You've given me a lot to go and listen to. I've enjoyed electronic music for 30years, so it is always nice to have some great recommendations which haven't been tried before. Please consider more of this type of content. Maybe once a month share any new music you've enjoyed. Thanks J.
Can you recommend yourself some of your favorite electronic albums? I would like to increase my repertoire and what better than a old time electronic music lover to give some advice on great albums and artists
@@adriangarcia8226 artists (and albums) like laurent garnier (unreasonable behaviour) or fabrice lig aka. soul designer (walking on a little cloud) from around the turn of the century are timeless classics imo. check 'em out.
As a "bedroom" electronic music producer, I just want to say "thanks." The amount of time many of us spend doing sound design, tweaking compressor settings, playing with reverb and delay times, and so on, would astound those who don't do the work. I don't know what makes for a good trombone tone in a jazz track (even though I play trombone...) but I can usually tell when someone uses a Korg M1 emulation rather than the real thing for a house piano. Audiophile gear can reveal depths to electronic tracks that the producer intended to be heard, but get lost in mediocre listening conditions. Recently (the modern sub 1000-euro system) you commented on hearing the reverb tails. Yeah, that's important to me with electronic music, how does the reverb timing enhance the groove? How does that change over time? That'll get lost on ear buds. But on a nice system, in a nice room, it can really come alive. I've got my share of jazz, acoustic, rock and pop too, but what I make, the language I speak, is electronic. Thanks for taking it seriously.
i can relate. sometimes i just get lost in tweaking on my reverb rack, just to notice i,ve been listening the same loop for one or two hours just playing with the reverb tails or other psychoacustic effects. though i am far away from producing audiophile or at least professional sounding tracks, i am more into jamming than into post production and a lot of physical knowledge is missing for finishing and mastering tracks. i would not want to miss my elektron boxes or analog bassline synths though!
As a complete techno head, its astonishing how much your taste differs from mine. Just goes to show how lovely and varied techno music really is. You did get me to pick up the Hedd Type 20, so thanks a bunch for that recco.
Love this. Such a fking relief to have eletronica given a voice in the rock/ballad/jazz echo chamber that is audiophilia. Thank you thank you thank you.
I sometimes disagree with the audiophile opinions presented in your channel, but the depth of knowledge you have in electronic music and the way to put it into words is terrific! Keep that content coming!
LSG Rendezvous in outer space - helped to define my college experience. That CD was always on loan to my good friends who treasured it. Amazing list - thanks for the pointers to many good sounds
I dare any audiophile to listen to Yosi Horikawa's 2013 "Vapor" album on a good stereo system and tell me electronic music has no place in high-end audio. The absolute joy this record conveys from the stereo imaging with sounds coming from all directions is something you need good gear to experience in full.
@@Kmo76 spaces is great but vapor is his masterpiece in my opinion. Unfortunately the CD is out of stock everywhere, I had to get it in flac until it's reissued or a used one appears.
@@DrOz-007 I never heard it in vinyl but the music is so good that if you have a good turntable I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I still love to spin my Art of Noise LPs I bought in the 80s, and it's electronic as can be.
I'm so glad you made this video. I love audio, I work in the high end audio industry (I lead the circuits dept. at YG Acoustics), and I can't imagine fully enjoying it all without electronic music. Many of my co-workers and audiophiles I've met won't even delve enough into electronic music to find out if it has merit or not. Personally, techno has always been my favorite genre, but that might have something to do with how I spent the entirety of the 90's 🙂. That said, electronic music in general has so many amazing producers who meticulously sculpt completely alien and impossible soundstages out of fully synthesized, pristine sounds you might only get to hear that one time. Amon Tobin, Daily Bread, Tripp St., Tipper, Lorn, Charles The First, Noisia, Calibre .... anyone who hasn't heard those producers and others of their ilk have no idea that their kit can do double duty as a spaceship. Most of what you listed, other than Hawtin, will be new to me (which is both very surprising and awesome.) I've loaded up a Tidal playlist with what I could, purchased 4 used CD's and purchased and downloaded 2 digital albums in FLAC because of this video! BUT.... I was very surprised you didn't list AES Dana's "Pollen" ReMastered. As far as techno is concerned, I'm not sure I've ever heard a better sounding CD and it is a continuous mix! Anyway, for any who haven't heard it, it's a hypnotizing way to spend an hour with your system. Great video!
Hi John, I am so impressed by this video. I've been a techno dj for well over 10 years now and I am a passionate audiophile. I never, and I mean never come across anyone in the hifi world who cares about techno. Proper techno. Not the half-soft stuff that can be enjoyable, but isn't techno. I am especially impressed by you mentioning Basic Channel, Surgeon and Daniel Avery. Just stellar picks. I guess I am about 10 or 15 years younger than you, and this difference means I was exposed to different techno than you. I know all the old legends as well of course, but it is not the kind of stuff that people play these days. I'd say that techno has matured over the years as well. I don't mean that in a bad way at all. What I mean is, the older stuff has this old-school sound that basically leans on what techno is all about. It's centered around the core of techno. As time progressed, people started taking things further and further. Things got more sophisticated, developed, better mixed and mastered and to me more interesting. I still love the older stuff as well of course. In case you are interested in more modern albums (meaning, made by people who weren't already raving in the 90's ;), then I can recommend these 2 albums: SHXCXCHCXSH - STRGTHS Dadub - You Are Eternity Then there are 2 things you said I disagree with. First off, I think Gaiser is the worst out of the 10 to start with for unexperienced listeners. I think it will sound just plain boring to most. Secondly, I think that your statement about techno over 135 bpm and your are out should be adjusted. I know what you mean and see your point, but times have changed and more and more music is 135+ bpm now. Here is an example of an album passing 135 bpm a few times, without being overly fast or overdone (at least to me). Paula Temple - Edge of Everything Anyway, stellar video. I enjoyed it a lot! Found your channel through the Raspberry Pi videos that I intend to purchase, so thanks for that as well :)
Great video as always! Listening to the L.S.G album as we speak. I just wanted to say that I really like your approach towards hifi, music and being a reviewer/RUclipsr! I have binged almost all your videos even though I won’t be able to afford half of the stuff in the near future! I hope you will make another such top 10 video on (any kind of) music. I have some album suggestions and although they are not techno, they are electronic, and continuesly mixed! In my honest opinion these are also really made to enjoy on a proper system! Shpongle- Nothing last…but nothing is lost Solar Fields - Extended Hope you had a nice vacation! Greetings from The Netherlands!
