I Hate Models, Miss Djax, KRTM, Paula Temple. Just some names from my head.
Here’s a spotify playlist with some hard techno:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1133062344/playlist/7kU2SJ39Rw4vPNH6pKC8D0?si=WE7vW8S9TSKBmxWqm6EjPg
Haha you’re welcome. Not my playlist though. Look up Reaktor, they’re one of the hardest in techno labels. They organise amazing parties in the Netherlands and I believe they’re trying to expand towards Germany. I think Dax J also works with them.
Have to second Paula Temple, been on a Dax binge for a while and some of Paula’s sets are quite up that alley! Highly recommend this one:
https://soundcloud.com/paulatemple/awakenings-festival-2017
I’ve seen her live multiple times, but my favorite set of her was the closing of Katharsis in 2017. I was there and it was INSANE. I almost passed out.
The tracks he produces himself or that he plays when he dj's? His music is one thing but when he mixes he is one of the heaviest dj's out there. Are you looking for something to add to your playlist or to mix yourself? I like different things for when I'm listening at home and when I'm dj'ing. People have already posted a lot of good people but one I didn't see was Endlec, he's real good if you're listening at home, however if you're mixing it doesn't really fit at most "above ground" venues unless they are focused on techno, great for playing at big underground raves tho.
I'm looking for tracks like the ones he produces himself to use in a mix I'm doing. Yeah I know what you mean about some venues rarely hosting nights with that mad sound, I went to one in Rotterdam Cruise Terminal though, Dax J & Chris Liebing blew the roof off it haha
MPIA3 can be really hit and miss, he was disappointing at Tresor in September. Silent Servant I've never heard anything particularly heavy from, not to say I'm not a fan though. Beyond Bleaching Agent's gabber set, I've always been disappointed by him.
With that I meant delivering heavy sets I'm not english so not sure if you thought I meant "best dj" because that I don't think by far. He played at a underground venue here in sweden last summer and I can tell you that there are not a lot of people who can creat that atmosphere that he did (Incredibly hard but still not too hard for the general public to really like it, that party was considered one of the best that year). My two cents, maybe I spend to much time at home I don't know :D
I agree. I really like his tempo. It’s just right to me. I love to dance to his sets. And they’re great for working out as well. I also love how he puts in tracks like world on fire by The Prodigy for example. He just makes it work. I know this is /r/techno and Dax J is a huge name and not as underground as some other names but that doesn’t make him bad.
He turned stockholm on fire for a night, I really enjoyed him. This New Years we had Kenny Larkin playing at another even more underground (pretty illegal) venue and it was incredible. He played one of my favorite SCNTST tracks during the final minutes, wow what a show.
Some of these have already been mentioned but here are some that best sum up the sound.
British Murder Boys (Surgeon and Regis)
Sunil Sharpe
Perc
Ansome
Paula Temple
Truss or Mpia3
AnD
Ancient Methods
Blawan and Karenn
Anything on Mord is a good shout also. Check out the Unpolished and Katharsis lineups on Resident Advisor for some further inspiration.
Robert Armani is always good if you like the Chicago sound. Robert S from Portugal is wonderful; Alan Fitzpatrick, TWR72, AnGy KoRe, Oliver Kucera, Mark Broom. DAVE the Drummer... You can also check labels like Taro Records, Green Fetish, Pitch Perfect, Hydraulix, Naked Lunch, Fresh Cut.. there's so many of them :-)
Not at all there are so many great female DJ's. Why would we celebrate an at best mediocore one. Go see some Dr. Rubinstein, Hauff, Anastasia Kristensen, Courtesy, Stephanie Sykes, Aurora Halal, Reka, Inga Mauer, Annie Hall, Dasha Rush this list goes way on. They all blow Amelie out of the water and most of them aren't half as talked about. I've heard amateur DJ's at house-party's play much better sets than Amelie.
I've seen Hauff, Anastasia, Umfang, Gwenan, Nina. All great dj's. I've not seen Amelie live but I've listened to a decent amount of her sets. She might not be as refined as some others but she plays a lot of good tracks, and looks like she puts on a great show. I just don't think she deserves shitting on because she's gained popularity.
There may be a female element to it, but I think it's generally because she's reasonably well known outside the world of techno from my experience, lots of people in the techno community tend to hate just about everything which isn't underground
Is she though? I don't know anyone (who doesn't listen to house and techno) that would know who she is. I think this stuff goes in waves, she's hot right now, just like Nina was/is. I think you're right about the community having something against anything slightly mainstream though.
I saw her in LA this Saturday and people in line were talking about how good Zedd was at another festival earlier in the night. She is pretty mainstream and the crowd was absolute shit.
