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Top Ten Techno Songs of 2012 – January’s Roundup of The Best Techno Tracks

// January 31st, 2012 // No Comments » // music genre informative

Top Ten Techno Songs of 2012 – January’s Roundup of The Best Techno Tracks

It’s only been a month of 2012 and my ears have already been spoiled with some delicious techno dance floor destroying motha f*@!ing ch00n so I thought to share with yall! Enough of me yammering and let’s cut to the chase. Order does NOT mean ranking, what’s the point of ranking them when they are all perfect? (it’s like ranking a full room of beautiful women – something you just don’t do).

*WARNING CONTENT INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY*
*Curtains Drop*

SEI A has been quiet…quietly being a genius and once again bending our perception of the beat-norm with these enigmatic beats. WHAT THE FLUX!

Bass king Christian Smith has produced a complete dance floor murder with nothing but a beat and some change. Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun…Get it Done!

They say that techno is for rebels and I say it maybe true…the new school techno is not trying to impress you, in fact it doesn’t give a f*** that’s why it’s good.

Honestly I couldn’t find a less distasteful album art version of this track, so there you go you know this song is about about bootyay.

Yea I realize at this point I stepping into dangerous territory, what’s dangerous? My middle name?

Wood peck me a woodpecker then peck me some wood pecking peckers.

Hot Release from the Dirty Dirty Dirty Bird Label, damn just sick.

Usually I’m not all about remixes of rock songs because it’s all usually done with poor taste, let me know what you think of this one?

That’s all for me right now. Drop me tube links in the comments if you find good tracks and i’ll add them. The last 2 spots are for yall.

-djsm0ke

Radio rant + Power preview

// September 19th, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

One of the biggest problems I have with commercial dance radio – heck, all commerical music radio – is the fact that a majority of radio DJs (especially big-name ones) think that we are more interested in hearing their mindless blather than the tracks underneath. A large percentage of those have really annoying speaking voices. And a select few like to choose the absolute worst moments to jump in and spew some meaningless crap.

A good example would be British DJs Jaymo & Andy George, who filled in on Friday for Kissy Sell Out on BBC’s Radio 1. The highlight of the program was a little 20-minute minimix by the amazing Boys Noize, which included 4 tracks off his upcoming second album, Power, as well as pair of soon to be released remixes by Modeselektor and Para One of his track Jeffer.

This would have been a momentous occasion if it weren’t for the ridiculous chatter of Jaymo and Andy, who picked absolutely abysmal times to come in just to say how awesome the mix is (including the climaxing end of Starter and midway through the Modeselektor remix). We don’t need you guys to tell us how amazing the tracks are, we can hear them for ourselves. Sheesh.

Anyway, even with the annoying commentary (and obligatory station adverts), the 20-minute mix shows how great of a producer Boys Noize is, and makes the wait for Power (which comes out Oct. 6 in the US) even harder. Download it here.