More than your attitude towards Techno, I like your attitude towards MUSIC!! Like you I have a diverse taste, Techno included, alongside electronic, ambient, Prog Rock (old and new) Metal of all shades, some more than others, and so much else inbetween. I used to drive the country for work with a cassette of System 7's 777 and Orbital's Brown album, and the discovery through you of other System 7 goodness has been brilliant. Carry on good Sir, you carry the flag with so many others of us. It's all good! Share and Enjoy
While Techno isn't my preferred genre, I did really enjoy the suggestions from your last "electronic music" list. My favourite DJ mix of all time is probably Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure. The way it just weaves between sounds still holds up today. And, although probably a bit more trance sounding, Sasha's Global Underground 009 from San Francisco comes pretty close behind (and Northern Exposure 2 pretty close behind that). None of these can really be classed as Techno though. And probably wouldn't fit in any of the lists I've seen you recommend either. But I will, for sure, give these a listen.
I really love Sascha‘s Global Underground Ibiza mix. Also more trance/progressive trance and one hell of a listen. The first 30 mins of disc 1 is incredible.
Yeah Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure is one of the greatest mixes ever! I can still remember listening to it for the first time an amazing journey! It didn't leave my cd player for about 6 weeks after I was blown away! Northern Exposure 2 is also a great mix also!
Was expecting to see the Sandwell District album in there :) truly a milestone of electronic music in the early 2010s era. I also second the guy that cited Voices from the Lake. Also, from the French scene, Polar Intertia's Kinematic Optics (and their EPs Indirect Light and The Last Vehicle) deserve an honorable mention. They sound awesome on great soundsystems. Please make more videos about electronic music ! Your content is awesome
Thanks for this compilation. Being a Detroit resident and Electronic aficionado since Kraftwork days, this list piqued my interest. The audiophiles are shaking their collective heads in disbelief.
Great video. Been a techno fan for over 20 years. Nice for you to mention how little Techno crosses over into the audiophile world. And these albums are all 'proper techno'
I would argue decent electronica is actually more audiophile than rock; in many respects sonically closer to classical. IME, audiophile systems that suit & perform well with classical also suit & perform well with well-recorded quality electronica & techno.
@@marvinarmstrong3372 Agreed. Electronica can truly utilize entire spectrum, from under 20 Hz to 20k, with so many variations of sounds that can never be made naturally. And you often skip few processes that degrade quality from instruments to the mixer
Thank you for refreshing my memory. I haven't had a listen to the Stewart Walker Live Extracts album for ages, listened to that one a lot back in the days. Great stuff!
Thank You John for the up. I like Luke Slater a lot. Currently just have Greek Funk, All Exhale on CD. The track "love" off Freek Funk is a masterpiece.
One of my favorite albums that ...might fit this list is Hybrid's Live Angle. The transitions from ambient interludes to thumping techno are just massive (and very musical).
I’ve been in a musical discovery slump. I was so excited to see this video. I hope these recommendations get me out of the doldrums. It’ll be my weekend mix. Keep up the good work Darko! Love the vids.
Ohhh. Very debatable. But all your choices are solid. Since you have added a few mix CDs id like to mention a few also ;) Note that all the below, like Dex, effects & 909 are the majority same artists. 1) DJ Rolando - Aztech Mystic Mix. 2) Claude Young - DJ Kicks 3) Stacy Pullen - DJ Kicks 4) Claude Young - Central Mix 5) Aux 88 - Electro Boogie 6) DJ Bone - Subject Detroit Vol 2 7) Dj Dijital - DJs in the Mix 8) IF - Mixed up in the Hague Vol 1 9) Jeff Mills - Mix up Vol 2 10) DJ Rolando - Vibrations Other mix CDs that contain tracks from multiple artists that have stood the test of time 1) Laurent Garnier - X Mix 2) Kevin Saunderson - Xmix 3) Dave Clark - XMix 4) Dave Clark - Electro Boogie Vol 2 5) Laurent Garnier - Mixmag 6) Prins Thomas - Live @ Robert Johnson 7) Daniel Bell - Down the mind of ;)
Brilliant John. Found your videos, podcasts, and site in the past 6 months or so, when I was considering getting "back" into vinyl, and have really enjoyed catching up with a lot of your work. I remember getting... "Home Theater Review"(?) or some such magazine while in college in '89, and just loved reading stories about gear I had never heard, and could not afford as a 1st year college student. Fast forward to now, and I've owned a Marantz receiver, small BA speakers for my small condo where I'm trying to be a "good neighbor", but enjoy the sounds from music and movies, and I feel like I've found a piece of myself I forgot about years ago... reading your work. It's a pleasure learning about gear I've never heard of, getting a sense about what a DAC is and what they can do for you, etc. Keep up the great work, and cheers from the West Coast here in the US. :)
very good recommendations! in my list of top producers there is always Robag Wruhme, who is a master of playful, sophisticated, tweaky and surprising sounds, sometimes beautifully arranged atmospheric ambient sounds, sometimes this harsh banger dark club techno we all need and love from time to time. for me a true modern mozart ;)
Nice selection John! In line with this top 10 I would like to recommend the following continuous album from 2012: Voices From The Lake - Voices From The Lake It's most similar to the style of the mix done by Daniel Avery for DJ-Kicks. Keep it up!
finally techno head here, not 100% listen every type of music except for hard core metal started to follow your channel because for the first time I saw a youtube channel that had my taste in music
One of my favorite videos! I don't know of any respected audiophile reviewer that has tackled this as you are exposing yourself to DJs along with audiophiles (hate that term). Much respect as a former Deep House, UK Breaks, & UK Drum & Bass Club DJ. Here's a couple of my favorite (not continuous mix) Techno albums: Sandwell District: Feed Forward, 2011 & Function: Incubation, 2013. Enjoy! Ha! You've now got me playing some daytime Techno! Job done!
