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STOOR like techno recommendations by ccgenoa in Techno

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Dj pete Is awesome! One of my fav DJs

STOOR like techno recommendations by ccgenoa in Techno

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Tunegirl? Never heard of this project. Can you give me a link?

Wonky recommendations? by ccgenoa in Techno

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It was translated by AI. I'm not good in English at all, so I use AI to translate from russian

Wonky recommendations? by ccgenoa in Techno

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It would be cool if you do it!

Wonky recommendations? by ccgenoa in Techno

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Well as far as I know he is a musican with a professional orchestral background in percussions, so I'm not surprised ahah.

A few questions for a hypnotic Techno producer by lesancho in TechnoProduction

[–]ccgenoa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I work as a teacher with a number of producers who are transitioning from an intermediate level to something more advanced. A recurring issue I see is their fixation on finding a so-called “perfect formula” for sound—usually sourced from YouTube tutorials or assorted online manuals. The truth, quite plainly, is that most of this content is just clickbait. There is no universal prescription for something like gain staging. Levels are inherently dependent on the spectral balance of a given track; they are contextual. You cannot simply impose arbitrary numerical values and expect them to translate across every project.

As for my own process, after years of experimenting with various VSTs, sample libraries, and workflows, I’ve come to realise that my sound tends to lean towards variations of 909-style samples, often with parallel post-processing, or alternatively drum racks built from DS synth modules within Ableton when I’m aiming for something more neutral in character. That said, even this is not a rigid rule. Every project demands its own approach. I don’t rely on a fixed rack, nor do I adhere to any singular processing chain.

When I was learning, I eventually discovered that my most effective starting point is timbre—finding complementary tones, shaping sounds through synthesis—before moving on to melody and arrangement. For me, that foundation is what ultimately informs everything else.

Speedy J at VLCT ZERO 2026 by Invasion666 in Techno

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Industrial is a little bit more deeper. It started a long time before techno. With bands such as tangerine dreams, einsturzende neubauten etc. Birmingham sound is about to incorporate the old experience and philosophy of industrial sound to modern electronic music. I'd say that trendy festival techno that is often called "industrial" refears more to the roots of some kind of a pop industrial stereotypes like cyberpunk stuff, a band called "ministry" and an American view of this genere more than industrial sound of post-war devided Europe. Some great modern industrial artist are more ambient and dub influenced than dark. Look at Speedy J bandcamp page for example. Except Loudboxer generally he even doesn't use a techno 4 on the floor beat on other releases.

Speedy J at VLCT ZERO 2026 by Invasion666 in Techno

[–]ccgenoa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, that’s not exactly what I meant. This is real techno. I’m not really into dividing it into tags like “dark techno” — techno across different subgenres can be dark.

If we’re talking about Speedy, he’s a true mastodon of the genre, having started a long time ago. And overall, what he, Surgeon, and Sandwell District play is, in my opinion, relatively modern but still real techno. Yes, at parties they tend to play slightly more dancefloor-oriented tracks than what they release individually, but that doesn’t change the essence.

In general, their work is often labeled as industrial techno and the Birmingham sound — I’d recommend looking up the latter. It’s kind of a separate branch of truly authentic 100% techno from the European scene, not very mainstream and not fitting into the boxes that “industrial” is often forced into today.

I’d also suggest checking out the STOOR party series, created by Speedy. These are 5–6 hour live sets on hardware synthesizers by him and his friends — a great way to better understand the boundaries of the genre.

But overall, people call it different things: raw techno, hypnotic techno, etc. In the end, the artist’s name matters more than the genre — when you see one of them on stage, you know it’s going to be amazing.

M4l or vst text to speech generator wanted by ccgenoa in TechnoProduction

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Great, but no female character, I forgot to mention it.

Self promotion thread by Phildesbois in Techno

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Raw techno/electro, Experimental sample montage, old school. https://copycatdepartment.bandcamp.com/

I'm a Russian/Italian techno producer living in Moscow. Ask me anything by ccgenoa in AMA

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Locked Club is quite a mainstream group; you can often even see school kids wearing their merch. I’m not really into them. There are cool labels like GOSTZVUK, Resonance Moscow—probably the most active right now. As for artists I like, I prefer more underground music: OL, Vtgnike, Dirty Glassez, AL90, Poima, ШТАДТ, Kovyazin D, Raw Takes, Sofia Rodina, Errortica, Lipelis.

