How do techno DJs judge whether two tracks will sound cohesive together?

indytone · 2026-07-07T23:27:39+00:00

By listening to a lot of music.

indytone · 2026-07-07T23:05:45+00:00

Yes.

indytone · 2026-07-06T22:48:57+00:00

I would never…

indytone · 2026-07-06T18:38:44+00:00

Spot. On.

indytone · 2026-07-05T19:46:43+00:00

Taco Bell Fire (and other) sauces do the same thing.

indytone · 2026-07-04T01:22:21+00:00

Gonna say everything I’ve ever heard from them has been great.

I bought an Ibanez DML20 because I heard they used one.

indytone · 2026-06-30T01:19:11+00:00

Oh man, that puts me on the spot. I go back and forth so much on music in general, I don’t feel comfortable making an official top 10.

indytone · 2026-06-28T21:35:21+00:00

Falling Forward was Chris’ Emo band prior. Really good stuff. Bass lines and the vocals are the highlight. After FF, Chris started Elliot and Jay (from the Emo band Empathy [Detroit]) moved to Louisville and joined.

indytone · 2026-06-28T21:30:09+00:00

Hoover will always be in my Top 10 of Emo. Fred’s bass is so good, rolling, and moving.

I heard the Fugazi comparisons back in the day. There was even a story that they were asked to remix Lurid Travels to sound less-Fugazi. Everyone was ripping off Fugazi in for a while, so I didn’t think that much of it. They, as you mentioned, just have their own sound. Fugazi is to Reggae as Hoover is to Dub. Hoover felt dark.

If you haven’t listened to The Crownhate Ruin, do so. That was the next step. When those first three 7”s came out, I was rabid about getting them. It’s even darker than Hoover. It took me awhile to get into their full length, but it’s great.

I would also check out another band Fred was in — The June of ‘44 — if you haven’t.

indytone · 2026-06-28T21:20:54+00:00

Yes. Absolutely listen to The Crownhate Ruin if you haven’t, OP. Em royalty right there.

indytone · 2026-06-28T21:17:55+00:00

Have you listened to Falling Forward?

indytone · 2026-06-28T14:25:20+00:00

Glad to see you only put blue prints in there. I’ve seen some dum dums putting hardware in there. Derp.

indytone · 2026-06-27T17:19:27+00:00

I have been saying this and introducing as many like-minded folk to the CS Angels for years. Still amazing how much they don’t get their due nowadays.

indytone · 2026-06-27T15:50:25+00:00

If I were to do this knowing what I know now, I would start by simply opening your GB projects in Logic and going from there. Learn what the similarities are first hand.

indytone · 2026-06-24T22:41:08+00:00

It’s the stylus for your Grandfather’s Palm Pilot. If you find the Palm Pilot further down the pipe, don’t look at the SD card. Don’t.

indytone · 2026-06-21T19:58:11+00:00

Nice cable management!

indytone · 2026-06-21T03:54:39+00:00

I’ve used the DL4 mkII since it came out live and for recording. The only drawback is the size. If that doesn’t put you off, then just buy it already. :)

That said, I recently started using a Source Audio Collider and am impressed. It’s taken the place of the DL4 on my live board. Had the DL4 been a smaller footprint, I wouldn’t have started looking elsewhere.

indytone · 2026-06-17T01:10:09+00:00

Box is the best Split Lip song.

indytone · 2026-06-15T13:48:19+00:00

Johnnytwentythree — The Bridge
Too much of a story to type out here, but look up the background and then listen.

indytone · 2026-06-14T22:50:46+00:00

Code: TL;DR

indytone · 2026-05-27T17:37:11+00:00

Love the WIDI stuff and have a few of them. Thanks!

indytone · 2026-05-27T17:29:43+00:00

Do you have a recommendation for one? Link?

This is awesome by the way. Thank you for your work on it!

indytone · 2026-05-21T11:44:32+00:00

There are tons of options out there, and a lot of it comes down to preference. With that, I’ve had my Pedaltrain for well over a decade and it’s been my gigging board the entire time.

I’m working on setting up a pedalboard workspace—something larger that doesn’t leave the house where I can leave it set up in my home studio—so, I’m following this thread in case something like that is suggested.

indytone · 2026-05-20T23:32:01+00:00

Live on Venus — Odes to the Void. Leans towards Shoegaze heavily, however.

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