...and Richie has never stopped innovating. The PlayDifferently mixer, taking hybrid DJing mainstream, the CLOSE combined release and his live act continually evolves!
Great Work John, though if I may mention some additional.. 1 - Jeff Mills - The Occurrence 2 - Levon Vincent - Fabric 63 3 - Donato Dozzy K / J with Cio D’or 4 - Voices From The Lake 5 - Underground Quality - Tape Club Berlin 6 - Deepchord - Sommer 7 - Infinitati ( Intrusion Dubs ) Phase 90 8 - Ocktawian - Into A Strange Surface & Core 9 - Theo Parrish - Sound Signatures Volume 1 10 - Any Eli Verveine podcast mix. Yeah. I cheated with the last one!
Glad you gave Techno a room to audiophile context. One of my all time favorites is also Kenny Larkin with “Keys, Strings and Tambourine” not a mix though but classy, versatile and dynamic. Speaking of dynamics any suggestions when considering speakers with good dynamics, tight and deep bass to listen to Techno music?!
Love this video, thanks for sharing mate. Still remember listening to Richie Hawtin: Decks, EFX & 909 on a pair of Adam Active Monitors at your apartment in Sydney all those years ago. Love seeing you go from strength to strength. Cheers - Galactic Soap from SNA
The System 7 album is absolutely incredible. Thanks for highlighting this as im a massive Trance/Psy Trance/Techno fan but hadn't heard this. I predict many speeding fines listening to this album in the car
Their 90s records are musically superior. Don't discount them. Hillage has played less and less riffs on S7 albums since Seventh Wave , and it's depressing.
I love his 1995 "Live!" album, recorded at Pink Pop. But, also seem him a couple of times at Mysteryland and walked away. First thing he does, or at least did at the time, was boost the low to the max so you only heard a buzzing noise and no more mid and high frequencies. Three years in a row, had enough.
Thank you John for the very thoughtful introspective journey into Techno. It is a genre I am trying to gain a deeper appreciation and this video really helped. Take care. Love, love the content always.
For me, techno is about tactile aesthetic quality. Techno is often an abstract art-form. I didn’t get it at first, and my personal journey reminds me of listening to metal for the first time. I think some people struggle to get into metal because they hear unintelligible vocals and try to listen to it as they would clean vocals. Metal makes more sense when you treat the voice as another instrument in the band. Likewise, people struggle to feel the emotional journey of techno because they are listening through the lens of a song with a beginning, middle and end. My first journey into techno was through the minimal sub genre. Recently I’ve particularly enjoyed Robert Hood’s powerful new track “The Struggle”. I’ll definitely be checking out these recommendations.
Fantastic video. While I’m not a fan of techno, the point stands for all music that wouldn’t be considered “audiophile” music. Using a good hifi, I’ve recently discovered doom, drone and sludge metal, ambient and field recordings, and even rediscovered the alt rock of my teens and early 20s. This music give me a sense of immersion, joy and transcendence, just as much as the technical prowess of my system provides insight, dynamics, resolution and an organic feeling of the music. Listen to the music you like, the way you like to listen to it!
I’m new to Techno, I’ve always been a lover of trance in all its many forms. Mainly the emotional vocal tracks with a more modern drop (giuseppe ottaviani or john o'callaghan) if you had any time to run through your experience of this genre I’d be hugely interested to hear you take and opinions. I have notes the albums mentioned and will be widening my horizons. Your passion for music is inspiring, keep up the good work 🎵
Being older, for me, I’m much more a house guy. I even lived in Chicago (sydneysider, originally) and went to the third or fourth iteration of The Warehouse, home of House music.
Same here. I gravitate towards the (soulful) house part of the electronic music spectrum. I didn't really begin to appreciate techno until I made my first trip to Germany.
Thank you so much for this. I’ve sampled two of the albums on this list and i really enjoyed both. I like techno but i dont know how, and dont have the time to scout for albums that I like. A guide like this is perfect! 👍 👍
Thanks! I personally would have never gotten into audiophile stuff if I hadn't been into techno, house, and psytrance first. Some of us can be listening to hard-kicking techno while sipping tea and looking at the sunset :)
I just created a playlist on Spotify with all of your suggestions and some extra's. Comes out at 251 songs and Over 24 hrs. This should be a good bit of fun on shuffle to explore. For those wondering the playlist is simply named Over 24 hr Techno and I'll try to remember to make it public. Thank you for showing me how to create a good list and explore Techno. I've always enjoyed synth/electronic music but never really dug into it. Now I can thank you...
Thank you John for another great video. Discovered LSG through your recommendation and complete fell for another album of them "Rendezvous in Outer Space". Loving it!!!
Finally! A name I recognize "Steve Hillage" a bought his albums in the 70-80's. Thanks for the new music suggestions. I dig this channel. Been bingeing last 24 hours, can't go to bed. Some really great band names!
John, thanks for these recommendations, a great headstart for folks like myself, who've never listened to techno. I'm 53. I'll listen to any music, opera, classical or metal, if I find it enjoyable. This is my first foray into techno, and thus far I'm enjoying it. I often listen to music when I'm in front of the PC. Many times I'm tempted to sing along, but that obviously affects my productivity. I find techno much easier because of the lack of lyrics.
My oh my! Watched this whilst having breakfast and drinking coffee and ended up down a very deep dark (yet joyful) techno hole. Dinner about to be served and we are still giving the speakers a run for their money! Brilliant vid. Ta very much!
I dig it. I come from more the ambient techno side myself (all the stuff Soma FM and Groove Salad turned me on to 20 years ago) but it's good to discover similar music. Thanks!
