How important is Adam Beyer to techno?

[ds2]

don't get me started on that dumb ass "beyer popularising techno" comment again, forgot about that. that's what originally made me post :lol:

just had a bollocking from the missus for playing games, drinking too much and waffling all day on here so i better make her dinner.

[SlavikSvensk]

i think whether you like him or not, adam beyer was a huge influence on what techno is today. sort of like what you were saying about jeff mills...though in a very different (and probably less fundamental) way...

[Sunil]

ffs sake! i respect dirty_bass opinion a 100 %. if he doesn't like a mills track (mmh, i know where you are comng from), then that's it. why waffle around for hours???????

There was an investigation going on. Sometimes these things take a bit of time ;)

A funny twist or two in this, and I'm still not convinced either. I thought Stoll was "the man" as far as you were concerned Dirty, now you don't like much of his stuff. Earlier in this thread you weren't a fan of Beyer, but suddenly you could name a number of records you liked by him. By this rational there are records of Mills' that you like. I don't believe that there aren't *any* out there, sorry.

[Mindful]

I personaly like Beyer and love Drumcode he has influenced me quite alot and I think him and the rest of the Swedish boys have done there part for techno.
I will allways listen to his new stuff but rarley buy it.I like his dark breakey stuff and the loopy stuff but not too much of a fan of his latest releases to be honest.

All in all I think the Swedish techno sound is good club techno and if im playing out there is allways at least one of his records in my bag infact ive hammerd the shit out Kosheen on the Beyer and Hennrik B double on Drumcode.

So nothing but respect for the man from me.

[Sunil]

I personaly like Beyer and love Drumcode he has influenced me quite alot and I think him and the rest of the Swedish boys have done there part for techno.
I will allways listen to his new stuff but rarley buy it.I like his dark breakey stuff and the loopy stuff but not too much of a fan of his latest releases to be honest.

All in all I think the Swedish techno sound is good club techno and if im playing out there is allways at least one of his records in my bag infact ive hammerd the shit out Kosheen on the Beyer and Hennrik B double on Drumcode.

So nothing but respect for the man from me.

I really like some of the Madeye stuff, not 100% original, but what is these days? It works.

The Truesoul stuff I'm undecided on, the vocals by Robert Manos ruined (in my opinion) what was a strong split 12" from ADJD and Beyer on the new one. I like the fact that the Swedes are trying new things; the vocals on some of their tracks, while working sometimes, come off sounding bad at other times.

[ds2]

There was an investigation going on. Sometimes these things take a bit of time ;)

:lol:

[SlavikSvensk]

I really like some of the Madeye stuff, not 100% original, but what is these days? It works.

The Truesoul stuff I'm undecided on, the vocals by Robert Manos ruined (in my opinion) what was a strong split 12" from ADJD and Beyer on the new one. I like the fact that the Swedes are trying new things; the vocals on some of their tracks, while working sometimes, come off sounding bad at other times.

i like most of what i've heard on truesoul. not for everyone, but i think it's important that poeple try to explore the soulful side of techno in a way that isn't just an homage to detroit...nothing wrong with detroit-style tracks, of course, it's just nice for me to hear more quality melodic techno that is different.

[Joseph Isaac]

well it was his tunes and his labels that got me into techno so obviously i rate the guy

;)

Same here!

[dirty_bass]

ffs sake! i respect dirty_bass opinion a 100 %. if he doesn't like a mills track (mmh, i know where you are comng from), then that's it. why waffle around for hours???????

There was an investigation going on. Sometimes these things take a bit of time ;)

A funny twist or two in this, and I'm still not convinced either. I thought Stoll was "the man" as far as you were concerned Dirty, now you don't like much of his stuff. Earlier in this thread you weren't a fan of Beyer, but suddenly you could name a number of records you liked by him. By this rational there are records of Mills' that you like. I don't believe that there aren't *any* out there, sorry.

Man you people are so black and white.

I have a lot of stoll records.
Most of them were free.
Out of about the 12 or 13 I won.
I like about 4
These 4 are class records.
The rest are pretty poor.
As I said when he is good, he is great, when he sucks, he really sucks.

Or do you people latch onto one artist and just love everything they do regardless of personal taste?

