Tag Archives: Techno

How To: Make Techno (US Version)

An epic symphony of Cack from 1996 Hollywood B Movie Vibrations. It’s about a mulleted rock star who loses his hands so starts making techno in a robot suit. This guy explains exactly how to make techno, and has evidently … Continue reading

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The Stalker – Blast

Beast of a tune from Orlando Voorn in 1997 with truly enormous and silly alien invasion synth riffs that still sound mental. Used to fairly make the Sub Club erupt when it got played at Test. Watch out for the … Continue reading

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Dad Cast 4 – Hektor Ruiez

A delectable combination of nu and old skool raveables for your earholes courtesy of Techno Dad Hektor Ruiez. He even made a rather lovely cover for it, being as he’s a bit of a wizard with Photoshop. This Dad Cast … Continue reading

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Dimensional Holofonic Sound – The House Of God Part 1

No techno dad could resist doing a fat little dance to this most classic of tunes from 1990. Sometimes simple is best. A preacher asking for cash, an offbeat square wave clonk noise, a smattering of dub effects – boof. … Continue reading

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In Sync – Storm

DOWNLOAD: In Sync – Storm One of my favourite tunes from the strange and mighty Irdial Discs. A beautiful bass line, deep techno kind of thing from 1992. Goes in the same UK clubby techno/house bucket as the Eon tune … Continue reading

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Dad Cast 3: Fear Of Dads

Dads can be scary. This is a mix of quite worrying early proto-rave music and acid. Begins with Earth Leakage Trip – No Idea…the scariest rave tune by far. The doors are where the windows should be… Tracks: Earth Leakage … Continue reading

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The JAMMs – It’s Grim Up North

It’s Grim Up North is possibly the best KLF tune (albeit actually by the JAMMs) – though What Time is Love? is more of a party favourite. And it’s true. It is grim up north. I’d quite like to do … Continue reading

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GTO – Pure

GTO released some absolute belters, this being one. I’d put it in the same pigeonhole as Eon – UK rave music, but before the breakbeats had really kicked in – more like the Belgian post-New Beat sound. 1990 release on … Continue reading

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Dad Cast #2: Dad House by Durkit

Get your dad on for a tasty mix of slinky underground house and proper acid from olden times, put together by Edinburgh-based Techno Dad Durkit. Lovely stuff. DOWNLOAD: Dad House by Durkit Tracks: Cultural Vibe – ma foom bey Bang … Continue reading

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Subhead – Pselphyorrialice

— The mighty Subhead: with what is in my opinion their best track, released on the Subemerge EP on Sativae in 1996. One thing occurs to me about 1996. I can remember at the time thinking it was bloody ages … Continue reading

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