Post your Favorite Techno Songs

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

Originally posted by mugs

someone explain the difference between techno..trance..house..whatever here in the states 'techno' is whats more overplayed and makes it on the radio and what not

tbh its very hard to try to define the three genres without actual sound... eheh - but ill give it a small go

actually i cant define Techno - its too hard lol

actually i cant define any of them in writing really - sorry

I spose i could try by naming a song from each r sumthin...

Techno: Ron Trent - Altered States

Trance (old Trance): Barbarella - Barbarella (Sven Vath)

House - (Deep House): Roger Sanchez - Livin For The Underground

(but these are all just very small examples from very big genres)

[UKer]

How I have come to understand the various genres of dance:

in the UK techno is usually all synthesised (ie very few natural instruments), bassy loud tunes from the likes of (Laurent Garnier, Green Velvet etc) and is almost always underground and rarely available on CD (there are some exceptions, with more commercial/mixed CDs) the BMP can vary

House is more varied and often has disco loops and vocals and isn't too high BMP (eg Roger Sanches, Daft Punk)

Trance is usually with longs synths and quite a quick BPM (eg Paul Van Dyke/Tall Paul)

Hardhouse is similar to hardcore (ie early 90s) mixed with euro trance and also has a high BPM (eg Tidy Trax records)

Garage has a more tinny sound and shorter hi-hats and long basslines and can have MCs quite often (eg So Solid Crew)

Drum and bass/Jungle is a quick style with long basslines and breaks (eg Adam F, Roni Size)

Breakbeat is like the sort of beats you get behind hip-hop (ie Nightmares on Wax) electro is like this but more minimal

Big beat is like Fat Boy Slim-style.

There are also genres which have developed more recentky, eg tech-house (a mix of techno and house) and some artists can cross genres. The main reason for genres imo is to allow vinyl dance specific record stores to be reasonably easy to navigate around, without them it'de be a nightmare.

[twist]

ok baphomet, for you next trick define these.

punk, power-pop, so-cal, emo, scremo, emo-core, hard-core, etc :p

there are way to many different types of music, people like to classify things way to much, its stupid.

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

yeh its true lol

but its fun to debate them eheh

harDCore eheh

[UKer]

It may be silly to define genres but how else could you organise the thousands if records in a dance store? You'de be searching for hours to find a tune in the style you like.

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

Originally posted by UKer

How I have come to understand the various genres of dance:

House is more varied and often has disco loops and vocals and isn't too high BMP (eg Roger Sanches, Daft Punk)

Trance is usually with longs synths and quite a quick BPM (eg Paul Van Dyke/Tall Paul)

Hardhouse is similar to hardcore (ie early 90s) mixed with euro trance and also has a high BPM (eg Tidy Trax records)

Garage has a more tinny sound and shorter hi-hats and long basslines and can have MCs quite often (eg So Solid Crew)

Drum and bass/Jungle is a quick style with long basslines and breaks (eg Adam F, Roni Size)

Breakbeat is like the sort of beats you get behind hip-hop (ie Nightmares on Wax) electro is like this but more minimal

yeh House is usually more 'funky' and 'phat bassline' oriented (lol that sounds ridiculous)

Yeh and modern Trance often also has sincopated basslines (i.e. in between the bass drums)

UK Garage Drumbeats are descendent from old House/Garage/Chicago-ey drumbeats, but dont have a 4/4 bass drum....

and Breakbeat/Hardcore is the precursor to the schism of Happy Hardcore versus Jungle, then in turn Drum n' Bass...

(lol this is real trainspotter stuff)

[twist]

baphomet, you are funky and have a phat bassline.

you guys need to get out more :p

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

Originally posted by UKer

It may be silly to define genres but how else could you organise the thousands if records in a dance store? You'de be searching for hours to find a tune in the style you like.

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hey UKer, how long u been collecting vinyl?, its just I know a Rob from Sheffield whos inte Green Velvet etc....

(althou i doubt its you lol - but its worth a try eheh)

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

Originally posted by twist

baphomet, you are funky and have a phat bassline.

you guys need to get out more :p

lol yeah but sound is really difficult to define eheh

[twist]

i'm just glad its not a rap song thread, or the descriptions would be a lot worse.

dizam foo, east-coast is paht y'all. wu-tang 4 eva. true dat!

dirty south?? foo ya'll bettah recognize!

[rockcreek]

Originally posted by Nestea_M@n

I just wanna know what techno you listen to, mine is DJ Liquid - Sonar... its kick ass... :)

(Chuckle) I listen to music not computer generated sounds :-)

[DJLunacy]

Verge Of Insanity

[UKer]

you guys need to get out more

I play records so I can play out in pubs and at parties - IMO even better than dancing and you get paid sometimes - an most of my mates love discussing dance as it's our fav music.

baphomet - I've been collecting records about 5 years but only managed to get my own decks about 2 years ago.

[twist]

yah i know, i was only kidding.

i wish i could get some damn decks. and some vinyl. no vinyl store here :(

[baphomet_irl Veteran]

oh ur not the same guy then eheh

he used to dj at Kinetix and 'Hardcore Heaven' in the early hardcore days, and Id say hes been collecting vinyl for at least 15 years eheh - he is v good - cant remember his second name thou lol

anyway its good to see ppl buyin vinyl still

'It's never final until its's vinyl'

eheh

[mugs]

this thread should be renamed to 'post your favorite electronica songs'