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very specific sounding techno track or mix recommendations?

hello! i make techno myself, but very rarely, and strangely I don't really listen to a lot of it, nowadays i mostly listen to ambient music or jungle. i wanna get back into the 4x4 sound for inspiration though. i don't like the dark, ketamine-heavy bleepy techno where you get an mdd snake off-key sequence and 15 different fx sounds hitting every 8 bars that's popular now (no shade to anyone enjoying it, i get that it works great in the club, just not my thing), and i got a collection of tracks that i like which give a very particular vibe to me. it's very... pretty (i guess thats the best word i have here) bells or synths or very lush pads along with interesting sounding melodies and airy drums, without going into straight-up afterlife melodic techno territory, sometimes reese bass is in there as well. airy and light dub techno works great for me too.

can you recommend anything similar to these tracks? label or mix suggestions would be nice too, bonus points if its 140+ bpm
thanks in advance! and sorry for bad english, it's not my first language.

[DJ Nobu - Flares](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmcVOZ4xawU&list=RDxmcVOZ4xawU&start\_radio=1)

[ADILR - Cerulean Bells](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x24ogrzKEk&list=RD8x24ogrzKEk&start\_radio=1)

[Malaurora - Sky Pillar](https://malaurora.bandcamp.com/track/sky-pillar)

[Skee Mask - Clear Sky 909](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyeloBZIC28&list=RDLyeloBZIC28&start\_radio=1)

[ÆKO - Axial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGqHF8tcYzE&list=RDhGqHF8tcYzE&start\_radio=1)

[Bite Mark - 1996](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rJpUTzubL4&list=RD4rJpUTzubL4&start\_radio=1) (my own jungle inspired track from 2024)

[Shed - Taking You Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_IaR6wjSTi4&list=RD\_IaR6wjSTi4&start\_radio=1)

[Djrum - Showreel Pt. 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i\_3EaRANRZs&list=RDi\_3EaRANRZs&start\_radio=1)

[Ilya Gurin-Babayeu - Elsewhere Inward (Ryan James Ford Remix)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA5\_oCc2lgQ&list=RDbA5\_oCc2lgQ&start\_radio=1)

[Hasvat Informant, Willem - Leilani](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l1kLPm6R60&list=RD0l1kLPm6R60&start\_radio=1)

[DJ OSX - Ambience 2000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGyCO1-0orQ&list=RDBGyCO1-0orQ&start\_radio=1)

[LWS - Many Request](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWbzHk0POZs&list=RDFWbzHk0POZs&start\_radio=1)

u/waxxingmoon — 5 days ago
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Anyone know if this from Andy Stott is released?

He played it at his show last night in Durham NC, I haven’t heard it before but I’m absolutely obsessed

u/Justan_inkling — 11 days ago
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Proper Techno // Hypnotic, raw & effective // Updated every Friday

u/tseelcl — 12 days ago
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New to Skee Mask

Hey guys,

Feels like I've been seeing references to Skee Mask forever and I know he's a Reddit favorite so I'm finally going to sit down and listen lol.

For context I'm a big fan of the PC Music movement: A.G. Cook, Sophie, etc. Meaning, I'm open to unusual structures/sounds, juxtaposing harshness and beauty, and unconventional vocal effects. "Noise" or dissonance doesn't scare me but I also don't want like...a loud fast banging noise to go on for an eternity either lol OR if the song is unpleasant it has to have a payoff where it becomes pleasant again at some point. Those are the songs that most interest me. Though, ultimately, I'm open to anything if it's done well.

Suggestions? Where do I start with this artist?

And any other experimental artists/songs that you think I might like?

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u/TheGockCobbler — 14 days ago
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Djooni: identifying tracks in DJ sets when they're played faster or slower

Hi — I'm an amateur DJ and a software engineer with a background in audio fingerprinting. I kept spending hours Shazaming SoundCloud and YouTube sets one track at a time, especially struggling with tracks played well away from their original speed.

I built Djooni to identify tracks across a whole set and put names to the music I was hearing. It accepts SoundCloud, YouTube, and Mixcloud links and produces a tracklist with clickable timestamps. I wrote the fingerprinting engine from scratch with large changes in playback speed in mind.

Here's Mira's Recognise 114 set as an example. Two matches from the result:

  • 34:55 — Brunello — Not For Sale (Original Mix): estimated +13% speed change.
  • 1:16:29 — DJ ADHD, Chloé Robinson, DumbBlonde — Last Night (Extended): estimated −10% speed change.

You can click the timestamps to hear those tracks in Mira's set. Saving a track also keeps the set and timestamp attached, so you can return to where you heard it.

There are still gaps, and automated matches can be wrong. Coverage depends on the catalog; Djooni keeps checking as it grows and emails you when it finds more IDs for your sets.

It's a paid service. New scans require an account and a plan: free trial, then $8/month for five new scans a week or $20/month for unlimited scans. Your card is charged after the trial unless you cancel. Pricing details.

If you've got a stubborn ID from a SoundCloud, YouTube, or Mixcloud set, share the link and timestamp here. I'm happy to try a few and share what Djooni finds, including where it gets stuck.

u/djooni — 13 days ago
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DJ’ing is damn hard sometimes!

Apologies if this isn’t the right place for this, mods feel free to remove if needed, but I feel like this community could have some good advice.

I’ve been spinning records for about 2 and a half years now, and it’s become a great passion of mine. I genuinely care a ton about digging for really special tracks (mostly for trance,house,electro), perfecting my technical skill, and learning about the history of the music I’m playing and the stories and people behind it. I’ve ran a recurring party in my city for about that much time, hosted international touring talent, and tried as hard as I can to sink into this scene.

It’s something I treat with a great deal of respect, but sometimes it feels like the universe is telling me this just isn’t for me. Every single event I’ve planned or been a part of this year has gone wrong in some way. Either weather is bad, too many DJs cancel, the venue suddenly isn’t available, or I’ve been sick and cannot play. It’s frustrating, and doesn’t feel worth the effort and care sometimes.

The scene for parties and electronic music in my city has had a small boom recently, and it feels like I’ve been forgotten about. I haven’t really had any bookings recently, even at parties I’ve helped start.

To be fair, I haven’t been as present in our scene recently. A new career change has left me with little time or bandwidth to go out at night, and I know I have to show love to receive love. I’m also not the most social when I’m out, feeling more comfortable focusing on my set and running the night smoothly. But, I hope I’m making sense when I say that it can be frustrating to pour a lot of time, effort, and money into something I love only for it to feel like I can’t get past square one anymore. I’d really hate for it to be an issue with the music I bring, as I’ve always had good crowd reception and I feel like I can read the room well.

I have several close friends in other local DJ’s, and I don’t really know how to talk to them about this. How do other DJ’s in this sub keep going when it gets hard? This isn’t something I want to lose.

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u/Defnshowo — 13 days ago