Courtesy of... One genre that I've always been a fan of is Techno. Be it Detroit, Minimal, Schranz, Acid, Nortec, Ghettotech, or Tech House; I'm on it, but Detroit is the business (but that's for another post). Granted, my knowledge up to this point is somewhat superficial, though I like to think I know a fair amount with the artists I listen to. I probably know a little more than the next cat, but far from being able to school the aficionado. Don't ask me to write a thesis on it.
Case in point.
Someone asked me about Plastikman the other day, like it was the newest shit. I was more than glad to provide info and recommendations to satisfy his curiosity. I love doing that kind of shit, hence this blog.
But, back to minimal techno.
Below are two mixes that I've been giving heavy rotation, courtesy of the quality folks at Lowerdepths and The Electric Company. Not only do those guys know good drum and bass (ahem Digital + Spirit), but they also know good techno. I have them to thank for some great listening, and to my boy Phatdak for turning me on to Basic Channel. Minimal techno epitomizes the brilliant use of space.
Enjoy.
gathering 2000 application
[the electric company]
[mid 1999]
01. rhythm & sound: distance [rhythm & sound]
02. micronism: constructing space [nurture]
03. peak:shift: not invented here [nurture]
04. kit clayton: kiatakkalett [~scape]
05. various artists: no. 8 [fatcat]
06. maurizio: m4 [m]
07. studio one: gold [studio one]
08. phylyps: trak ii [basic channel]
09. round three: acting crazy [main street]
01. rhythm & sound: roll off /s [rhythm & sound]
02. photek: yendi [science]
03. doc scott: honey [metalheadz]
04. maurizio: m7 [m]
05. various artists: no. 3 [chain reaction]
06. aphex twin: tha [apollo]
07. omni trio: byte sized life [moving shadow]
08. carl craig: at les [planet e]
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Moving off the beaten path, Calculon gets into some downtempo detour action with Photek's Yendi & Scottie's Honey (which is some classic Metalheadz box set tunage).
mark's mixtape
[the electric company]
[circa 2001]
01. son.sine: mudita [nurture]
02. niederflur: kalk kapelle [m_nus:nd]
03. son.sine: karuna [nurture]
04. donnacha costello: lateral thinking [force labs]
05. theorem: shift [m_nus:th]
06. m.r.i.: kompression [force tracks]
07. jan jelinek: tendency [~scape]
08. peak: shift [nurture]
09. moron: part 1 [tektite]
10. move d: µst [plug research]
01. kid 606: sometimes (farben rmx) [force labs]
02. maurizio: m6 [m]
03. round four: find a way [main street]
04. convextion: crawling and hungry [tektite]
05. akufen: 1.0 [trapez]
06. son.sine: upekah [nurture]
07. moron: part 24 [tektite]
08. vladislav delay: ramaat [chain reaction]
09. björk: all is full of love (µ-ziq 7 miinute rmx) [one little indian]
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And since I mentioned Basic Channel, below is a taste of the goods.
-The Is The Warning, Phase 1
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