Top three legends of techno?

[AUYA]

- Chris Liberator
- Henry Cullen

[ncw]

as for the Detroit legends, they once made great music but it aint changed an inch since 94.... :roll:

Try leaving your vinyl in the sun.

[Small Paul]

Jeff Mills - whether you like him or not, I'd say that you have to admit that he did help bring techno forward. And I've heard it to death but I still like Liquid Rooms

Chris Liberator - undisputed daddy of acid techno IMO, and has promoted the name of underground/squat/illegal parties. The stuff he and the other Liberators did in the 90s with acid techno was groundbreaking. And he's still going strong!

Henry Cullen - one of the best producer/djs/artists to come out of techno in ages. Quality dj, wicked producer and he's written some classics over the last few years. And he managed to inject a bit of fun into techno when it really needed it. He's rightly turned into quite a heavyweight these days.

[Rhys]

NOT Dave Clarke.

not because he's mixed up metrosexual twat but because he always picks the wrong track on an EP to play and ain't actually very good, imo, considering his hype. Actually two of my mates are technically better and don't have bitch-tits - why ain't they famous you ask = because they refused to take coke with tossers like Dave Clarke every day and suck corporate cock - like mr Clarke.

only my opinion.

Have you mates made any tunes half as good as Red 2?

[teknorich]

DJ Bone is technically excellent. Sadly he's still playing the same set as he has been for the last 5 years. (Anyone want to hear Flash - Fix???) Gone down the Mills route of just playing the same old tracks. Got tired and dull.

[krakp0t]

[Sunil]

why not? might not be the first person people would think as a 'legend' but to me he is.

Fair enough. I guess I see him more as a messenger than an innovator/legend like Mills or Atkins etc.

[ANDROID]

1. CARL COX
2. CHRIS LIBERATOR
3. DAVE THE DRUMMER

[jonnyspeed]

NOT Dave Clarke.

not because he's mixed up metrosexual twat but because he always picks the wrong track on an EP to play and ain't actually very good, imo, considering his hype. Actually two of my mates are technically better and don't have bitch-tits - why ain't they famous you ask = because they refused to take coke with tossers like Dave Clarke every day and suck corporate cock - like mr Clarke.

only my opinion.

Have you mates made any tunes half as good as Red 2?

In my opinion - yes.

[slavestudios]

as for the Detroit legends, they once made great music but it aint changed an inch since 94.... :roll:

Try leaving your vinyl in the sun.

why ? so they can get all warped like cheap detroit vinyl ?

pick a current Detroit 12 form any artist in Detroit. pick one from 5 years previous. can u spot the difference ? i cant. dont get me wrong, i used to love UR etc, when i started djin in 95, but nearly 10 years later its the same old same old... they aint moved or evolved.

anyway, the whole ideal of 'legend' is questionable imo. there are ppl who knock their balls in week in week out running things behind the scenes & they NEVER get the props ppl like DC do...

[slavestudios]

the true legends are the residents the world over. week in week out, they are there without fail. paid piss all & never fail to show.


i salute them all :clap: techno, jungle, hip hop or house... whatever. THESE ppl are legends.

[Stella Boy]

the true legends are the residents the world over. week in week out, they are there without fail. paid piss all & never fail to show.


i salute them all :clap: techno, jungle, hip hop or house... whatever. THESE ppl are legends.

:clap: :clap: - Well fukcing said.

[dirty_bass]

the true legends are the residents the world over. week in week out, they are there without fail. paid piss all & never fail to show.


i salute them all techno, jungle, hip hop or house... whatever. THESE ppl are legends.

Yes mate :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Couldn`t be more true :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[djfurness]

mine would be

1) the voodoo at le bateau...unbelievable club....back when i was 15/16 this was the place to be...while everyone around me leavin school and that was gettin into scouse house and happycore....i was in here seein what a real good time is!

