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Jerome Wrote:I disagree. Going into the record stores in my youth was a journey. One I undertook whenever I could afford it. Could not get home fast enough to put them on the turntable. Now we have instant music, and just like instant coffee, most of it is crap. Most of those internet radio sites are loaded with just as much advertising as MTV. Anyway the discussion was not about how things are consumed but how they are perceived. And no, it's not the same thing.
Not sure where you're going with this. I don't miss spending wads of cash on things I have to work out how to store, and I strive to think of unfamiliar music in terms of whether I'd like to hear it again, not whether it's good or bad. And when you subscribe to internet radio, the adverts go away.
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Just to wade in on the Techno recommendations, I'm currently going through a Techno phase myself and have made some fun discoveries: Drexciya are excellent and have a good retrospective collection out currently, Regis is a British Techno pioneer who mixes industrial and Detroit and I'm enjoying Jeff Mills and his X-10 project A LOT! One of my local 12" dumping sites has a wealth of old techno, so I go down there and splurge on random purchases -never gone wrong. Oh, Robert Hood is quite good too, but very minimalist and curious.
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I'll say one thing...there are very few albums that I listen to more than once these days!!!!...too much music overload!!!!!!
Now my cd purchases and the occasional vinyl are far and few between!!!!!
I enjoy online listening!!!!!
Keef Rob Wrote:Not sure where you're going with this. I don't miss spending wads of cash on things I have to work out how to store, and I strive to think of unfamiliar music in terms of whether I'd like to hear it again, not whether it's good or bad. And when you subscribe to internet radio, the adverts go away.
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Just wanted to wade in and update my Techno listening of late: I've found Regis and The Surgeon to be really interesting, a very gritty British take on the Detroit sound.
Also, in terms of actual Detroit, Jeff Mills' 'Every Dog Has Its Day' collection and anything by X-10 (a Mills project) to be great; X-10 changes the band name for each release (e.g. the 3rd was X-103 and so on).
Any other good tips?
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In past few years, I think UMEK would be on of my favourites, in techno.
Green Velvet has some very good releases as well (wich in some cases may doesn´t sound too much techno, but still great).
And in live act, I really like DJ Murphy. It´s impressive his mixing techniques on the turntable, combined with a great sequence of tracks.
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I am always exploring new music so recently I have been listening to Tiesto, Armin van Buuren and Kelly Forster among others. I enjoy the mix of techno with pop songs. Also I heard that Ozzy's son Jack is into DJing and did a mix with Crazy Train on it?
The only downfall to this dance music is the constant four beat drum machine ...it gets a little annoying after awhile...too much repetition! This is just my opinion. A friend of mine told me that the purpose of this repetitive drum sound is designed for people to groove or dance to in the clubs.
Time to listen to the Garland Jeffreys Ghost Writer album that Music Head recommended as I listen to a lot of different music !
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SteveO Wrote:I am always exploring new music so recently I have been listening to Tiesto, Armin van Buuren and Kelly Forster among others. I enjoy the mix of techno with pop songs. Also I heard that Ozzy's son Jack is into DJing and did a mix with Crazy Train on it?
The only downfall to this dance music is the constant four beat drum machine ...it gets a little annoying after awhile...too much repetition! This is just my opinion. A friend of mine told me that the purpose of this repetitive drum sound is designed for people to groove or dance to in the clubs.
Time to listen to the Garland Jeffrys Ghost Writer album that Music Head recommended as I listen to a lot of different music !
Tiesto and Armin Van Burren is Trance, not techno. Although both are 4x4 beats, they are different styles of electronic music.
For me, techno it is not the kind of music to listen on your ipod, with a small earphone, while you are going to work, for example. Techno is a kind of music made to listen in clubs, with a strong and clear sound system, where you can hear clearly the bassline, the mixing effects and the "texture" of the synthesizer sound.
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Thanks for the explanation, fabio! I appreciate it! What are some good techno bands without the drum beat repetition? Also what type of music is Tiesto, etc. classified as?
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SteveO Wrote:Thanks for the explanation, fabio! I appreciate it! What are some good techno bands without the drum beat repetition? Also what type of music is Tiesto, etc. classified as?
Well, Tiesto is trance.
About Techno, one of the main characteristics of the style is the drum beat repetition, so is dificult say some techno that don´t have it.
But I can say some electronic music, that don´t have this high drum repetition (wich is not the classic techno), that I´m listening lately, like Finnebassen, Flight Facilities, Maxxi Soundsystem.
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ok thanks Fabio
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