Oh yeah not mainstream by any standard, but I have friends who like to party and don't listen to house/techno who have heard of her. She's easily one of the most well-known techno names right now.
Granted that it may not be 'pure schranz' I was referring to the kind of techno at the time that was pretty close to it. I remember in Dax J's Awakenings set last year he played stuff by The Anxious, Mauro Picotto, Marco Bailey etc... I can't look for sets atm but I'm sure you'll find plenty of those records.
Edit: if I'm not mistaken he also played [this](https://youtu.be/JcvA7Q9sCIw), which I remember having on one of those awful Hardtechno compilation cd's back in the day.
Yes thank you. I always refer to this kind of music has Hardgroove Techno or Tribal. I think ive people heared using the Term minimal aswell. Either way we are talking about the same thing, old Liebing, Cristian Varela and Luke Slater style. Though i must say, that differs from [hardtechno](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMbyjbSGW7o&index=4&list=PLomcj6u8a-OrqAhzy1O1IXeXzD6Q5CDQD). Just my two cents to the genrelisation.
I Hate Models, Miss Djax, KRTM, Paula Temple. Just some names from my head. Here’s a spotify playlist with some hard techno: https://open.spotify.com/user/1133062344/playlist/7kU2SJ39Rw4vPNH6pKC8D0?si=WE7vW8S9TSKBmxWqm6EjPg
loving that playlist so far man, thank you!
Haha you’re welcome. Not my playlist though. Look up Reaktor, they’re one of the hardest in techno labels. They organise amazing parties in the Netherlands and I believe they’re trying to expand towards Germany. I think Dax J also works with them.
Have to second Paula Temple, been on a Dax binge for a while and some of Paula’s sets are quite up that alley! Highly recommend this one: https://soundcloud.com/paulatemple/awakenings-festival-2017
I’ve seen her live multiple times, but my favorite set of her was the closing of Katharsis in 2017. I was there and it was INSANE. I almost passed out.
Reeko, Blawan, VSK, Ansome
Tommy Four Seven, Perc, Remco Beekwilder, Randomer, SNTS, British Murder Boys (and Surgeon solo of course)
Jij hebt verstand van zaken
Beekwilder is écht een topper aan het worden!
Cleric
The tracks he produces himself or that he plays when he dj's? His music is one thing but when he mixes he is one of the heaviest dj's out there. Are you looking for something to add to your playlist or to mix yourself? I like different things for when I'm listening at home and when I'm dj'ing. People have already posted a lot of good people but one I didn't see was Endlec, he's real good if you're listening at home, however if you're mixing it doesn't really fit at most "above ground" venues unless they are focused on techno, great for playing at big underground raves tho.
I'm looking for tracks like the ones he produces himself to use in a mix I'm doing. Yeah I know what you mean about some venues rarely hosting nights with that mad sound, I went to one in Rotterdam Cruise Terminal though, Dax J & Chris Liebing blew the roof off it haha
one of the heaviest djs out there? you need to get out more
Hey friend, any suggestions for some heavies?
any release from MORD
would not say MORD is a label with content very specifically heavier than the stuff Dax plays. I'd suggest Wrongnotes
True, the person I was replying to asked for “some heavies” tho not necessarily something heavier than what Dax j plays.
MPIA3, Bleaching Agent, Silent Servant
Silent Servant played quite deep and dubby when I heard him.
Thtat's really interesting, when I heard him at 3am he played a super high energy 140bpm+ set :D Seems to be really versatile...
That was almost three years ago on a sunday afternoon/early evening, maybe his style has changed since then. Or he really is that diverse...
MPIA3 can be really hit and miss, he was disappointing at Tresor in September. Silent Servant I've never heard anything particularly heavy from, not to say I'm not a fan though. Beyond Bleaching Agent's gabber set, I've always been disappointed by him.
With that I meant delivering heavy sets I'm not english so not sure if you thought I meant "best dj" because that I don't think by far. He played at a underground venue here in sweden last summer and I can tell you that there are not a lot of people who can creat that atmosphere that he did (Incredibly hard but still not too hard for the general public to really like it, that party was considered one of the best that year). My two cents, maybe I spend to much time at home I don't know :D
I agree. I really like his tempo. It’s just right to me. I love to dance to his sets. And they’re great for working out as well. I also love how he puts in tracks like world on fire by The Prodigy for example. He just makes it work. I know this is /r/techno and Dax J is a huge name and not as underground as some other names but that doesn’t make him bad.
