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Good techno producers?

I'm trying to update my collection with good techno tracks (ala Cox) that are funky, but floor bangers.

You have any names I could look up?

Elton D
Axel K
Valentino Kanzyani

Christian Varela and all thoseare nice, but they don't have that nice funky techno I'm looking for, techno that could almost be mistaken for house if slowed down.

And if you know of any good tribal-techno tracks then by all means!

I'm looking for techno something like in this vid of Carl Cox (esp at/after the 6 min mark)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ulcDkZfxI

Btw any of you know the ID of the track..?

Christian Fischer
Chris Binder
Michael Lambert
Roman Rotz
Dave Clarke


some good stuff

hope this helps any

technasia
end jy
some tomaz vs. filterheadz stuff
and monika kruse maybe...

Check out a lot of the stuff on his Intec label. I also am a big fan of 'Dave the Drummer' and Aaron and Chris Liberator.

Finding good Techno does require a lot of digging and would probably require that you change your playing style. A lot of it is about what you do with the tracks, listen to the likes of Dave Clarke and you will soon realise that their mix ratio in a set is massive compared to a house or trance DJ. It's a lot of fun though. I'm partial to some good techno.

Cheers
Nem

Thanks mates I REALLY appreciate. I'm entering your suggestions into the BP search as we speak.

Nem I kjnow EXACTLY what you mean. For every 25 techno tracks I go through, I'll maybe, MAYBE buy one.

Err, what do you mean 'mix ratio' ?

Cheers!

mix ratio refers to number of songs/unit time

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Originally posted by Ministerio Thanks mates I REALLY appreciate. I'm entering your suggestions into the BP search as we speak. Nem I kjnow EXACTLY what you mean. For every 25 techno tracks I go through, I'll maybe, MAYBE buy one. Err, what do you mean 'mix ratio' ? Cheers!

They usually have at least three decks and have two tracks on the go pretty much all the time, so what you hear isn't always a phat track but the DJ making a phat track out of two mediocre tracks. Carl Cox and Dave Clarke... try and get hold of a mix tape or something and check them out and you will see what I mean. Those two make laptop DJs seem pretty lame in my opinion.

Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 They usually have at least three decks and have two tracks on the go pretty much all the time, so what you hear isn't always a phat track but the DJ making a phat track out of two mediocre tracks. Carl Cox and Dave Clarke... try and get hold of a mix tape or something and check them out and you will see what I mean. Those two make laptop DJs seem pretty lame in my opinion. Cheers Nem

Im a Carl Cox whore, but I always seemed to think he just mixed with 2 sources (at least nowadays, I know he did 3 deck mixing)

Another techno producer - Timo Maas.

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Those two make laptop DJs seem pretty lame in my opinion. Cheers Nem

Why the dig at laptop DJs? I haven't seen many myself, but I bet everyone here has been bored stiff at one time or another by DJs who use conventional equipment.

try Mauro Picottos older stuff, the first Meganite Album, ToaTek Ep, Alchemist EP & Funkytime!

also Umeks older stuff & Joey Beltram

picotto
chris liebing
christian varela
dave the drummer
dj mika
preach
cave
ben sims
eric sneo
stephane signore
ummet ozcan
vincent de wit
bas mooy
anderson noise
darren christian
markatonio
delysid
hertz
lucca
marco zaffarano
valentino kanzyani

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Originally posted by tvmann Why the dig at laptop DJs? I haven't seen many myself, but I bet everyone here has been bored stiff at one time or another by DJs who use conventional equipment.

Heya,

Sorry you will have to forgive me, just had my ear talked off this weekend by a group of guys last Friday, by a group of young DJs trying to convince me of the virtues of laptop DJing, presenting themselves as the shit, only to be beaten down with a 4 hour display of complete self indulgence and playing to nobody except themselves.

It's the turntablist in me that refuses to accept that this is anything other than a short cut to true skill.

I do have an objective side, but due to lack of sleep and too much work plus a few too many JD's and coke last night you will have to forgive my ill prepared outburst. You point is well put and you are right on the laptop issue.

But I never regarded Timo Mass as being techno. Good producer, but not techno, but I could be wrong there also.

Cheers
Nem

timo maas = techno? umm lol

ok

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Originally posted by Spoonz timo maas = techno? umm lol ok

He's definitely put some tracks out that I'd class as techno, but I don't think on the whole you could class him as a techno producer.


Nearly all of the techno I play ends up being from producers I've never heard of and never hear of again - it's amazing how many producers (maybe they're just aliases, who knows) just pop up and put out a wicked track that I love then you never come across them again.

A few producers who I've been consistently buying tracks by though:

Christian Fischer
DJ Murphy
Wehbba
Cave
Stephane Signore
Olivier Giacomotto
Axel Karakasis

and I think they're about the only people I've bought more than 1 track by in the last year!!

Marco Bailey
Bryan Zentz
Bryan Cox
Boriqua Tribez

Since I seem to disagree with most people's definition of good techno producers (going by the responses here.. Cave? Eric Sneo? Preach? Marco Bailey? Come one now..) here's a little list of my own:

The Advent
Inigo Kennedy
Grovskopa
James Ruskin

All of them have shown great versatility in their releases, plus they've got what it takes to impress me live, be it with a DJ set (though I'm talking about producers here) or a live set.

he asked for funky house techno


i wouldnt really call marco baily and some others in here that ...

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Originally posted by theognis1002 he asked for funky house techno i wouldnt really call marco baily and some others in here that ...

Oye there matey. Hence why I mentioned no Christian Varela, but Ill look these up.

Does good tech still have the following it used to?

It's been damn hard to find any stuff still being made that isnt dog shit.

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Originally posted by theognis1002 he asked for funky house techno i wouldnt really call marco baily and some others in here that ...

Marco Bailey used to be the king of funky techno... unfortunately he's gone minimal now.

Nothing wrong with minimal... Sucks about marco though.

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Originally posted by Timski Does good tech still have the following it used to? It's been damn hard to find any stuff still being made that isnt dog shit.

It's definitely gone downhill lately. Granted, there are still pretty decent releases to be found every now and then, but they're few and far between. Too many good producers (and I personally think Marco Bailey isn't one of them, but that's another thing altogether) have jumped on the schminimal bandwagon.

Personally, if you're looking for decent funky techno, I'd recommend downloading a few sets by Kammy. She's a pretty talented Brazilian DJ. Enough sets of her to be found on the www.livesets.com forums.

Cheers Mate just downloaded some of her sets... Now I play the waiting game till I can drive home from work to listen.

Yea, I'm not really a fan if min tech...how the feck can you dance to that? (no ignorance)

I like techno that's not too crazy, but will definately rev up the floor.

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