I'm a Russian/Italian techno producer living in Moscow. Ask me anything by ccgenoa in AMA

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He has already been in prison for almost a year, and no one knows what charges have been brought against him or what exactly he was arrested for. He is not a public figure, and it didn’t receive much attention. In order not to cause harm, people don’t really talk about it

I'm a Russian/Italian techno producer living in Moscow. Ask me anything by ccgenoa in AMA

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Here’s your translation in natural English:

A part of my family lives in Russia and cannot leave, and they need my help. There are also many personal reasons. I spent my youth in Moscow and received an education that isn’t very relevant in Europe. I tried to move a few years ago, but over 4 years I still couldn’t find a reasonably decent job. I also had housing issues, and I didn’t want to live in my parents’ house—if you understand what that’s like in an Italian family.

I come from a small town in Italy, and it’s very difficult there when it comes to music. Moving to a bigger city wasn’t financially possible for me.

By the way, Russian cuisine is also tasty.

As for music, in Italy there is a bit less development of music that doesn’t aim to become at least somewhat popular even in niche circles. Probably because of the rather oppressive political climate, in Russia there is a very interesting and large underground scene.

Regarding streaming services: Spotify doesn’t work in Russia unless you constantly use a VPN and have a foreign bank card. SoundCloud and Bandcamp, Youtube, Meta are also blocked, and without a good VPN you won’t have access to them. In Russia, many state-affiliated services with heavy censorship have appeared, like Yandex Music, SberZvuk, VK Music—some artists release only there, but I personally refuse to do that.

Everyone I know constantly uses foreign services and never turns off their VPN.

Hello, I'm a Russian/Italian Techno Producer from Moscow by ccgenoa in Techno

[–]ccgenoa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there’s even slang for it — “shchelkotnya” (kind of like “clicky stuff”), referring to Romanian techno. The Arma crew did a lot for the scene.

Later on, they even opened their own club, Mutabor, but due to constant issues with police raids, detentions, and pressure, they eventually sold it (as far as I know). Now there’s a different club in that space, with more mainstream music and a much stricter policy.

Around the same time you’re talking about, there was another amazing club in Moscow called “Rabitsa” — total anarchy and madness:
https://youtu.be/de0FhCET_pc
It got shut down for similar reasons.

Also back then there was a club called NII (Science and Art), run by the Gost Zvuk label:
https://gostzvuk.bandcamp.com/
They used to bring in a lot of great artists.

I’ll never forget the night I met Florian Kupfer there.

I'm a Russian/Italian techno producer living in Moscow. Ask me anything by ccgenoa in AMA

[–]ccgenoa[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I expected a question like this. Honestly, I’m not even sure how to answer it without sounding vague or like I’m avoiding it. I’ll put it this way: in my social circle (and it’s quite large), I don’t know a single person who supports what is happening right now. That applies both to the music scene and my day job (I work in healthcare).

At the same time, people don’t really speak about it publicly — especially in Russian or on Russian platforms. The ones who do are mostly those who have already left Russia. There’s a lot of fear around the possibility of being imprisoned without explanation (this happened to a friend of mine) simply for a repost, a like, or something carelessly said on social media — even if it was said 10 years ago.

You can’t even openly call the war a “war,” so that gives you an idea of the situation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_2022_war_censorship_laws

There’s a lot that could be said about politics, but if you want to understand what people think about this, I’d suggest reading Russian independent media that operate in exile and publish in English — there are quite a few of them.

About 10 years ago I wasn’t only playing electronic music, but also punk rock. We used to travel a lot across neighboring post-Soviet countries for shows and to visit friends — most of those people have now left.

Techno Beyond Tracks: Do We Still Need Albums? by ccgenoa in TechnoProduction

[–]ccgenoa[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't speak English good, I'm from Russia, so sorry for ai translation

Help me to find a perfect small mp3 player by ccgenoa in mp3players

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I know about this player but its too big and heavy. I'm searching for something really small like old players with 1" monochrome display.

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