Let’s see what the techno addicts suggest as the essential material of 2002. Here’s some of the best vicious beats that I have been addicted to this year:

CDs:

Sven Väth & Richie Hawtin :: The Sound of the Third Season
I love techno 2002 :: [mixed by Tomaz]

Sets:

DJ Rush :: live @ Sound Sessions 11-05-02
Ken Ishii :: live @ ID&T Radio (Schockers) 03-08-02
Sven Vath :: live @ mysteryland 17.08.2002
Commander Tom :: live @ WEMF 2002
Richie Hawtin & Sven Vath :: live @ Global DJ Broadcast on Party 931 11-25-02

Essential Mix:

Mistress barbara - Essential Mix 2002-01-27

Unfortunately I missed Plastiman/Sven’s essential mix and I still haven’t found it on the hub, did any1 record it ?
TechnoAddict, you got to get me that Mauro set you were talking about….

cheers

Misstress Barbara live @ Colliseum (March 2002)

Umek live @ Banus (not sure when this is from though)

Hawtin/Vath - Sounds of the Third Season.

This is one of my fav Techno set's of this year... short set, but kick ultimate ass!

Dave Clarke @ Dance Valley 08-03-2002

Joy Kitikonti

Gabry Fasano

and any italian TECHNO

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"When your spirit is floating down that tunnel towards the light, you know what's behind the light? It's not God, it's me. And im gonna kick your poncey soul all the way back down the tunnel till you choke on your own fucked up ribs. NOW, wake the fuck up!"

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Originally posted by Mako_2k2 Joy Kitikonti Gabry Fasano and any italian TECHNO

Damn right, Italians do it best!

But u forgot Mauro Picotto. The Lord of Italian Techno!

DJ-Hordash, if u saw mauro at system u would have laughed at those other sets. His Ibiza essential cd isnt bad and his cd that came in ministry mag is just as good.

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TORONTO MUST HAVE JOHANNES HEIL!!!!!

all the techno i've been listening to has been older stuff, like ken ishii - live @ i love techno 6, rush vs. chris leibing - clash of the titans (think this was 01), tons of denki groove and takkyu ishino sets ranging from 99 to 02, some of vath's older sets, and some others.

a few others that haven't been mentioned but should be are:

* sven vath - live @ cocoon amnesia 2002 (not sure about the exact date, but it's a damn nice set)
* westbam - live @ mysteryland 2k2 (come on, how can you not like the german techno master?)
* mauro picotto - live @ oxa zurich [04-19-02] (yeah, it's not his best set, but the flow is what gets me in this one)
* umek - live @ mayday cultureflash 2002 (not sure of teh exact date again, but wow. umek's style is growing on me)

that's all that i can think of right now, there's a lot more picotto sets, but as TheNeonAlien said, seeing him live would flush them down the drain, so

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