As for beyer. I`m not a fan. But I have a few records with him on.
Do I have to be a fan to own his records?
Or do you have to be a fan and follower of everything you own?

hahaha, I MUST LIKE MILLS

hahahahahaha
sorry, I don`t like anything.
I got mills tracks, and a few albums, but I didn`t pay for them, and I don`t ever listen to them.

Man, you guys rather pathetic attempt at character assassination is actually curing my caffeine withdrawl now. Nice one.

Keep trying.


Next thing you`ll try and convince me that I like Robbie Williams.

[Adverse]

I can`t believe dummies are being spit over matters of taste.
I`ve got no problem with the oldies production, nor do I think they are crap.
Just don`t like em.

Hey, I don`t like Mars Volta, or Metallica. Anyone else wanna spit a dummy?

the ****. whatever. *spit*

[Adverse]

i think whether you like him or not, adam beyer was a huge influence on what techno is today. sort of like what you were saying about jeff mills...though in a very different (and probably less fundamental) way...

techno today.. lol if i influences what techno is today i'd call it a day and book it to india.

[Sunil]

Man, you guys rather pathetic attempt at character assassination is actually curing my caffeine withdrawl now. Nice one.

Keep trying.

If I were a neutral I'd say you've dug a bit of your own hole in this thread, but I'm not, so...

There's no character assasination going on, just a pretty open and frank conversation.

This goes back to you saying Mills is totally irrelevant to you in techno. However you still own records by him. That definitely adds up, doesn't it? Oh, but you won these in a raffle or got them as promos? Ok, I see :roll:

Re: Stoll, he pretty much falls into the Mills mould in that he can or has the capacity to churn it out and his bad tracks will sound weak in comparision to the good ones. Are you trying to tell me that everything Boyd Rice did was great? No, but you still rate him. Likewise I don't bite on everything Stoll does, but I still rate him for the good stuff, and consider myself a fan. That's all we're talking about here. I don't add up the amount of records I've heard by one producer and subtract the ones I didn't like, therefore coming to a negative opinion or judgement on them. You've even started threads about Stoll before raving about him, so stop changing your tune all of a sudden.

If someone's done something worthwhile, be it only a couple of records, then I'd consider them relevant, I wouldn’t say the opposite. I don’t like most of Josh Wink’s output but I still rate him for one or two tracks, so to me I certainly don’t dislike him or consider him irrelevant.

I dunno, the bigger they are the harder they fall. In your case it’s often “The bigger they are, the less respect you pay them”, and that’s pretty shit I have to say.

[dirty_bass]

Well look, I¬m majorly cranky from all the headaches I`m getting having cut out the caffeine.
But I do consider mills irrelevant to me.
Yes, I got a load of promo`s , plus I got gieven a load of techno when my mate got rid of his records.
I don`t like his stuff, and influence wise, he`s not affecting me.
So that`s it.
Not everyone who likes techno likes mills.
Not everyone who likes drum and bass likes roni size.
This is the way of the world.

[ds2]

Man you people are so black and white.
.

unlike your answers to straight forward questions.

sorry, I don`t like anything.
I got mills tracks, and a few albums, but I didn`t pay for them, and I don`t ever listen to them.

Man, you guys rather pathetic attempt at character assassination is actually curing my caffeine withdrawl now. Nice one.

Keep trying.

deary me, stop being paranoid.

so you blagged some free records, well done. do they include seawolf, mecca, drama ep, other day ep, purpose maker 1-5, the waveform albums? have you heard those records?

if you have and still don't like him then fair enough. i'll leave you to your ade fenton, samuel session and caffeine addiction :lol:

[dirty_bass]

mate have you ever had caffeine withdrawl?
I was so tired all week at work I was on 8 or 9 cups of filtered a day
I cut it out this weekend and I have been having psychotic headaches.
I nearly killed a couple of kids behind me today in the cinema during Sith, for talking.

Yes, I have seawolf and drama ep
waveform albums, yikes, don`t get me started on them.
It`s a matter of taste. There`s plenty of stuff I like I`m sure you`ll hate, but I won`t go nuts over it.
Yes, I have a fenton track I like, and also one samuel sessions record.
But you`ll make loads of assumptions and assum I probably buy all their stuff.

