Top three legends of techno?

[MARKEG]

Who are you real legends? I just mean from the last 20 years. People who changed the face of music. List only three.

For me:

1) Juan Atkins - always will be the biggest superstar of them all for me. Sadly techno tends to forget what he did for us all. I think one of the moments where I knew music was my destiny was listening to 'No UFO's'. Juan Atkins was a visionary if ever there was one. One of the proudest moments of my life was interviewing him in 1995. I could hardly string a sentence together.

2) Jeff Mills/UR - When I first heard UR I couldn't believe it. The message in there music was so strong. Then Mills seemed to appear from the shadows. His Waveform Transmissions series was a groundbreaking point in techno music. Then of course there was his DJing. So unique, but just so damn crazy.

3) Aphex Twin - Showed me a totally new side to techno music. And opened my mind to something that I never thought was there. Listen back to some early Aphex releases and I'm just in awe at the difference. How did this man think of such greatness? Were it not for Richard James I'd still be listening to 4/4 kick drums 24/7. God you have to love this guy ;)

[Louk]

I dont have music by those so for me it would be the following

Kay D Smith + Thomas Pogadl
D.A.V.E The Drummer
Sven Vath

you can see im really a trancer cant you

Louk

[MARKEG]

Well YES (!!!!) because we need more than just a listing!!! Hehehe. No I'm only joking :)

No seriously everyone, a short paragraph beside what you write would be really helpful I think ;)

[Louk]

OK

Kramer + Thomas Pogadl because they taught me a kick drum can be a sick evil twisted thing and distorted toms/bongo drums work so well over hard percussive twisted sick filth mayhem

D.A.V.E The Drummer - putting the fun back into the techno and some awesome percussion grooves and the fact he can make the most eclectic sample into something wonderful.

Sven Vath because the funky techno he plays is wicked stuff and I respect the guy as both a trance + techno producer - it's all good

Louk

[Louk]

p.s all 3 showed me the way :)

Louk

[MARKEG]

:)

keep going everyone!!!

[NooNoo]

DAVE The Drummer
Jeff Mills
Lawrie Immersion

[dan the acid man]

1; ritchie hawtin:

this guys music got me into techno, hearing substance abuse, blew me away, and iv'e never been the same person since. Also his plastikman releases are legendary, artefakts bc still get's played just about every week for me.

2; jeff mill's;

his djing is second to none, i first heard him on a radio show not long after i was starting to discover acid techno, and this guy opened my ears to a more varied selection of this music.

3; D.A.V.E the drummer;

this guy is a legend, his tracks have always had that bit of magic to them, always made for the floor, and the productuion is always spot on.
his live sets are inspiring and his dj sets are excellent.

[BloodStar]

Glenn Wilson - great work in background of all the labels and for establishing a new standard of pumpin sound in techno releases :lol:
Mark EG - the most furious Dj sets, i could ever seen. great production. gr8 leader of BOA community :clap: :clap:
Jeff Mills can't miss in the top3

[azerom04]

Joey Beltram - For making so many techno classics, when techno was only a glint in the eye of acid house.

Jeff Mills - I might not like him that much, but he gave techno direction when it was lost in a sea of glam house and trance. That i Salute.

Cari Lekebusch - For producing twisted dark electronic funk of the highest quality.

[romelpotter]

my 3 are :

1) Jeff Mills - The first Mills stuff i herd was the waveform releases and it blew me away, the the liquid rooms mix came along and this has to be the one thing that has totally shaped my mixing style. I also spent 7 years getting every record off this cd. very costly :lol:

2) Carl Cox - In the early days, he totally influenced me with his old hardcore mix's. seeing him rock at cream week in and week out turned me from mainly wanting to be a rock star, to getting a pair of decks. Nobody can't say that he hasn't done a hell of a lot for techno and electronic music no matter what he is up to at the moment.

3) Voodoo@clear - What a club. To me I was so affected by this place, it defined what my Idea of a techno venue should be (on a small to med scale). Going there every week meeting everybody was something I will always look back on very fondly. To hear that it is about to start up again gives me a rush of blood to the head.

[tioneb]

derrick may, juan atkins, kevin saunderson

the true godfathers ....

i would say they are a bit outdated and that hood, mills, hawtin would desserve some more respect becasue they succeeded in staying at the top for so many years.

[MangaFish]

this is more a personal list than anything:

carl cox: this guy is by far, my most favourite DJ. the guy is psykic!

dave the drummer: probably the artist that features the most heavily in my mixes. nice tough clubby tunes whilst still being funky and having a groove of some sorts. and then there is the label he runs!

picotto: sad but true, BXR was the 1st label i got hooked to. i dont really lokk at his older stuff with the same passion i used to, but the guy deserves some credit for being one of the biggest influences then i was still descovering my sound. he was also the 1st DJ i ever saw play (a 6 hour set @ gatecrasher)

[dirty_bass]

Jeff Mills: When DJing at his best he is the best, and I am priveliged to have seen him on top form. It`s a cliche to mention the guy I know, but I saw him one time, and his set just went up and up and up and up for hours. I thought I was in heaven.

Henry Cullen. Without this man`s music, I would never have taken the path into squat techno, becoming part of a rig, and then setting up a label. Maximum respect to henry.

Trent Reznor. For pure sound manipulation this guy taught me loads, and still does. He showed me you can make hard electronic music emotional beyond just anger. Mad electronic genius that he is.

[Adverse]

legends eh? techno is old enough imo to have legends yet.

[Patrick DSP]

legends eh? techno is old enough imo to have legends yet.

eat it mark,
stop fishing for arguments.

[TRB]

for me is

D.A.V.E. The Drummer
Glenn Wilson
Mark EG

[crazyxray]

1) Jeff Mills
because there is no other who plays like he did. No more words

2) Richie Hawtin
he is the one who come close to Jeff. Also a fast guy. May a bit tighter than Jeff. His productions are also just awesome. He is always 2 years infront of the others.

3) Laurent Garnier.
He have to be in this toplist. All his sets are very different and he has always the right tune in the right time.

[krakp0t]

1. juan atkins - without model 500, i don't think we'd be having this discussion. in my mind he really was the tru progenitor of the sound. "no ufo's" came out 1985. still sounds amazing. juan was making tracks like this when mills, hood and banks were in still diapers.
"off to battle" still gives me the chills.

2. renaat vandepapeliere - founder of R&S records. i can't imagine a more influental record label in electronic music. first release was "can't get enough of your love" in 1982 by big tony when acid house was just a glint in disco's eye. R&S; miles ahead of the curve.

3. derrick may - founder transmat records. personally, i'm not that fanatical about derrick's own work, but where anyone be without his record label? so many classics - "the art of stalking", "ocean to ocean", "energy flash" etc. were it not for "strings of life" altern 8 would've never made evapor 8. props to derrick for taking over demf / movement as well.

[krakp0t]

if i could make another list i'd put jeff mills, kevin saunderson, mad mike, sven vaeth, rob hood, joey beltram, james pennington, dave clarke, richie hawtin, chris liberator, richard d james, jay denham, carl craig and frankie bones on it too.

some tough choices there.