Got late into the comments section. Took me time to listen to all these recommendations. Great job. Am not really in techno, but loved the selection. Thanks John!
Title of your video grabbed me! I was expecting a couple artists on the roster, but didn't see them. However, you really nailed it with the line up you have already. Excellent stuff!!
Thanks for sharing on your techno ground zero love and what I call “music for motorcycling”. Some more to explore when riding through the canyons of Northern California and Live Transmissions from System 7 is still a top moto flying fav.
sweet! i love electronic music and used to consume a lot of techno back in the late 90's early 2000's. one of the things i love about this channel is the use of electronic music in the videos. also glad comments are on ;-)
I love discovering "new" music, at least new to me. I loved the moody ambient video you did a few months ago and am loving this one. Gaiser, System 7, Daniel Avery (who you recommended earlier with Song for Alpha), and all the rest. Jamming out....
Thanks for the thoughtful list! I've been stuck in a Traumprinz (and his many aliases) rut for about three years now. His mixes are genius, cannot get enough, highest recommendation!
Coming from Scotland I have to say Slam - Positive Education is up there as one of the best techno floor fillers, in fact any release from Soma is up there with the best
I would suggest Mixed Live: Carl Cox at Crobar Chicago as an addition to the list. Such a raw and honest capture of techno culture at the time. Not as aesthetic as the albums suggested in the video; many small corrections and rough mixes, as most dj mixes tend to be live, but so powerful. Warning: Tinnitus sufferers beware
Thanks a lot for the list. I would also suggest "Blomma" by Minilogue. Brilliant continues Studio/Live album by Sebastian Mullaert and Markus Henrikson.
My goto when it comes to techno is Kai Tracid. Two tracks in particular are Trance And Acid, and To Many Times.... While this isn't a complete album, it becomes a complete album when it's on repeat for a whole day.... The music videos of both tracks are great just the same.....
Thanks for doing this! I've really been trying to get into electronic music. I like it, but feel lost within it not knowing artists, apart for very very few, and usually not knowing what to listen to next
A few amazing gems discovered on your list... I love the Stewart Walker Live Extracts mix... that's definitely an album I'll be returning to a lot. Thanks for the great video
I’ve always included some live sets from Chris Liebing (circa 2013 because of his track selection during that time just prior to his style change) and also the first (green colored cover) F.A.C.T by Carl Cox. Absolutely mental and on a really good well planned out system sounds amazing. I also love Speedy-J. What I really want are digitally remastered versions of DJ Dan (circa mid to late ‘90’s Funky Techno Tribe) mixtapes. So raw, so visceral and his track selection is wild.
When it comes to electronic dance music, album consumption is rare. When it comes to Techno, is an unicorn. I've been listening to thousands of tracks, not packed in an album, hence my curiosity in watching this clip. Good one! 👍
@Zach Stokes I like a lot of the Berlin techno guys but I don’t know if the ones I listen to are some of the best and most respected because I don’t know much about that genre
Thanks for doing this, I tried some and liked some!
👌🏻 open mind… I only listen to the first one yet! Did you like that? Talking about bass 😁
Hi Steve, fancy seeing you here
this video rocks balls and wow, Steve is listening to these things :))))
Spoken well by a true lover of sound, art and music. As it should be.
All you need is Autechre,
particularly Autechre Live
You've given me a lot to go and listen to. I've enjoyed electronic music for 30years, so it is always nice to have some great recommendations which haven't been tried before. Please consider more of this type of content. Maybe once a month share any new music you've enjoyed. Thanks J.
What he said^
Can you recommend yourself some of your favorite electronic albums? I would like to increase my repertoire and what better than a old time electronic music lover to give some advice on great albums and artists
Deffo what this guy said. ∆∆∆
@@adriangarcia8226 artists (and albums) like laurent garnier (unreasonable behaviour) or fabrice lig aka. soul designer (walking on a little cloud) from around the turn of the century are timeless classics imo. check 'em out.
@@adriangarcia8226 Hot since 82s album 8 track is one of my favourite new ones although it may be more edm. Anyone got any more recommendations?
As a "bedroom" electronic music producer, I just want to say "thanks." The amount of time many of us spend doing sound design, tweaking compressor settings, playing with reverb and delay times, and so on, would astound those who don't do the work. I don't know what makes for a good trombone tone in a jazz track (even though I play trombone...) but I can usually tell when someone uses a Korg M1 emulation rather than the real thing for a house piano.
Audiophile gear can reveal depths to electronic tracks that the producer intended to be heard, but get lost in mediocre listening conditions. Recently (the modern sub 1000-euro system) you commented on hearing the reverb tails. Yeah, that's important to me with electronic music, how does the reverb timing enhance the groove? How does that change over time? That'll get lost on ear buds. But on a nice system, in a nice room, it can really come alive.
I've got my share of jazz, acoustic, rock and pop too, but what I make, the language I speak, is electronic. Thanks for taking it seriously.
i can relate. sometimes i just get lost in tweaking on my reverb rack, just to notice i,ve been listening the same loop for one or two hours just playing with the reverb tails or other psychoacustic effects. though i am far away from producing audiophile or at least professional sounding tracks, i am more into jamming than into post production and a lot of physical knowledge is missing for finishing and mastering tracks. i would not want to miss my elektron boxes or analog bassline synths though!
@@qpidnyx3329 sounds like your ready to start producing
As a complete techno head, its astonishing how much your taste differs from mine. Just goes to show how lovely and varied techno music really is. You did get me to pick up the Hedd Type 20, so thanks a bunch for that recco.
What are your favorite techno albums?
@@jlw2826 i have the same question.
Yea would be good if you could list a few to juxtapose the list.
"Maximize the expirience of music we like with hifi gear"!!! Finally!!! Thank you!!!!💙💙💙
Love this. Such a fking relief to have eletronica given a voice in the rock/ballad/jazz echo chamber that is audiophilia. Thank you thank you thank you.