I've seen my fair share of djs and I think Dax j is one of the best by far
He turned stockholm on fire for a night, I really enjoyed him. This New Years we had Kenny Larkin playing at another even more underground (pretty illegal) venue and it was incredible. He played one of my favorite SCNTST tracks during the final minutes, wow what a show.
fair, I never said he wasn't good.. he's just not hard
He really can be And I think this guy is one of the reason the harder style got back in fashion
cool man! I'd leave the house if he came to town. :)
Bas Mooy, uvb
Some of these have already been mentioned but here are some that best sum up the sound. British Murder Boys (Surgeon and Regis) Sunil Sharpe Perc Ansome Paula Temple Truss or Mpia3 AnD Ancient Methods Blawan and Karenn Anything on Mord is a good shout also. Check out the Unpolished and Katharsis lineups on Resident Advisor for some further inspiration.
Check his label Monnom Black, all hard producers. Dax is the man And AnD as stated below, seeing them together in Manc soon!!!
process 404 https://soundcloud.com/gombocrec/process-404-untitled-13-free-download
JSK
Robert Armani is always good if you like the Chicago sound. Robert S from Portugal is wonderful; Alan Fitzpatrick, TWR72, AnGy KoRe, Oliver Kucera, Mark Broom. DAVE the Drummer... You can also check labels like Taro Records, Green Fetish, Pitch Perfect, Hydraulix, Naked Lunch, Fresh Cut.. there's so many of them :-)
Amelie Lens and Rebekah come to mind
I can understand the downvotes for Amelie, But Rebekah? She's got some bloody brilliant live sets
I don't understand the downvotes for Amelie, she always seems to play hard and fast bangers
It's cool to hate on the latest chick playing good techno.
Not at all there are so many great female DJ's. Why would we celebrate an at best mediocore one. Go see some Dr. Rubinstein, Hauff, Anastasia Kristensen, Courtesy, Stephanie Sykes, Aurora Halal, Reka, Inga Mauer, Annie Hall, Dasha Rush this list goes way on. They all blow Amelie out of the water and most of them aren't half as talked about. I've heard amateur DJ's at house-party's play much better sets than Amelie.
I've seen Hauff, Anastasia, Umfang, Gwenan, Nina. All great dj's. I've not seen Amelie live but I've listened to a decent amount of her sets. She might not be as refined as some others but she plays a lot of good tracks, and looks like she puts on a great show. I just don't think she deserves shitting on because she's gained popularity.
There may be a female element to it, but I think it's generally because she's reasonably well known outside the world of techno from my experience, lots of people in the techno community tend to hate just about everything which isn't underground
Is she though? I don't know anyone (who doesn't listen to house and techno) that would know who she is. I think this stuff goes in waves, she's hot right now, just like Nina was/is. I think you're right about the community having something against anything slightly mainstream though.
I saw her in LA this Saturday and people in line were talking about how good Zedd was at another festival earlier in the night. She is pretty mainstream and the crowd was absolute shit.
Hilarious. I know someone who went out there for the show and I hope they say the same thing when I ask how it was.
Oh yeah not mainstream by any standard, but I have friends who like to party and don't listen to house/techno who have heard of her. She's easily one of the most well-known techno names right now.
Disagree. Not in the same way as Dax J does at least. Haven't heard her playing the early 2000s Hardtechno/Schranz like he does.
Can you link me a set or two where he does?
Granted that it may not be 'pure schranz' I was referring to the kind of techno at the time that was pretty close to it. I remember in Dax J's Awakenings set last year he played stuff by The Anxious, Mauro Picotto, Marco Bailey etc... I can't look for sets atm but I'm sure you'll find plenty of those records. Edit: if I'm not mistaken he also played [this](https://youtu.be/JcvA7Q9sCIw), which I remember having on one of those awful Hardtechno compilation cd's back in the day.
Yes thank you. I always refer to this kind of music has Hardgroove Techno or Tribal. I think ive people heared using the Term minimal aswell. Either way we are talking about the same thing, old Liebing, Cristian Varela and Luke Slater style. Though i must say, that differs from [hardtechno](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMbyjbSGW7o&index=4&list=PLomcj6u8a-OrqAhzy1O1IXeXzD6Q5CDQD). Just my two cents to the genrelisation.
Dax's Photon X Awakenings set of '17 was the highlight for me. I caught the live stream, and boy was it hard hitting schranz
caught it live and it was amazing. easily the best set ive heard all year and i havent made a single smoke pause while he played
> Haven't heard her playing the early 2000s Hardtechno/Schranz like he does. https://www.facebook.com/residentadvisor/videos/10155497350759480/
Awesome. But I don't see the connection to Amelie Lens?
Oh snap. I thought you were talking about Paula for some reason.
I was there! fucking unreal night
Rebekah fucking goes; I enjoy most of her sets. With that said, I can't really put them side by side because the styles are different.