best of 2006

**rhythmtech** · 21-12-2006, 03:41 PM

best tune - metroline~acetate
best label - hydraulix
best producer - davethedrummer (consistant quality)/cirez d (always sounds fresh)
best dj - simms
best live act - seb marx
best newcomer - distek
one to look out for in 2007 - audioklinik
best club night you've been to - kommunity
best gig you've seen - pounding grooves @ teknowarfare

feel free to add on to it

**The Overfiend** · 21-12-2006, 08:19 PM

best label - Audio Assault
best producer - Paul Mac
best dj - Ben Sims
best live act - Patrick Dsp
best newcomer - Concrete Dj'z
one to look out for in 2007 - Zeitgeist

**Miromiric** · 21-12-2006, 08:41 PM

best label - none
best producer - almost none
best dj - mimi (again)
best live act - none
best newcomer - none
one to look out for in 2007 - none (yet)

**Buttman** · 21-12-2006, 08:51 PM

best label - Type
best producer - dunno
best dj - Surgeon
best live act - none
best newcomer - none
one to look out for in 2007 - none (yet)

**essence** · 21-12-2006, 09:45 PM

best label - modern love
best producer - marcellus pittman, andy stott
best dj - ben sims
best live act - none
best newcomer - andy stott, redshape
one to look out for in 2007 - as above + more stuff from usual suspects

**essence** · 21-12-2006, 09:59 PM

and yeah t++ is definitely one to watch out for

**basslinejunkie** · 21-12-2006, 10:05 PM

what miro said but ad mulero in the dj bit.

for me, an extremley un inspiring year if im blatantly honest.really struggle to find stuff i like thats fresh,its always old.

**conflict** · 21-12-2006, 10:06 PM

big up beyer and mad eye

**fac** · 21-12-2006, 10:28 PM

best label - planet mu
best producer - chris clark, venetian snares
best dj - deetron
best live act - mouse on mars, chris clark or bitstream (cant decide)
best newcomer - redshape
one to look out for in 2007 - redshape, convextion (hopefully does some more stuff)

**robin m** · 21-12-2006, 11:18 PM

Off the top of my head

best label - mastertraxx or 4x4
best producer - glenn wilson
best dj - DAVE the drummer
best live act - not seen too many this year, michael forshaw or cursor miner
best newcomer - no idea
one to look out for in 2007 - hopefully messanger will get a good break

**Buttman** · 21-12-2006, 11:33 PM

I agree with Robin S.

**dirty_bass** · 22-12-2006, 12:08 AM

FAVE label: City centre offices.
FAVE Producer: Charlie Clouser
FAVE DJ: DJ Boss
Fave Live Act: The Young Gods, by a long long long way.
Fave newcomer: Tough tough decision, will have to be a list....

Rory St John: For amazing production/synth technique.
Villain: For unexpected and very fresh sounds and textures.
Force: Again for artful and original programming technique.
Casual Violence: For taking the dark side away from the rather tedious birmingham model that most seem to follow.

One to look out for in 2007.
Those mentioned above, plus some of the other more original people that have emerged on BOA over the last year or so, and who seem to be trying something different.
Force, Rory St John, Villain, Stoq, Jay Pace (not really a newcomer), Bloodstar spring to mind immediately, but there are also a few others who I hope will forgive me for not mentioning.

All in all a very dissapointing year for techno (well, techno techno, the stuff that sits between minimal and schranze).
Lots of releases by people mimicking their idols.
An increasing stagnation and lack of risk taking in general, it doesn`t surprise me at all that minimal has got so popular, as there seems to be some genuine artistry going on and a genuine spread of diversity within this subgenre.
However, there does appear to me to be a new bunch of rebels emerging who are making interesting sounds and doing it in a different way, which is very encouraging.
I fear however, that 2007 will breed more armies of Dave the Drummer and Glen Wilson clones (which is no discredit to either producer, both lead their fields, rightly so) and more homogonisation within the rather ailing techno scene.
Bring on the diversity and the end of single minded-ness.

**fac** · 22-12-2006, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by fac

best label - planet mu

thats bollocks. must be r&s of course (planet mu is still great tho). thanks for all the fantastic represses :)

**marginmaster** · 22-12-2006, 12:34 AM

fave live act= grindviks monuments pa. awesome

and switchblade for no messin pounding loveliness

**Buttman** · 22-12-2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by dirty_bass

FAVE label: City centre offices.

Good, good.

**echodek** · 22-12-2006, 12:12 PM

best label - subject detroit
best producer - claro intelecto, gerald donald
best dj - deetron
best live act - modeselektor
best newcomer - pendle coven
one to look out for in 2007 - http://www.myspace.com/nineninetwo

**Frank Dogshit** · 22-12-2006, 12:18 PM

FAVE Producer: Rumenige/Loktibrada, Fanon Flowers.
FAVE DJ: Inigo Kennedy
Fave Live Act: Speedy J

**fac** · 22-12-2006, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Frank Dogshit

Fave Live Act: Speedy J

didnt he stop to play "real" live gigs?

**Numeric** · 22-12-2006, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by marginmaster

fave live act= grindviks monuments pa. awesome

yeah the Monuments PA is one of the finest...

also Ian Lehman, Radial and Pat DSP...

Pat DSP's Passport is one of my fave DJ sets from this year without doubt, and Dia.chro.na's Fingerprints Vol.12 also...

**v0ins** · 22-12-2006, 04:46 PM

LABEL - Hydraulix
PRODUCER - D.A.V.E The Drummer/Alex Calver
DJ - D.A.V.E The Drummer (Fav. DJ by far. attended whole set at W.E.M.F, it was nasty but the stereo kept getting ****ed up.)
TRACK - Dirty Bass -Back On Form EP [Rock the Show

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