I pledge no allegiance to any artist or label.
Whenever I go record shopping, I just ask for all the new stuff, and I go through it all methodically, and buy the stuff I like.
Regardless of name, or whether they are trendy or in favour or whatever

Can we just end this.
I don`t like any mills, and you don`t believe me.
I`m happy with that.

[basslinejunkie]

imo weather you rate him or not (me not being a fan of his work) he has took techno (in whatever shape or form) to a wider audiance,which can only be good for the music,and the scene.

[dirty_bass]

Ahhh but what about beyer.
Obviously opinion here thinks he made contribution to techno at all.

[SlavikSvensk]

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techno today.. lol if i influences what techno is today i'd call it a day and book it to india.[/quote]

you seem think that i think techno today is great, and this is all due to adam beyer.

not so.

saying he was a huge influence on what techno today is a statement i made devoid of value judgements. as i've said a number of times here, the records by adam beyer that i like are not necessarily the ones that i think have influenced techno.

personally, i think most techno is crap right now, has been for years, and that's something i have said consistantly in my posts on BOA.

that said, i'm not blaming adam beyer himself for this either, and i do like some of his records a lot...that has nothing to do with why this thread is here.

i happen to think that one aspect of his stuff has been picked up on and copied ad nauseum...and i'm curious why that is.

only a few people on the 9 pages here have given intelligent replies to that question

[Sunil]

i happen to think that one aspect of his stuff has been picked up on and copied ad nauseum...and i'm curious why that is.

Drum based techno. More emphasis on the rhythm and grittiness, as opposed to melody and massive hooklines initially, and as that style became more popular, 'bigger' tunes began to appear.. some for the newer converts to techno to latch onto, while still keeping the original fans happy, that's how Beyer elevated above everyone else. While the Drumcode sound was often slated for replaying itself a lot, Beyer did step out of the mould on occasion, on the likes of Svek, Rotation or wherever, next thing you've got Mr.Sliff re-interperting E-Dancer, DC 20.5, "Re-manipulated" remix and the whole Beyer/Drumcode thing has become legendary.

I think also that the sharpness and loudness of Beyer's productions made them attractive for people to mix, and on a 4 track ep for instance, all of the tracks would be instantly mixable. No fade ins, few breaks, and a pretty incessant energy all the way through. When you bought a Beyer or Drumcode style record you knew what to expect, but the difference was he was actually going somewhere with it and managed to make it last for a lot of years. Now you often get a record that in theory is made in the same way, but by a producer who is not truly inspired and is merely putting out something, just to put something out. I have most of the Drumcode releases, and quite a lot of them stand out in their own way.

If I can remember back, the thing that grabbed me most about Beyer's tracks were quite literally, the impact of the kick... as well as the rhythm and swing he applied to it. It was unique.

[SlavikSvensk]

While the Drumcode sound was often slated for replaying itself a lot, Beyer did step out of the mould on occasion, on the likes of Svek, Rotation or wherever, next thing you've got Mr.Sliff re-interperting E-Dancer, DC 20.5, "Re-manipulated" remix and the whole Beyer/Drumcode thing has become legendary.

those records on svek and rotation are, IMO, fantastic.

I think also that the sharpness and loudness of Beyer's productions made them attractive for people to mix, and on a 4 track ep for instance, all of the tracks would be instantly mixable. No fade ins, few breaks, and a pretty incessant energy all the way through. When you bought a Beyer or Drumcode style record you knew what to expect, but the difference was he was actually going somewhere with it and managed to make it last for a lot of years. Now you often get a record that in theory is made in the same way, but by a producer who is not truly inspired and is merely putting out something, just to put something out. I have most of the Drumcode releases, and quite a lot of them stand out in their own way.

If I can remember back, the thing that grabbed me most about Beyer's tracks were quite literally, the impact of the kick... as well as the rhythm and swing he applied to it. It was unique.

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...and i agree...it's the size of the drums...the loudness, the bombast. and it just seems to get more and more so all the time. i like big-sounding kick drums fine...only i don't like the fact that, as you say, this just ends up replacing melody and atmospherics in a lot of today's hard techno.