Techno

[mdipi]

Hey guys, i know Edwin, lost, and myself listen to techno, but i jsut want to see what other people think of it. :love:


Edit: Electronic Music in general

[Ryall]

I love it... it is what I spin for parties... what I study with ... and what I spend way too much money buying records for -- however, so you know, techno is a subset of electronic music, just like house, trance, breaks, jungle, hardcore, tribal, etc. are also. I assume you just meant electronic music in general, but if you were being specific, I'm suprised the techno genere is kinda on the back burner right now without many avid fans. My love for it (mostly house [funky/disco] and trance) comes from the emotion you can get out of it. An excellent track can invoke feelings of all different kinds in many different people. I'll cut myself off now cuz I tend to ramble on this subject....

Point is - IT ROCKS.

Peace

[mdipi]

Hmm i didn tknow that Ryall. I thought techno was the mother off it all, I have heard trance once and was like WHAT? it is amazing.

[vts31]

techno is too specific, do u mean electronic music in general?

[Ryall]

yeah techno became the "mother of all" for people refering the general type of music (electronic) and still is really. Most people hear techno and think of any and all genres within electronic music, but really it is just another subgenre... but hey I like the word techno far better than "electronic music"!

What DJ's do you like? What composers do you like? I could turn you on to tons of good stuff if you want. If trance caught your ear then I have a list of stuff you should listen to. ;)

Peace

[Ryall]

vts - check my post

[!*@&]

i hate techno

[Alex]

i like some techno. :)

[mdipi]

Ryall right now Darude, Squarepusher, Robert Miles are my biggies. but if you could make some recs please do!

[lava]

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[Jubba]

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techno music is bad. Run away quickly.

[lostinbeta]

Well Techno is extremely broad.... but I DO listen to various types of Techno so I went with YES!

[Jubba]

The only techno i really listen to is the Fight Club soundtrack... .speaking of Fight Club...

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by Jubba
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techno music is bad. Run away quickly.


HAHAH!!!! Thats great Jubba :) Reminds me of my reaction to gangster rap :P

[lava]

see, the term techno doesnt really apply anymore... it's branched out so much... I listen to downtempo and lounge, mostly...

[mdipi]

yeah i edited my first post see? lol. but lost! you dont like hardcore rap? whoa! *shuns lost* *feels lonly so unshuns lost*

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by lavaboy
see, the term techno doesnt really apply anymore... it's branched out so much... I listen to downtempo and lounge, mostly...

I listen to Drum and Bass, Jungle, Industrial, Trance, Ambient, Acid, etc, etc. When you listen to so many different types of Techno sometimes it is easier just to label it as Techno than saying all of them :P

[Ryall]

techno does apply - to its specific style.... it is just that most people use "techno" as a cover all term for electronic music - which is great - but techno is actually a sub genere different than all others... people tend to forget that.

[Hawk]

Originally posted by lostinbeta
HAHAH!!!! Thats great Jubba :) Reminds me of my reaction to gangster rap :P
ditto

and i listen to techno also, its a great, broad genre

[morse]

What would you say hooverphonic is?

[lava]

I dont know man... they're all over the place... their latest cd is completely out of whack... first they were trip-hop... then they were downtempo... then ... I dont know what the hell they are now... I just know I really like their songs.

[morse]

Hell yea. I broke my record of never buying a CD and went out and got theirs.

[lostinbeta]

Dieselboy and Aphex Twin came out with new albums.... I am sooooo droooling over them.

Aphex Twin - 26 Mixes for Cash
Dieselboy - Project HUMAN

[Kajinku]

I don't really like Techno. I guess some are good, but I'm never going to buy a Techno CD. There's not enough "feeling" in it, in my opinion. I'm speaking of the crap "boom-pssh-boom-pssh" style here.

But like some of you said here, techno comes in different kinds. Some soundtracks ("Signs remix" by Paul Oakenfold,...) are very good. I don't really know if that's categorized as "techno".

