There was a brief spell in the early '90s before IDM properly existed when people used a variety of terms such as "braindance" and "progressive techno" to describe the first leftfield and non-dancefloor stuff that was emerging. Other than that, "progressive techno" does not exist and has never existed. Prog-tech is a different kettle of fish entirely.

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> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Other than that, "progressive techno" does not exist and has never existed. Prog-tech is a different kettle of fish entirely.

So tech house isn't house with techno influences? I was under the belief that Tech was just short for techno.

Not anymore, just as progressive house isn't progressive anymore. Tech is just a sound now, it has almost nothing to do with techno, like most dubstep (even what we call "real" dubstep) doesn't have any dub in it. When I talk about "techy prog", I do not mean progressive house with techno sounds, I mean prog with white noise sweeps, clicky percussion, 128bpm etc. Progressive house always had techno influences.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Not anymore, just as progressive house isn't progressive anymore. Tech is just a sound now, it has almost nothing to do with techno, like most dubstep (even what we call "real" dubstep) doesn't have any dub in it. When I talk about "techy prog", I do not mean progressive house with techno sounds, I mean prog with white noise sweeps, clicky percussion, 128bpm etc. Progressive house always had techno influences.

Examples! I remember when we talked about progressive house a while back, me asking for advice about tracks that sounded like:



Is tech-progressive stuff like Sasha's "Who Killed Sparky"?

Yeah, all that kind of shit. Everything Bedrock puts out now too.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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Radioslave, Pig & Dan, and a few others I can't remember were talked about as progressive techno a 2-3 years ago.

Anyone who calls Radioslave "progressive techno" is a fucking idiot.

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> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

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haha

Jack what do you think about these new Charlie May remixes?

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Levels is...decent...damn better than a lot of the shite dominating the charts at the moment. It sounds absolutely nothing like...a billion and one similar tracks in this big-room style. I always had a soft spot.

It's about fucking time Ishkur posts version 3.0.

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Originally posted by Adam420 Jack what do you think about these new Charlie May remixes?

They're pretty good. Charlie May rarely puts a foot wrong. I don't think I'd play them, though. And this is what I'd call tech-prog/prog-tech.

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Mixes:
> Maximum Elevation [Progressive House]
> DI.FM 26th Anniversary Guest Mix [Progressive House]
> Live @ Dance:Love:Hub London, 11.10.2025
> Higher Peaks [Progressive House]
> Dance:Love:Hub Afterparty (The Return) 23.11.24

Like these sets? Come see me play live at Kibosh in Manchester: https://www.instagram.com/kibosh.mcr/

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Anyone who calls Radioslave "progressive techno" is a fucking idiot.

you have too much emotional investment in genre names my man.