Looking for techno music...

the_grip on 20/10/2010 at 17:13

This is so far out of my normal genre of music that I'm not sure where to start looking, so here goes my question from a complete noob in the area.

I'm looking for what I'd describe as edgy/naughty techno for lack of better terms. Something one would hear at Tao Beach in Las Vegas, not on the safe local Top 40 stations around the country.

Any suggestions are appreciated :)

Mr.Duck on 20/10/2010 at 17:46

Breakfast in Vegas by Praga Khan is amusing :D

And has a naughty edge to it.

:cool:

Kuuso on 20/10/2010 at 18:57

Just have to ask, do you mean techno as in the genre or just electronic dance music with high tempo?

henke on 20/10/2010 at 19:35

Since he's not familiar with the genre I'd guess he means electronic music in general.

But naughty.

this is what I'm gonna suggest: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnsq9XtpmEk) u can't ignore my techno (technoness debateable)

Aja on 20/10/2010 at 19:39

Does anybody know what techno actually is?

(I don't)

the_grip on 20/10/2010 at 19:43

Kuuso, henke's right, I don't know the difference really. Let's go with both or whatever else you all feel my fall into the ballpark.

Duck, great, thanks!

Thanks for the recs, please keep 'em coming!

p.s. henke I can't see youtube at work (it's blocked), but a quick google led me to Electric Six, awesome

henke on 20/10/2010 at 19:46

Electric Six is really more Dance-Punkish. But they do have that one awesome song about the power of techno: "Synthesizer".

Briareos H on 20/10/2010 at 20:00

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c5TJk1ny2k)

Man that music video is so awful :D

the_grip on 20/10/2010 at 20:02

ah... I thought your link was pointing to the song Synthesizer

Briareos, thanks but can't see youtube until this evening.

Muzman on 20/10/2010 at 21:01

Quote Posted by Aja

Does anybody know what techno actually is?

(I don't)

It's fairly hard to define (No! :rolleyes:) But mostly it seems to refer to the more poppy and mainstream sound. That definition doesn't really help if it was never really mainstream where you are, I know. But most of the leading famous tunes seem to come from the old days, before endless sub genres formed.

However... a lot of the old tunes I would have labelled Techno, fairly unambiguously, I've also seen called Rave in recent years or I'd also recognise as House. Basically the only band I've seen called Techno consistently is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-hSgL1R74) Orbital

And this is probably no help at all.