Hooverphonic is cool, I agree. They are Belgians... ;) :trout:

[Lynx]

I like techno, trance, drum&bass, house........

Here are the dj's I like:

Chicane, Dj Dean, Dj's@Work, Darude, ATB/SQ-1, Trance Allstars, Quicksilver, Floorfilla, Gigi D'Agostino, Dj Dave, Dj Novus, Rocco, Jan Wayne, Lexy&K.Paul, Mark'oh, Paul van Dyk, Master Blaster, PPK, Public Domain, Pulse Driver, Robert Miles, Starsplash, Tom Novy, Barcode Brothers, Barthezz, Blank&Jones, Brooklyn Bounce, Chemical Brothers.....
* not ordered or something :)

I'm trying to make music too, but I'm total beginer.


Originally posted by Ryall
I could turn you on to tons of good stuff if you want.
I'd like to learn more about all this stuff :)

[lava]

Originally posted by morse
Hell yea. I broke my record of never buying a CD and went out and got theirs.

Haha, I have their CDs... they're pretty good... however, I might break my record of never buying a SINGLE... the singles have really awesome remixes that I can't find online...

PS.. I never buy anything from anyone named "DJ Something"... I know I won't like it... You guys should go to to the record store and check out compilations like "Ultimate Chill out" - you might like it. Also, anything with the word Ibiza in it is pretty cool.. hehe.

I'm starting to get into thievery Corporation... although it's taking a while...

[mdipi]

Man Lynx talk about really into it! i just started loikeing it so i have no clue who half those guys are lol

[andr.in]

I love it but I don't listen to it! :P

[Lynx]

lol @ syko and mdipi

Could anybody tell me anything about Trip Hop? Some examples?

lava-
sometimes Dj Something is really cool; I just found DJ Tomcraft as a good example. Hm, but of course I wouldn't buy CD from anyone too :).

[lava]

midi... some of the artists that lynx mentioned are on movie soundtracks... you might have heard them..

[SureShot]

I cannot stand Techno....I need to have lyrics in the music I listen to - I like to be entertained I guess. I think that's why I like rap and hip hop so much.

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by Kajinku
I don't really like Techno. I guess some are good, but I'm never going to buy a Techno CD. There's not enough "feeling" in it, in my opinion. I'm speaking of the crap "boom-pssh-boom-pssh" style here.

But electronic music IS filled with emotion. But you have to listen to more than just whats on the surface. It's weird... or I am weird... or both, but either way somethings weird :P :geek:

[Jubba]

Creed is bad as well

http://host15.ipowerweb.com/~livetosk/curious/jesus.gif

[lostinbeta]

VERY TRUE Jubba, probably the most true thing i've heard in a long time.

The DJ of one of my favorite radio stations actually banned Creed. So for the 4 hours he is on the air, no Creed gets played at all!!!! It's the best radio time EVER!!! :)

[Lynx]

hm... what is that Creed?

[lostinbeta]

It's a band.... a very bad band. Be glad you don't know them :)

::waits for someone to complain about what I said :P::

[Soul]

*does not complain* :beam:

- Soul :s:

[lava]

Originally posted by Jubba
Creed is bad as well

http://host15.ipowerweb.com/~livetosk/curious/jesus.gif

haha... jesus ESPECIALLY hates Creed... with their jesus poses and everything...

[Kajinku]

Originally posted by lostinbeta
But electronic music IS filled with emotion. But you have to listen to more than just whats on the surface. It's weird... or I am weird... or both, but either way somethings weird :P :geek:

Uhuh... I'll try to remember that. ;) It's not really my thing. There's much more emotion in pop, rock, hip-hop and rap (there are always exceptions of course).

