u/ccgenoa

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to show you my new album.

This album is my biographical transition from Italy to Russia articulated through a polylingual body of voice samples.

The album consists of six tracks structured as a binary cycle: three focus on the voice as an autonomous sonic object, while three explore its interaction with rhythm, alternating and shaping a pulsating perceptual flow. The title Locked Ground functions as a metaphor for fixed identity and a potential sonic territory awaiting excavation.

Created over six months using 12-bit samplers, the album marks a shift from synthesis to lo-fi discretization, where digital erosion becomes a method of reconstructing an industrial imaginary oriented simultaneously toward the dancefloor and the archive.

Would be grateful for any feedback!

Hey everyone — looking for recommendations on modern wonky techno mixes / compilations / sets.

I’ve been into underground techno for years and I’m a huge fan of the Birmingham sound, both the original pioneers and newer artists carrying that spirit forward. For example, Polygonia absolutely blew my mind after her STOOR performance.

Usually when I dive into a genre, I go full nerd mode: RateYourMusic, digging through essential releases, classic LPs, tracing influences etc. I did the same here — spent time with early Neil Landstrumm, Cari Lekebusch and a lot of the artists connected to the roots of this sound.

What I’ve realized though is that there’s not really one clear common denominator to “wonky techno” besides maybe moving away from strict 4/4 structures — broken rhythms, off-grid percussion, weird groove science, that sort of thing.

Now I’m trying to understand where this sound has gone over the last 5–7 years: how it evolved, what the current tendencies are, how diverse the scene has become sonically.

I also realized that approaching this only through LPs and digging release-by-release will take forever, so I thought I’d ask here instead:

What mixes, compilations, podcasts or sets do you personally consider essential for understanding the modern face of wonky techno / Birmingham-influenced techno?

Could be newer artists, legendary mixes, niche stuff, whatever comes to mind. I’d genuinely love to hear your recommendations.

Hey everyone! Wanted to have a chat about granular synthesis. Let's put together something like a master thread on the topic within the context of techno production.

I've figured most of it out through trial and error and haven't really studied the theory or explored many plugins beyond Granulator 2. Share your favourite techniques, tutorials, tools, and plugins on the subject. Let's try to put together a complete guide on this topic lol.

Is there maybe some long course — not just a short video — that demonstrates the possibilities and practical applications of granular synthesis in production?