Originally posted by pmoisse
Look for Cave, Ben Sims and even Beyer from around 2000 - 2003 ish
Lots of this sound going on and its good to hear it's trying to make a comeback.
It never really went away - we never stopped playing it, just that everyone else in T.O. jumped so hard on the mnml bandwagon that harder, tracky, rolling Techno got crushed underneath the wheels. It's always been well received in Europe, where they don't seem to be so damn fickle.
There will definitely be a Toronto resurgence when our new Friday night starts up... ~*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*~
kaniz
Hopefully there will be room for both in Toronto. Too much of one style of techno gets old fast, either it be minimal or hard/funky.
In unrelated news, I think I download too many DJ sets, I have 7 sets on the download right now. So much I snag up, then never get around to listening to.
musicsnob_NOT
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Originally posted by kaniz
Hopefully there will be room for both in Toronto. Too much of one style of techno gets old fast, either it be minimal or hard/funky.
In unrelated news, I think I download too many DJ sets, I have 7 sets on the download right now. So much I snag up, then never get around to listening to.
+1 on both points
So many people have been complaining about the dominance of minimal and the "Toronto" sound that it is great to have a change. I have been loving Toronto since getting back from Minitek (Heather, Beyer).
I have about 30 sets I have downloaded and haven't even given a listen to yet.
PivotTechno
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Originally posted by kaniz
Hopefully there will be room for both in Toronto. Too much of one style of techno gets old fast, either it be minimal or hard/funky.
In unrelated news, I think I download too many DJ sets, I have 7 sets on the download right now. So much I snag up, then never get around to listening to.
Hey, I remember the days when you'd hear BOTH styles at parties (sometimes even from the same DJ!). It all fit, and it was all good. We'll be going for the same thing at our night - at its root, DJing is an extension of a loooong tradition of storytelling, and we'll be aiming to hold people's attention for the duration of each night. That's the name of the game!
kaniz
I remember an AlienHz party at sud99 which had a nice mix, Kero and a few other harder DJs, then Sleeparchive, and in a sideroom, funky/breaks/downtempo and the like. Was a great party - deco was killer also, shame there hasn't been a party like that in a long time.
Sleeparchive - would love to see him get booked in Toronto again - but don't think he has that big of a fan base here.
PivotTechno
I think your devotion alone makes up for the deficit... ;)
Yohan
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Originally posted by The Highroller
I'd agree that tribal sounds are coming back to techno too.
138 bpm tribal techno? like way cave and preach used to bang it out? please yes!
Skipper
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Originally posted by Yohan
138 bpm tribal techno? like way cave and preach used to bang it out? please yes!
I don't think that's what's coming back, from the sounds of it.
It never really went away - we never stopped playing it, just that everyone else in T.O. jumped so hard on the mnml bandwagon that harder, tracky, rolling Techno got crushed underneath the wheels. It's always been well received in Europe, where they don't seem to be so damn fickle.
everyone jumped in mnml bandwagon? TO mnml scene is very underdeveloped + we mostly get the bs kind of mnml here.
musicsnob_NOT
Contakt event in London
I'm not a huge fan of lasers and lights because they are usually overdone or . However, I hope they somehow bring this to Toronto (or somewhere close enough to get there on a weekend).
I love how Pierce pop his head up slowly around 1:45