I sometimes disagree with the audiophile opinions presented in your channel, but the depth of knowledge you have in electronic music and the way to put it into words is terrific! Keep that content coming!
LSG Rendezvous in outer space - helped to define my college experience. That CD was always on loan to my good friends who treasured it. Amazing list - thanks for the pointers to many good sounds
I dare any audiophile to listen to Yosi Horikawa's 2013 "Vapor" album on a good stereo system and tell me electronic music has no place in high-end audio. The absolute joy this record conveys from the stereo imaging with sounds coming from all directions is something you need good gear to experience in full.
I'm enjoying Spaces by him. How does Vapor compare to that?
@@Kmo76 spaces is great but vapor is his masterpiece in my opinion. Unfortunately the CD is out of stock everywhere, I had to get it in flac until it's reissued or a used one appears.
Any experience of the vinyl issue of Vapor? A few copies are still available at reasonable cost, so I am kinda tempted.
@@DrOz-007 I never heard it in vinyl but the music is so good that if you have a good turntable I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
I still love to spin my Art of Noise LPs I bought in the 80s, and it's electronic as can be.
I'm so glad you made this video. I love audio, I work in the high end audio industry (I lead the circuits dept. at YG Acoustics), and I can't imagine fully enjoying it all without electronic music. Many of my co-workers and audiophiles I've met won't even delve enough into electronic music to find out if it has merit or not. Personally, techno has always been my favorite genre, but that might have something to do with how I spent the entirety of the 90's 🙂. That said, electronic music in general has so many amazing producers who meticulously sculpt completely alien and impossible soundstages out of fully synthesized, pristine sounds you might only get to hear that one time. Amon Tobin, Daily Bread, Tripp St., Tipper, Lorn, Charles The First, Noisia, Calibre .... anyone who hasn't heard those producers and others of their ilk have no idea that their kit can do double duty as a spaceship.
Most of what you listed, other than Hawtin, will be new to me (which is both very surprising and awesome.) I've loaded up a Tidal playlist with what I could, purchased 4 used CD's and purchased and downloaded 2 digital albums in FLAC because of this video!
BUT....
I was very surprised you didn't list AES Dana's "Pollen" ReMastered. As far as techno is concerned, I'm not sure I've ever heard a better sounding CD and it is a continuous mix! Anyway, for any who haven't heard it, it's a hypnotizing way to spend an hour with your system.
Great video!
Hi John,
I am so impressed by this video. I've been a techno dj for well over 10 years now and I am a passionate audiophile. I never, and I mean never come across anyone in the hifi world who cares about techno. Proper techno. Not the half-soft stuff that can be enjoyable, but isn't techno. I am especially impressed by you mentioning Basic Channel, Surgeon and Daniel Avery. Just stellar picks.
I guess I am about 10 or 15 years younger than you, and this difference means I was exposed to different techno than you. I know all the old legends as well of course, but it is not the kind of stuff that people play these days. I'd say that techno has matured over the years as well. I don't mean that in a bad way at all. What I mean is, the older stuff has this old-school sound that basically leans on what techno is all about. It's centered around the core of techno. As time progressed, people started taking things further and further. Things got more sophisticated, developed, better mixed and mastered and to me more interesting. I still love the older stuff as well of course. In case you are interested in more modern albums (meaning, made by people who weren't already raving in the 90's ;), then I can recommend these 2 albums:
SHXCXCHCXSH - STRGTHS
Dadub - You Are Eternity
Then there are 2 things you said I disagree with. First off, I think Gaiser is the worst out of the 10 to start with for unexperienced listeners. I think it will sound just plain boring to most. Secondly, I think that your statement about techno over 135 bpm and your are out should be adjusted. I know what you mean and see your point, but times have changed and more and more music is 135+ bpm now. Here is an example of an album passing 135 bpm a few times, without being overly fast or overdone (at least to me).
Paula Temple - Edge of Everything
Anyway, stellar video. I enjoyed it a lot! Found your channel through the Raspberry Pi videos that I intend to purchase, so thanks for that as well :)
Great video as always! Listening to the L.S.G album as we speak. I just wanted to say that I really like your approach towards hifi, music and being a reviewer/RUclipsr! I have binged almost all your videos even though I won’t be able to afford half of the stuff in the near future! I hope you will make another such top 10 video on (any kind of) music.
I have some album suggestions and although they are not techno, they are electronic, and continuesly mixed! In my honest opinion these are also really made to enjoy on a proper system!
Shpongle- Nothing last…but nothing is lost
Solar Fields - Extended
Hope you had a nice vacation!
Greetings from The Netherlands!
So much respect to finally find an audiophile into techno.
More than your attitude towards Techno, I like your attitude towards MUSIC!! Like you I have a diverse taste, Techno included, alongside electronic, ambient, Prog Rock (old and new) Metal of all shades, some more than others, and so much else inbetween. I used to drive the country for work with a cassette of System 7's 777 and Orbital's Brown album, and the discovery through you of other System 7 goodness has been brilliant. Carry on good Sir, you carry the flag with so many others of us. It's all good! Share and Enjoy
I wouldn't say that my taste is all the diverse. ;)
@@DarkoAudio Compared to many, maybe more than you appreciate. Keep up the good work, enjoy the reviews and the opinions they bring out of you :)
While Techno isn't my preferred genre, I did really enjoy the suggestions from your last "electronic music" list.
My favourite DJ mix of all time is probably Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure. The way it just weaves between sounds still holds up today.
And, although probably a bit more trance sounding, Sasha's Global Underground 009 from San Francisco comes pretty close behind (and Northern Exposure 2 pretty close behind that). None of these can really be classed as Techno though. And probably wouldn't fit in any of the lists I've seen you recommend either.
But I will, for sure, give these a listen.
Northern Exposure - yeah that one is on monthly repeat for me as well.
NE2 is amazing!!
NE & NE2 are tremendous.
I really love Sascha‘s Global Underground Ibiza mix. Also more trance/progressive trance and one hell of a listen. The first 30 mins of disc 1 is incredible.
