10: Broken Beats.

Although I love the broken beat, I hear a bit more getting made these days that misses the point. Simply making standard techno, where the offbeat is the counterpoint and drive, and then moving the kick elsewhere doesn’t really work the groove to its full potential.
When you dive into broken beat, the whole groove can swing a different way if done properly, but the drive of the 4 to the floor ideal can still be retained.
When the kicks are moved off the 4, then the counterpoint for them also moves.
The offbeat is no longer the 3rd, 7th, 11th and 15th step per bar. It shifts with the new kick arrangement.
Play with this, you can end up with a really pounding but ass shaking off-kilter groove, but still with the emphasis on the kicks.