r/Techno

I want to share some thoughts, friends.

While peak-time techno is being played in stadiums, modern dub techno is starting to sound more and more like lounge music, and industrial techno seems closer to bands like Ministry than to the roots of Throbbing Gristle — do you feel that an underground lo-fi scene is beginning to emerge in techno as well?

I see an interesting parallel with what happened in house music, where the lo-fi underground sound eventually became a huge success.

I don’t dig very deeply into contemporary music, but I’ve noticed that artists like ngly, TM404, Evigt Mörker and many others seem to be moving in a direction that’s not about a commercial, polished, powerful sound, but rather something more textural, noisy and lo-fi.

And do you see a parallel with post-hardcore in the ’90s? When bands like Fugazi shifted the focus away from labels and toward DIY culture and the underground?

Do you see any signs that this kind of tendency is emerging in techno?

Which artists or projects would you describe as “outsider techno”?

And, as a musician, would you actually want to be associated with such a tag?

OLD BUT GOLD

The fuck!

Edit: it's very telling that insomniac keeps deleting similar commentary to mine from its facebook posts.

I’m not a purist but I like to listen to some deep and atmospheric techno at work (desk job).
Anyone have some good mixes they like? Looking for slow intentional build up, spatial atmospheric vibe, with not too high of a BPM or that thumping industrial kobosil sound that’s kind of distracting.

The linked mix is one I really liked recently that I thought I could use as a reference.

Any artist recommendations, labels, or albums is appreciated too.

Edit: thank you guys! Gonna be exploring all your recommendations in the weeks to come 👌

Hi all! I am looking for stuff that’s psychedelic, atmospheric, interesting textures / rhythms…

Some of my favs are Efdemin, Wata, Donato Dozzy, Decoder

Any recs? Thank you so much

Some of us worship DJs. Ever get that fantasy that you get to sleep with them? Which DJ is your sex object? I hope I haven’t offended anyone 😉

Popped up in my recommendations last night. What a set.

I'm looking for recommendations for a minimalistic, darker techno, a little bit acidy, a little bit Berlin, but with regular changes to the beat, like every 8 or 16 bars there's a little fill and the hihats change. This feels sort of oldschool to me, with a complex and active arrangement, not 6 mins of exactly the same thing, or slowly morphing eurorack. I haven't quite found what i want. A kick, a moody bassline, and little bits of percussion that keep changing. keeping it simple and moving forward.

Always fun. Tight tight tight