Is "Love Don't Let Me Go" by David Guetta also categorized as Techno? They call it "Europop" over here, which is usually very commercial stuff.
Another example is Sylver (http://www.sylver.be/), which is a Belgian group. I think those are OK as well. You can hear a sample of their music on that site. Very popular in Belgium and other countries in Europe.

[kirupa]

I listen to a few techno, except the music I listen to is part techno part classical. Anybody here heard of Enigma? Some of his songs are quite good =)

Cheers!
Kirupa :alien:

[Jubba]

I LOVE ENIGMA! and ENYA! They are great music to do homework to. makes me concentrate...

[Kajinku]

Yeah, Enigma is not bad. I love the stuff Enya did for the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. :)
I'm sure you know her, but Vanessa Mae has a couple of good things too. It's more pop/classical though.

[lava]

you know what... I like Watermark by Enya, it's a really good cd. However, all the other ones.. oh god.. sorry.. can't stand them. Enigma's alright, but they border on that happy go lucky stuff that's way too corny for my taste. However, you guys might like Deep Forest and Andreas Vollenweider. Maybe Yanni... it's like enya... I like Live at the Acropolis, but hate all his other stuff...

However, if you want a mix of hard rock and classical, check out VAST's Visual Audio Sensory Theatre. That album is freaking awesome.

[lava]

oh, vannessa mae... I think she did the Castlevania soundtrack, or something...

[kirupa]

I didn't think Yanni was considered techno, but if it is, I'm all for it! I have almost all of Yanni's CDs, and I find his last two CDs to be more of my liking. If I Could Tell You and his latest work Ethnicity are really good.

I like many of Enya's more recent songs (from the past 5 years).

Cheers!
Kirupa :egg:

[Matrix]

i love it! i just hate those turds that hate it and never even listend to it, eg. the punk rockers at school that think they are cool because they just listen to their stuff and don't give anything a chance >:|

[Alex]

Martix, Everyone has listens to difftent types of music, it doesnt make them "turds"

[lava]

haha... techno yanni.. that'd be freaking hilarious... I was just mentioning it cause you guys were talking about "sentimental" artists... lol

[Swank]

techno sucks:tb: :nerd:

[ahmed]

I dont listen to the kind of techno that lost or edwin listen to... I'm a big fan of trance/house/industrial kind of music.. very emotional.. , i call it all techno :P

[Kajinku]

Never heard of VAST's Visual Audio Sensory Theatre, but I will ask it in the record store next time I'm going into town.

If you want some light metal / classic / rocky style, check out Within Temptation's "Mother Earth" album. Especially the songs "Ice Queen" and "Mother Earth" are awesome! They are a Dutch group and had a big hit with those two songs in the Benelux last summer... I don't know if you will find their albums in the US, but they became pretty big...

[Law]

Originally posted by Matrix
i love it! i just hate those turds that hate it and never even listend to it, eg. the punk rockers at school that think they are cool because they just listen to their stuff and don't give anything a chance >:|

I don't know if it's different where you are but I listen to punk and would consider myslef far from narrow minded when it comes to music.

[mdipi]

I listen to everything. But if you guys want the best song i have EVER heard (not techno) its "Looks Like Rain" by the Grateful Dead. THE BEST

[Lynx]

I love techno, trance and so (....) but I listen to (and I really like) rock, rap, hiphop, r&b. I cant stand country and pop like Britney and so, but I never say that it's bad till I've listened to it :)

Enigma is not bad :) I've got 37 songs of Enigma. I really like Push The Limits, but other songs of them are too... quiet and a bit boring.


Originally posted by Kajinku
Very popular in Belgium and other countries in Europe.
Haha, Sylver is not that popular in Lithuania. You could say "countries in W.Europe" :) More techno groups from Belgium? Oh and where's Paul van Dyk from?


could anyone tell me what is TRIP HOP? Some examples?

[lava]

tiphop is portishead..

[Kajinku]

Originally posted by Lynx
Haha, Sylver is not that popular in Lithuania. You could say "countries in W.Europe" :) More techno groups from Belgium? Oh and where's Paul van Dyk from?