Yeah Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure is one of the greatest mixes ever! I can still remember listening to it for the first time an amazing journey! It didn't leave my cd player for about 6 weeks after I was blown away! Northern Exposure 2 is also a great mix also!
Honestly, I love that you still champion CDs because I still love CDs. Thanks.
Was expecting to see the Sandwell District album in there :) truly a milestone of electronic music in the early 2010s era. I also second the guy that cited Voices from the Lake. Also, from the French scene, Polar Intertia's Kinematic Optics (and their EPs Indirect Light and The Last Vehicle) deserve an honorable mention. They sound awesome on great soundsystems. Please make more videos about electronic music ! Your content is awesome
I LOVE Sandwell District's stuff.
Wow from doorstops as desktop gear weights to an artist list to sink my teeth into....you keep it fresh and entertaining. Awesome channel keep it up
Thanks for this compilation. Being a Detroit resident and Electronic aficionado since Kraftwork days, this list piqued my interest. The audiophiles are shaking their collective heads in disbelief.
Great video. Been a techno fan for over 20 years. Nice for you to mention how little Techno crosses over into the audiophile world. And these albums are all 'proper techno'
There once was a time when rock was not considered “audiophile”. Can’t see any reason why electronic dance music can’t be considered audiophile.
I would argue decent electronica is actually more audiophile than rock; in many respects sonically closer to classical. IME, audiophile systems that suit & perform well with classical also suit & perform well with well-recorded quality electronica & techno.
@@marvinarmstrong3372 Agreed. Electronica can truly utilize entire spectrum, from under 20 Hz to 20k, with so many variations of sounds that can never be made naturally. And you often skip few processes that degrade quality from instruments to the mixer
Thank you for refreshing my memory. I haven't had a listen to the Stewart Walker Live Extracts album for ages, listened to that one a lot back in the days. Great stuff!
Thank You John for the up. I like Luke Slater a lot. Currently just have Greek Funk, All Exhale on CD. The track "love" off Freek Funk is a masterpiece.
I have the Wireless album by Mr Slater too.
One of my favorite albums that ...might fit this list is Hybrid's Live Angle. The transitions from ambient interludes to thumping techno are just massive (and very musical).
Great findings! for me the best ones are:
Speedy J - Loudboxer
Daniel Avery - DJ Kicks
Gaiser - Blank Fade
I’ve been in a musical discovery slump. I was so excited to see this video. I hope these recommendations get me out of the doldrums. It’ll be my weekend mix. Keep up the good work Darko! Love the vids.
Ohhh. Very debatable. But all your choices are solid. Since you have added a few mix CDs id like to mention a few also ;)
Note that all the below, like Dex, effects & 909 are the majority same artists.
1) DJ Rolando - Aztech Mystic Mix.
2) Claude Young - DJ Kicks
3) Stacy Pullen - DJ Kicks
4) Claude Young - Central Mix
5) Aux 88 - Electro Boogie
6) DJ Bone - Subject Detroit Vol 2
7) Dj Dijital - DJs in the Mix
8) IF - Mixed up in the Hague Vol 1
9) Jeff Mills - Mix up Vol 2
10) DJ Rolando - Vibrations
Other mix CDs that contain tracks from multiple artists that have stood the test of time
1) Laurent Garnier - X Mix
2) Kevin Saunderson - Xmix
3) Dave Clark - XMix
4) Dave Clark - Electro Boogie Vol 2
5) Laurent Garnier - Mixmag
6) Prins Thomas - Live @ Robert Johnson
7) Daniel Bell - Down the mind of
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Brilliant John. Found your videos, podcasts, and site in the past 6 months or so, when I was considering getting "back" into vinyl, and have really enjoyed catching up with a lot of your work. I remember getting... "Home Theater Review"(?) or some such magazine while in college in '89, and just loved reading stories about gear I had never heard, and could not afford as a 1st year college student.
Fast forward to now, and I've owned a Marantz receiver, small BA speakers for my small condo where I'm trying to be a "good neighbor", but enjoy the sounds from music and movies, and I feel like I've found a piece of myself I forgot about years ago... reading your work. It's a pleasure learning about gear I've never heard of, getting a sense about what a DAC is and what they can do for you, etc.
Keep up the great work, and cheers from the West Coast here in the US. :)
very good recommendations! in my list of top producers there is always Robag Wruhme, who is a master of playful, sophisticated, tweaky and surprising sounds, sometimes beautifully arranged atmospheric ambient sounds, sometimes this harsh banger dark club techno we all need and love from time to time. for me a true modern mozart ;)
Nice selection John! In line with this top 10 I would like to recommend the following continuous album from 2012:
Voices From The Lake - Voices From The Lake
It's most similar to the style of the mix done by Daniel Avery for DJ-Kicks. Keep it up!
Yep - that's a fantastic album!
One of my favorite ! A masterpiece.
Voices from the Lake is number 1 for me.
It’s so relieving and rewarding to find people with not only the same attitude but also needs fulfilled through techno. Eloquently put. Thank you.
finally
techno head here, not 100%
listen every type of music except for hard core metal
started to follow your channel because for the first time I saw a youtube channel that had my taste in music
One of my favorite videos! I don't know of any respected audiophile reviewer that has tackled this as you are exposing yourself to DJs along with audiophiles (hate that term). Much respect as a former Deep House, UK Breaks, & UK Drum & Bass Club DJ.
Here's a couple of my favorite (not continuous mix) Techno albums: Sandwell District: Feed Forward, 2011 & Function: Incubation, 2013. Enjoy!
Ha! You've now got me playing some daytime Techno! Job done!
Thats a helluva collection of techno producers. It covers the best of a number of styles of techno, and every one of them is a legend.
Great selection John! Nice to see that Stewart Walker album mentioned here, a true gem
Just ordered all 10 cd’s! Berlin is the capital of dance music! Well if your not turned away at the door!