2) mark eg & ribbz...sorry...but if it wasnt for mark & ribbzy i may well never have found techno....back in the days when i went to every helter skelter...mark & sean were practically the only dj most of the time playing techno in the technodrome....and it took me away from bein a 15 year old happycore lover into someone amazed at this sound that was coming from the technodrome speakers....legend

3) dj rush....say what you like about rush....hes a ****in legend...his set in the voodoo in 2002 was quite possibly the best 2 hours ive ever been in a club...hes incredible....just fierce stormin techno....just what i like!

[sash]

1) Dave Clarke - The mix he did in Melbourne 2001 changed me forever. Yeah sure he loves wearin leather pants n shitt but who cares. When he wants to, he rocks the crowd like no other, though i have seen some of his sets that sucked.

2)Vitalic - That pony ep just opened up a million doors in my brain. I can't even begin to describe the inspiration that ep gives me. Even my sister likes his tracks and she hates techno. Everyone loves Vitalic...don't they?

Lawrie Immersion - He just produces the most amazing music. I can't imagine more perfect techno. He should b locked up :)

[sash]

sorry for postin again but i gotta give special mention to 3 other artists.

Vangelis - At the end of the film Blade Runner when the credits r rollin, that vangelis track just sounds amazing. when i was a kid in the 80's, i saw that film once and that track just sounded like the future.

The movie 'the warriors' - the music that plays throughout the film the warriors is also like future techno music or something. It's just perfect and it's made in like 1978.

Tangerine Dream - In the film 'the sorceror' starring Roy Scheider (dude from Jaws and Sea quest), Tangerine Dream just make the most amazing music. I can't describe it.

These 3 moments in my life were the beginning of techno for me.

[mek]

Well being from California and fairly new to playing techno (about 3 years) my influences aren't as old-school.

Julian Liberator - First acid techno dj I ever saw, I saw him perform in San Francisco with Chris and Aaron, this was around the time of the earlier 4x4 releases and I had never heard anything like this set before. Being a trance dj at the time it made me realize that Techno was just more quality and had a "bigger" sound than Trance. This was the best set I've ever seen hands down.

Chris Liberator - Saw him blow it up with Aaron and Julian and got turned on to my favorite label of the first few years I played techno, Maximim Minimum. "Process Yellow" was my favorite track for about a year!

D.A.V.E. the Drummer - Once I was turned on to the SUF family of labels I started checking out his releases and getting turned on to tracks with more funk to them. I never thought electronic music could be so funky and driving at the same time.. amazing!

[Si the Sigh]

1) Lawrie Immersion - No one made acid techno like the stuff he produced. The early Routemasters are fu*king awesome! None of his tunes seem to age IMO. I still go completely mental when I hear tracks like Piston, Sonar, Lock, In the forehead, etc; He seems to be able to turn his hand to all forms of techno & be amazing.

2) Helter Skelter's Technodrome - Ok, I know its not a DJ, and its only a room, but it was legendary and I heard some amazing sets there over the years, from Lenny Dee & Producer's sounds right through to Aztec & Ribbzy and M-Zone & Mark EG.

3) All at Stay Up Forever - Henry, Chris, Guy, Ant, Aaron, etc. all produce quality music, are top blokes & are like a little techno family & thats what the scene needs more of IMO.

[death on a stick]

For once I agree wholeheartedly with MARK EG. Atkins, Mills, Aphex. Just about every strain of techno can be traced back to these people.

Anyone who mentioned Glenn Wilson, Mark EG, Immersion, any of the Liberators or DAVE the Drummer is either very badly informed or just living up to the BOA policy of unashamed sycophancy. No matter how much you like them, these people are completely insignificant in the context of this thread.

[neko]

Anyone who mentioned Glenn Wilson, Mark EG, Immersion, any of the Liberators or DAVE the Drummer is either very badly informed or just living up to the BOA policy of unashamed sycophancy.

thats a bit harsh.
surely everyone is entitled to form their own opinions. just because you dont agree with it doesnt mean they're badly informed.