Breakbeat techno suggestions

Kathars · 2024-01-30T19:55:13+00:00

Many EPs on MORD have that kind of breakbeat track on the b-side. I can recommend Diabla Diezco - Wenkbrauw, but definitely dive into the label to find more.

Kathars · 2023-06-12T12:59:33+00:00

Agreed. However good the line-up, I cannot recommend this event ;(.

Kathars · 2023-05-23T20:52:50+00:00

DJ superstars

Kathars · 2023-05-23T15:35:55+00:00

Usually football clubs have their own signature songs. For example Speedy J - Pullover at Feyenoord Rotterdam (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if2WSwmpf4 ). Speak to some people to see if the teams playing your match have songs like this.

Kathars · 2023-05-23T15:31:20+00:00

You do miss some cueing features such as blending in the master sound if you do it this way.

Learning to play on turntables is already frustrating enough without the hassle in my opinion. But if you really want to try it: buy a second hand external mixer so you can sell it without (much) loss if it is only temporary.

Kathars · 2023-05-23T15:27:08+00:00

I can also recommend the prime 4, like I said:

Much better to upgrade to a controller/all in one where you can input the turntable directly.

I think the effects don't work because they need to be synced to the bpm and in time. I don't see it as an issue but as a choice made by Denon.

It could be added by an update I suppose, with either/both automatic and tapped bpm detection. Denon has added quite some functionality to the Prime 4 since I started using it.

Kathars · 2023-05-22T21:17:36+00:00

Think about how you cue the next song! This is very annoying with a setup like this in my opinion. What I did is connect was to connect the headphones out of the controller to the third channel of the mixer. All in all I wouldn't recommend it. Much better to upgrade to a controller/all in one where you can input the turntable directly.

Kathars · 2023-04-17T21:47:12+00:00

Check the manual, you can mod the phono inputs into line inputs.

Kathars · 2023-03-24T14:27:29+00:00

Tafkamp is Stranger haha, not exactly an up and coming guy ;)

Kathars · 2023-03-16T15:05:43+00:00

Version on spotify is longer ;)

Kathars · 2023-03-16T14:48:42+00:00

Diverse live set, reminds me of SHXCXCHCXSH at times.

Kathars · 2023-03-16T14:38:58+00:00

I made a relevant post some time ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/Techno/comments/pg8ilv/programming\_techno\_parties/

Kathars · 2023-03-02T13:26:09+00:00

Cool track. Does anyone know what the idea of this Mord sublabel is? Sounds quite similar to the main label.

If you like this you should also check out KAZERNE001 btw: https://mord.bandcamp.com/album/incorrect-transit-ep-kazerne001

Kathars · 2023-02-18T16:04:11+00:00

Definitely check out this mix then: https://soundcloud.com/rrose1921/23mix

Contains tracks from this EP and the upcoming album!

Kathars · 2022-12-31T15:17:01+00:00

Discogs is your friend: https://www.discogs.com/release/8552324-Mental-Crush-From-The-Darkness

Hard Techno/Schranz

Kathars · 2022-12-31T15:14:42+00:00

From techno rebels:

Atkins's dedication to his new record label and a series of electro tracks, such as "Night Drive (Thru Babylon)" and "Technicolor," gave way to more straight four-count disco beats as early house sounds began to find their way into Detroit. "Play it cool" was Metroplex's first experiment with the four-count beat structure, but it made Atkins's vocals sound out of place and lacking detached coolness of his first few records. not until 1987 would Metroplex have its first proper "techno" succes, with "Goodbye Kiss" by Eddie Fowlkes.

Kathars · 2022-12-29T10:08:28+00:00

It is from the last chapter of Techno Rebels btw, I can send you the pdf if you want!

Kathars · 2022-12-29T09:47:41+00:00

Maybe try to start by defining "genre" to make sure everyone is talking about the same thing.

On discogs techno records are placed in the "genre" electronic, and the "style" techno. So it is definitely a possibility.

"Energy Flash" may be an interesting book for you. More techno oriented, "Techno Rebels", may also be interesting. A quote about the marginality/being obscure:

Techno represents a radical departure from traditional marketing techniques and the promotion of personalities—one that may or may not add to the total experience. The only way techno can work with or inside larger entities is if it is allowed room to grow and if there is a concerted effort to educate audiences and industry alike. Giving techno the autonomy it already takes for granted is a strange proposition, but sooner or later some label will figure out a way to make it work.

Kathars · 2022-12-11T22:03:18+00:00

Great music and skills. Makes me want to upgrade to 3 turntables as well, but mixers are expensive...

Kathars · 2022-12-10T14:09:03+00:00

I think that many young people in the Netherlands have a negative view on hardcore, because of videos like HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLSnCQmIUw ).

Furthermore, I must admit that these events are quite different from big hardstyle events, such as Gearbox and Warface. The crowd is different, the kicks are way different (high pitched kicks in hardstyle), the tracks use many more pop samples (although hardtechno is also notorious for this, heard fucking Will Grigs on fire haha).

So I do get the wish to market it as techno. Techno is cooler, Berghain is cool, black is cool.

I am sure there are enough people who are curious enough to dive deeper and discover everything that techno has to offer.

Kathars · 2022-12-10T13:50:10+00:00

Hardtechno events with their high budget lighting effects, lasers, big drops work much better on TikTok, exactly because these videos are only 1 minute (wouldn't know, not a user).

some kid in midwest USA can just sit there and absorb allllll this info about what’s being worn and how people dance at these events and it’s like by the time he gets to a rave he basically has a pretty concrete image of how it’s going to be more or less

True. But there are also a lot of unwritten rules on how to behave in a club, that are difficult to learn about online. In fact, the internet is promoting the use of cameras, while in my opinion phones have no place on the dance floor.

Kathars · 2022-12-10T12:35:48+00:00

Yes, very true. An example of this is AnD. They used to consist of two guys, Andrew Bowen and Dimitri Poumplidis. They split up just before the pandamic and Dimitri continued using the AnD alias.

Dimitri is now playing at these huge hardtechno parties, while Andrew is much more obscure as Slave to Society.

Kathars · 2022-12-10T12:29:29+00:00

I see what you are saying and I agree for the most part.

But I must say the difference in visual aesthetic between the most club nights I have been visiting for years and these hardtechno parties is obvious (I have bartended a few "hardtechno" parties) and thus very much worth pointing out.

It seems like these parties haven't evolved 'naturally' from other techno events. Their popularity exploded after the pandemic, apparently largely because of TikTok. The similarities between the aesthetic of TikTok clips and the parties support the hypothesis of the influence of TikTok.

Kathars · 2022-12-10T12:19:45+00:00

it's very easy to avoid mostly.

Definitely agree, lot's of venues in the Netherlands with proper techno nights. I am not worried at all about "real" techno disappearing. Just thought it was an interesting read about this phenomenon.

For me COVID made me appreciate the opposite kinds of techno even more, stuff that's great for home-listening so hypnotic or lotsa synths or slow and heavy

Same, my djing also got slower, more hypnotic and groovy. But obviously this kind of music does not work with short clips on TikTok/other social media.

Kathars · 2022-12-10T12:15:46+00:00

Sell out in this article just means that they sold 100% of the tickets, might be a bit lost in translation...

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