...and Richie has never stopped innovating. The PlayDifferently mixer, taking hybrid DJing mainstream, the CLOSE combined release and his live act continually evolves!
Great Work John, though if I may mention some additional..
1 - Jeff Mills - The Occurrence
2 - Levon Vincent - Fabric 63
3 - Donato Dozzy K / J with Cio D’or
4 - Voices From The Lake
5 - Underground Quality - Tape Club Berlin
6 - Deepchord - Sommer
7 - Infinitati ( Intrusion Dubs ) Phase 90
8 - Ocktawian - Into A Strange Surface & Core
9 - Theo Parrish - Sound Signatures Volume 1
10 - Any Eli Verveine podcast mix. Yeah. I cheated with the last one!
Glad you gave Techno a room to audiophile context. One of my all time favorites is also Kenny Larkin with “Keys, Strings and Tambourine” not a mix though but classy, versatile and dynamic.
Speaking of dynamics any suggestions when considering speakers with good dynamics, tight and deep bass to listen to Techno music?!
This channel combines my two loves. Electronica and audio equipment
thank you for all these discoveries. I enjoy this kind of content so much. it gives us a good start in a genre we don't know. A big thank-you
Love this video, thanks for sharing mate. Still remember listening to Richie Hawtin: Decks, EFX & 909 on a pair of Adam Active Monitors at your apartment in Sydney all those years ago. Love seeing you go from strength to strength. Cheers - Galactic Soap from SNA
The System 7 album is absolutely incredible. Thanks for highlighting this as im a massive Trance/Psy Trance/Techno fan but hadn't heard this. I predict many speeding fines listening to this album in the car
Their 90s records are musically superior. Don't discount them. Hillage has played less and less riffs on S7 albums since Seventh Wave , and it's depressing.
Yesss, Speedy J. made some bangers in the early 90's. Pull Over being the most well known. Danced my ass off to that one😁
But Speedy J is much more than that. His albums Ginger and G-Spot are wonderful. In partically I like G-Spot. Great soundscapes and effects.
I love his 1995 "Live!" album, recorded at Pink Pop.
But, also seem him a couple of times at Mysteryland and walked away.
First thing he does, or at least did at the time, was boost the low to the max so you only heard a buzzing noise and no more mid and high frequencies.
Three years in a row, had enough.
Thank you John for the very thoughtful introspective journey into Techno. It is a genre I am trying to gain a deeper appreciation and this video really helped. Take care. Love, love the content always.
For me, techno is about tactile aesthetic quality. Techno is often an abstract art-form. I didn’t get it at first, and my personal journey reminds me of listening to metal for the first time.
I think some people struggle to get into metal because they hear unintelligible vocals and try to listen to it as they would clean vocals. Metal makes more sense when you treat the voice as another instrument in the band. Likewise, people struggle to feel the emotional journey of techno because they are listening through the lens of a song with a beginning, middle and end.
My first journey into techno was through the minimal sub genre. Recently I’ve particularly enjoyed Robert Hood’s powerful new track “The Struggle”. I’ll definitely be checking out these recommendations.
There's a ridiculous amount of audiophile electronica that is mind blowing through hifi.
Fantastic video. While I’m not a fan of techno, the point stands for all music that wouldn’t be considered “audiophile” music. Using a good hifi, I’ve recently discovered doom, drone and sludge metal, ambient and field recordings, and even rediscovered the alt rock of my teens and early 20s. This music give me a sense of immersion, joy and transcendence, just as much as the technical prowess of my system provides insight, dynamics, resolution and an organic feeling of the music. Listen to the music you like, the way you like to listen to it!
I’m new to Techno, I’ve always been a lover of trance in all its many forms.
Mainly the emotional vocal tracks with a more modern drop (giuseppe ottaviani or john o'callaghan) if you had any time to run through your experience of this genre I’d be hugely interested to hear you take and opinions.
I have notes the albums mentioned and will be widening my horizons.
Your passion for music is inspiring, keep up the good work 🎵
Being older, for me, I’m much more a house guy. I even lived in Chicago (sydneysider, originally) and went to the third or fourth iteration of The Warehouse, home of House music.
Same here. I gravitate towards the (soulful) house part of the electronic music spectrum. I didn't really begin to appreciate techno until I made my first trip to Germany.
Getting my kc62 tomorrow too pair with my wireless ii, looking forward to a night of techno, cheers John.
Thank you so much for this. I’ve sampled two of the albums on this list and i really enjoyed both. I like techno but i dont know how, and dont have the time to scout for albums that I like. A guide like this is perfect!
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Digging Gaiser's Blank Fade. Never in a million years would I have listened to this album before watching TECHNO albums for audiophiles. Thank you.
Thanks! I personally would have never gotten into audiophile stuff if I hadn't been into techno, house, and psytrance first. Some of us can be listening to hard-kicking techno while sipping tea and looking at the sunset :)
Tube Jerk’s Fold was revolutionary for me
Great list too!
I just created a playlist on Spotify with all of your suggestions and some extra's. Comes out at 251 songs and Over 24 hrs. This should be a good bit of fun on shuffle to explore. For those wondering the playlist is simply named Over 24 hr Techno and I'll try to remember to make it public. Thank you for showing me how to create a good list and explore Techno. I've always enjoyed synth/electronic music but never really dug into it. Now I can thank you...
Link! Or what is your user name there?
Thank you John for another great video. Discovered LSG through your recommendation and complete fell for another album of them "Rendezvous in Outer Space".
Loving it!!!
Finally! A name I recognize "Steve Hillage" a bought his albums in the 70-80's. Thanks for the new music suggestions. I dig this channel. Been bingeing last 24 hours, can't go to bed. Some really great band names!
John, thanks for these recommendations, a great headstart for folks like myself, who've never listened to techno. I'm 53. I'll listen to any music, opera, classical or metal, if I find it enjoyable. This is my first foray into techno, and thus far I'm enjoying it. I often listen to music when I'm in front of the PC. Many times I'm tempted to sing along, but that obviously affects my productivity. I find techno much easier because of the lack of lyrics.
