Techno
What is Techno?
THE SOUND: Techno features an abundance of percussive, synthetic sounds, studio effects used as principal instrumentation, and, usually, a regular, 4/4 beat usually in the 130 - 140 bpm range, sometimes faster, but rarely slower. Some techno compositions have strong melodies and bass lines, but these features are not as ess…read more
Carl Cox Black Rock Desert [Global Underground]
Carl Cox releases his debut Global Underground mix album, Black Rock Desert, on 25 Jan 2010. Taken from a storming 2 hour set in The Opulent Temple in the Black Rock Desert.
Both Mixes are bursting with exclusives. Mix One includes the whacked out groove of Tiefschwarz's Trust and Onionz's Spacebass (Original Mix), with its rocket jet booms and spiralling percussion. Guy J's Lamur (Henry Saiz remix) drops a tribal robot stomp, before the shuffling beats of Alan Fitzpatrick's Green Light take over. Fitzpatrick also supplies a panting re-rub of Slice from New York techno legend Joey Beltram.
Main Room Part 1 by Robbie Rivera opens Mix Two, with piercing strings launching into a harder, more madcap mix that is Carl's favourite of the two. Joachim Gaurraud's 'No Techno In This Room Please' is a highlight with clanging bin-lid percussion, echoing howls and submarine bass wallops. Perfect Sunrise by Wilson Smallwood & Ingram drops in gloopy twists reminiscent of 808 State's Pacific State and Politeca's What Kind Of World closes with its pulsing, jazzy undertones..
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Global Underground
Global Underground is a series of progressive house compilation albums reflecting a performance of a high profile DJ in venues from around the world. The name of the series gives ...read more
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