Yeah, well, I didn't mean all the European countries of course. I know that they are popular in France, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy, etc. I was very surprised when I heard old Sylver songs on the Finnish radio as "latest hit". :)
It's maybe not super popular in Lithuania, but at least you heard of them. ;)

There's this other Belgian techno group, Milk Inc., but I don't know if they are well-known outside the Benelux.

Paul van who? Sorry, never heard of the guy. I'm not really a techno fan, but after some research on Google I believe he's German. His name sounds Belgian/Dutch though.

[SureShot]

Ok, I have never listend to Enigma or any of that kind of music before so after reading this thread I decided to give it a listen.

This stuff is amazing to listen to, especially while at work, it's just so...... relaxing! I love it!! And this is coming from a guy who listens to Rap and Hip Hop 98% of the time. Thanks for turning me onto this stuff guys. I am going to see what Enya is like next I think ;)

[lava]

haha... enigma and enya... lol. What am I listening to right now? well... the Neptunes of course...

[Kajinku]

Right now I'm listening to the Donnie Darko soundtrack. Amazing stuff if you're into soundtracks. Besides soundtracks, other artists I often listen to:

- Neneh Cherry
- Michael Jackson
- Queen
- Foo Fighters
- Eminem
- Nelly
- Gary Jules
- ...

[lostinbeta]

Right now I am listening to Aphex Twin and Venetian Snares :)

[ahmed]

right now im listening to raed rambling on about some boring **** he finds fascinating... :-\

[!*@&]

now i am listing to my self rambling about things ahmed really hate and i am making up crapy stories so ahmed can be entertained but it is not workin. i admit that my stories suck and they are boring. :beam:

[Lynx]

*bump*


hey, has everyone voted?

[Krilnon]

I love techno. Some of the artists I listen to are:

Tycho
Christopher Lawrence
David Guetta
Cliff Martinez
Fuego
Röyksopp
Boards of Canada
Dean Coleman

I also listen to a lot of techno/dance music on the radio, so I don't know the artists of all of those.

[Laslett]

Westbam vs Red Jerry - Wizards of the Sonic

Now thats what I call TECHNO!

[[uber]]

I love techno... and more and more electronic... God Apehx twin is so nuts...


my new favorite is fischerspooner...

[ya3]

TRANCE!
hard | vocal | melodic | psy

...anyone heard of Alphazone?

[Skinny_T]

I've heard a bit of there stuff (not sure where). It was pretty good.

[ya3]

I've heard a bit of there stuff (not sure where). It was pretty good.
http://skywarp.de (go to the Releases section) :thumb:

Nicest trance evar (-:

[Skinny_T]

cool, thanks for the link :)

[grinch]

I love some techno, ambient and other types. Aphex Twin rocks! Have you guys ever hear Metal-Techno? It's really great.

[SmurfMX]

Techno?
TECHYES!
:D

I love me some Goa (1200Mics, Shpongle) or Psytrance (G.M.S., Pysdrop), sometimes some chill, or ambient music (Logreybeam is my personal favourite).

[buckcee]

Used to listen not anymore. I like Das Licht though.

[Nooberon]

I like some techno, some rave, blah blah... A lot of it is repetetive though ;)
Hmm, my artists I like;

Ayla
Schiller (German artist :P has some really tight songs I like)
DJ Mind X
Mythos'n'Cosmo - I recommend their song "Send Me an Angel" to anyone willing to listen to it

Front Line Assembly
PPK (Russian)
Darude (Duh)

I'm curious if anybody's heard of most of these? :P

[ya3]

Um... Darude and Ayla... yeah :\

[buckcee]

I can stand most techno related music, trance, house, jungle and so on.
But I can't stand happy hardcore. Let me reiterate, I despise happy hardcore...
It's like 200bpm and drives you nuts in less than 15 seconds...