthermore, I listened to "Red 2" - but that track is still on my "non-exciting" list. Do you really dig it more hard than things like "Bitches from Hell", "Turbulence", and "Blood Angels"?

Adam Beyer - Ignition Key is my favourite techno artist album, mainly due to its mostly downbeat feel and varied nature. Not full of tracks for dancefloors, but a very rewarding listen.

Mauro Picotto - Meganite

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Originally posted by trancaholic Furthermore, I listened to "Red 2" - but that track is still on my "non-exciting" list. Do you really dig it more hard than things like "Bitches from Hell", "Turbulence", and "Blood Angels"?

of course. such great tune made in 94'

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Originally posted by trancaholic Furthermore, I listened to "Red 2" - but that track is still on my "non-exciting" list. Do you really dig it more hard than things like "Bitches from Hell", "Turbulence", and "Blood Angels"?

Damn straight I do. Those are good tunes, But Red 1 and 2 are legendary classics. I heard Kevin Saunderson play Wisdom To The Wise (Red 2) at a HOUSE club last friday, and the whole room went nuts anyway. And NEVER have I ever managed to dig a so loop based track as Protective Custody so hard at home, which is odd considering the fact that the loop/tool track style usually does nothing for me at home. There's just something about those hooks and beat patterns that are just totally irresistible for a technohead and a dancefloor alike. Dave Clarke at his most powerful I'd say, which is why I recommended Archive One instead of Devil's Advocate.

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