My oh my! Watched this whilst having breakfast and drinking coffee and ended up down a very deep dark (yet joyful) techno hole. Dinner about to be served and we are still giving the speakers a run for their money! Brilliant vid. Ta very much!
Solid thanks for this video.
Just started with L.S.G and it's SUPERB.
Loved this video and so glad you put the last recommendation in, that's my favourite.
I dig it. I come from more the ambient techno side myself (all the stuff Soma FM and Groove Salad turned me on to 20 years ago) but it's good to discover similar music. Thanks!
Got late into the comments section. Took me time to listen to all these recommendations. Great job. Am not really in techno, but loved the selection. Thanks John!
Good selection you've chose there. Carl Cox's first FACT mix would be in there for me.
Noting your Sasha and Digweed avatar… you sir know your stuff. My fave album of all time. Bladerunner still gives me the chills.
@@johnhastie7118 came here looking for a Sasha and Digweed comment. Absolute legends and still tearing it up.
Thank you! I've been waiting for a follow up to your last music video. This is right up my alley 👍
I enjoy these videos. Darko gives a sense of perspective to the music rather than listening to random Spotify playlists.
Nice selection! I adore that Richie Hawtin mix. That B-movie sample is from Evil Dead II, one of my all-time favourite films!
Groovy!
Thanks for the music recs. Enjoying it so far.
Title of your video grabbed me! I was expecting a couple artists on the roster, but didn't see them. However, you really nailed it with the line up you have already. Excellent stuff!!
Thanks for sharing on your techno ground zero love and what I call “music for motorcycling”. Some more to explore when riding through the canyons of Northern California and Live Transmissions from System 7 is still a top moto flying fav.
Thanks. Always good to get new suggestions for good music.
Be cool to hear a list of your nostalgic electronica compilations from back in the good old days. Like Sasha and Digweed - Northern Exposures....
sweet! i love electronic music and used to consume a lot of techno back in the late 90's early 2000's. one of the things i love about this channel is the use of electronic music in the videos. also glad comments are on ;-)
godammit John, you should have 1M subscribers.
Great selection John, although I'm surprised Jeff Mills live at the liquid rooms Tokyo wasn't included.
To be fair, the genre is so immensely broad I'm glad he mentioned one album I actually own (Loudboxer).
Yes, Surprised The Wizard isn’t in there somewhere. I’m sure John Peel would have something too say about that.
I love discovering "new" music, at least new to me. I loved the moody ambient video you did a few months ago and am loving this one. Gaiser, System 7, Daniel Avery (who you recommended earlier with Song for Alpha), and all the rest. Jamming out....
Dude!!! This Robert Hood album is amazing!!!!!Thanks
Thanks for the thoughtful list! I've been stuck in a Traumprinz (and his many aliases) rut for about three years now. His mixes are genius, cannot get enough, highest recommendation!
Thanks John plenty to dig into! Can I throw Porter Rick’s 1996 Biokinetics in there too! Cheers again :D
Really great to see Speedy J … G-Spot by him is unreal
Great list of techno. Been listening to electronic music since the 80s when I discovered The Art of Noise and never looked back.
I loved this. Enjoying music and talking music is the real reason we like audio equipment in the first place.
Coming from Scotland I have to say Slam - Positive Education is up there as one of the best techno floor fillers, in fact any release from Soma is up there with the best
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Nice, old techno has now usurped dad rock for aging audiophiles. It was a matter of time, I suppose...
I would suggest Mixed Live: Carl Cox at Crobar Chicago as an addition to the list. Such a raw and honest capture of techno culture at the time. Not as aesthetic as the albums suggested in the video; many small corrections and rough mixes, as most dj mixes tend to be live, but so powerful.
Warning: Tinnitus sufferers beware
“What the hell is that?”
“Maybe something, trying to force its way into our world”
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YES!
Thanks a lot for the list. I would also suggest "Blomma" by Minilogue. Brilliant continues Studio/Live album by Sebastian Mullaert and Markus Henrikson.
oh and not continues, but one of the best techno albums of all time is "Crashtest" by Martin Buttrich :)
My goto when it comes to techno is Kai Tracid. Two tracks in particular are Trance And Acid, and To Many Times....
While this isn't a complete album, it becomes a complete album when it's on repeat for a whole day....
The music videos of both tracks are great just the same.....
Thanks for doing this! I've really been trying to get into electronic music.
I like it, but feel lost within it not knowing artists, apart for very very few, and usually not knowing what to listen to next
John, don't worry about the die-hard audiophiles........they'll get over it! Thanks again for this video.
A few amazing gems discovered on your list... I love the Stewart Walker Live Extracts mix... that's definitely an album I'll be returning to a lot. Thanks for the great video
I was looking for the Scion album to appear. It’s a perfect example of using BC tracks to make something new.
You've got such a clear, concise way of speaking. Your videos are awesome G
I love this sort of video. New music recommendations are always welcome. Thanks John.
Brilliant! As an ex-raver from the 90's to a full blown audiophile - thank you! - much love bruv.
Would love to hear your choices for the more ambient tunes from Aphex Twin, The Orb, etc...
I’ve always included some live sets from Chris Liebing (circa 2013 because of his track selection during that time just prior to his style change) and also the first (green colored cover) F.A.C.T by Carl Cox. Absolutely mental and on a really good well planned out system sounds amazing. I also love Speedy-J.
What I really want are digitally remastered versions of DJ Dan (circa mid to late ‘90’s Funky Techno Tribe) mixtapes. So raw, so visceral and his track selection is wild.
When it comes to electronic dance music, album consumption is rare. When it comes to Techno, is an unicorn. I've been listening to thousands of tracks, not packed in an album, hence my curiosity in watching this clip. Good one! 👍
Do you like stephan bodzin or oliver huntemann? Are they big in Germany?
@Zach Stokes I like a lot of the Berlin techno guys but I don’t know if the ones I listen to are some of the best and most respected because I don’t know much about that genre