Tag: Techno

Stikleader – [2013] Melody of the Clouds V2

83 minutes of uninterrupted instrumental laid-back techno. Easy on the ears, late night compatible.

Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
Tuatha – [2019] Connecting Environments

Unusual ambient techno with atmospheric synths and laid back beats, akin to Delirium.

Wed, 22nd Jul 2020
Gridline – [2014] Videogame

Pure synths (no samples) and drums lead to an instrumental or melodic techno album. Made not for dancing, but for attentive walking.

Wed, 12th Feb 2020
Brk – [2015] IIIIII

Ice-cold dub techno, the gin tonic of music. Edgy synths, minimal harmonies, and subdued percussion.

Mon, 22nd Apr 2019
Erugo Purakushi – [2017] SPARK

Trippy synthwave techno ambience. Slightly experimental, yet thoroughly enjoyable as upbeat background music.

Wed, 26th Dec 2018
AKU – [2010] Insomnia

Unforgiving hard trance. Take upeat house, remove unecessary vocals, keep just the beats.

Wed, 20th Jun 2018
Various Artists – [2017] Digital Decade

Fat psy-tech compilation. Tiny speakers need not apply 😉

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Ramacod – [2017] Fang

Digestible microsampling. Hundreds of millisecond-long snippets, beautifully arranged, form a danceable melange.

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
Dream Generator – [2007] Glazed

Old-school techno meets IDM. This gem from long-standing (active since 2001 and running) netlabel Kahvi offers an interesting blend of 90’s techno sounds and 00’s more refined approach to Electro. While the beats and bass synth lines sound almost retro to my 2017 ears, melody and harmonies sound fresher.

Wed, 3rd May 2017
Smooth – [2015] Vintage 02

Elegant monotony. Six tracks, spanning almost one hour, produced using vintage equipment, elegantly fill the air with damp synth sounds and calm beats. Be prepared for Deep House for dark moments.

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
Various Artists – [2016] Toucan Music Presents 2016

Excellent trance mix. Toucan Music is one of the household names for well-produced electronic dance music in the Creative Commons scene. It has been releasing free music as a netlabel for more than ten years now, and its annual mixes never fail to impress. Last year’s mix contains 20 tracks.

Wed, 1st Mar 2017
Rktic – [2003] Northern Lights LP

Frosty minimal techno. This (by online standards) antique release at the Thinner netlabel had a big part in slowly seducing me into exploring the less danceable areas of electronic music. I wonder how this album will sound to me in 30 years. It now feels quite timeless, a bit like some tracks by Kraftwerk.

Wed, 17th Sep 2014
The Additive – [2010] The Additive

Edgy techno dance music. Berlin artist Addictive is brought to us by the renowned Italian techno netlabel Sostanze Records. 7 tracks, each more than 5 minutes long, speak for themselves: endless beats and slow transitions.

Wed, 18th Jun 2014
Professor Kliq – [2009] Community Service

Juicy techno with attitude. Triggered by the recent release of his new Teragraph EP, I looked back to my archive and found ten years of and twelve releases by Professor Kliq. Time for another review of one of his classics, one of the releases that made me a fan. It contains his smashing hit Plastic…

Wed, 11th Sep 2013
Bebop – [2013] Scuola Benassi Deluxxx Edition

Crispy, kicking breakbeats is what awaits you in this single on Sostanze Records from Italy. Scuola Benassi in four versions, two of which are remixes by other artists. The song itself is a forward-thrusting floor-filling breakbeat bomb (alliteration allergy, anyone?). My two favourite versions and the obligatory download link follow below.

Wed, 31st Jul 2013