OT: I always thought that after techno came to Europe, the UK took a turn for the more melodic Orbital kind of stuff while the hard sound was developed exclusively in Germany, alongside the Detroit bunch. Am I far off in this statement?
SYSTEM-J
Yeah, that's nonsense.
Chimney
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Yeah, that's nonsense.
Please shed some light then.
Woony
Yay! Do I get a certificate?
You see, the problem is that you keep talking about this supposedly mind blowing techno sound and I have no absolutely idea what kind of exact sound are you talking about.
I took upon the thankless task of going through the future past soundcloud and from what I'd guess the Dave Clarke EM from '94 has got to be the closest thing to this sound that you are talking about.
Woony
Also, I've posted this Rodhad set before but I'm not sure if you've heard it. It doesn't have the BPM but it's like 50% 90's tracks and it's got lots colour and style. What do you think of this?
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Woony
Yay! Do I get a certificate?
You see, the problem is that you keep talking about this supposedly mind blowing techno sound and I have no absolutely idea what kind of exact sound are you talking about.
I took upon the thankless task of going through the future past soundcloud and from what I'd guess the Dave Clarke EM from '94 has got to be the closest thing to this sound that you are talking about.
Dave Clarke fits the bill, yeah. Others would be Speedy J, CJ Bolland, Cisco Ferreira, Luke Slater and a whole bunch of others who used to play hard as nails, but around 2005 slowed right down.
Woony
I think most of the loopy tribal stuff that was popular in the late 90's and early/mid 2000's is really boring.
Guest
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Originally posted by Woony
I think most of the loopy tribal stuff that was popular in the late 90's and early/mid 2000's is really boring.
It really is. I think this set is a great example of how that sound has not aged well at all.
Its not Carl's fault, it was just a sound that was doomed IMO, because it never had a groove, so once you got over the high energy ness of it, what was left was pots and pans falling down a staircase.
Guest
Or even this one, which looks good on paper but doesnt hold any charm for me personally:
When I bought this back in 2004 I had to try really hard to enjoy it and before long it was stored away in my cd case.
Guest
I wish that I had gotten some exposure to the more substantive techno that was also being released around that era. The ones with more groove and more interesting design of the beats (like still 4/4 danceable rhythms, but broken or partially broken). Like I never found out about Monolake until 2007. Their older material might have served me well during my younger years if I ever got to hear it.
That's one of the drawbacks being raised on the Philly/New York scene. I'm thankful because it gave me exposure to the circuit sound of Jonathan Peters/Tenaglia (never saw Tenaglia but he influenced everyone in the area). On the other hand the circuit tended to favor some of the tackier house/progressive house/tribal house styles completely neglected some of the more interesting tech house and techno and downtempo that were being released at the time.
paulversuspaul
Carl Cox was definitely my favorite techno DJ in the 90s. Just loved the high energy sound he played.
In a side note, he still pitches up tracks today and ends up playing a lot of stuff around 132bpm which actually puts a lot of energy into the tech house tracks being produced today.
just check out his mix from ultra 2012, i would argue this is just about as high energy a techno set in 2012 as you are likely to hear.
Woony
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Originally posted by paulversuspaul
Carl Cox was definitely my favorite techno DJ in the 90s. Just loved the high energy sound he played.
Any idea for the piano tune around 1:48? I checked the tracklist but I can't seem to find it.
