techno for the hardhouse clubs

[Mr_Happy]

seeing as a few people on here are getting into their techy hardhouse, i thought i would post a list of a few of my favourite techno/hardhouse crossover labels

 

Hydrolix D.A.V.E. the drummers label.

 

Powertools Ants label. most of the releases seem to have a good chunky beat too it.

 

Bang On alot of their stuff isnt really that hardhousy but occationally somethings released that would work well. one of my most loved labels and they seem to be getting even better lately!

 

RAW Guy Mcaffers label. not really too fond of this as ever release seems like a clone of the last. but if its hard pacey techno your after then this will do the trick. deffinatly worth keeping an eye out as they have a tendancy to suprise me every once in a while

 

Cluster Records i seem to buy this label religiously lately. maybe a little too 'technoy' for most hardhouse sets, but seeming as most of their releases are hard with a punchy bassline, its not too difficalt to slot a tune in or too

 

Stay Up Forever this is more hardhouse with techno elements imo. fomulaic (although not in the bad sence) and every tune has an acid line running through it.

 

No Entery / Re-Entery another nice acid techno label. incidently, Ali Wilson has releases on this label.

 

Smitten only got one record on this label as its been a bit of a bitch finding their tunes.

 

thats all i can think off off the top of my head. i'm sure you've already heard of most, if not all, of the labels all ready. but i know how hard it can be at times to find records on different genres that crossover to your style.

 

hope this has been of some help

Edited July 3, 2004 by Mr_Happy

[Guest]

just thought i would add a list of some of the names of artists that write this kinda of stuff. again theres lots of obvious names in there.

 

Geeza / Guy Mcaffer

D.A.V.E. the drummer

Ant

Mark Tyler

Rozzers Dog

Headrush Tactics

Chris Liberator

Arron Liberator

K.N. (maybe a little too technoy?)

Max Alien

The Alien Thing

Alex Calver (more famous for his hardhouse, but theres some quality techno his produced as well)

Sterling Moss (as above)

Dave Randel (massively underrated DJ imo)

mario picotto (very hit and miss, but some of his stuff is very hardhouse)

Thermobee

again this is purely off the top of my head so please forgive me about the spellings.

Half these artists are probably just alias'. couldnt be bothered to group the accordingly

Edited July 3, 2004 by Mr_Happy

[Guest]

btw - feel free to post any labels i may have missed off.

[LiamStyles]

New Vicious Circle offshoot label Neonate looks like it'll be up there with your choices

 

Also:

Atomic

Subsonix (alex Calvers new label)

[Chris Hutchinson]

Alex Calver has just remixed a track made by a friend of mine (Flymo 'Oktober' - forthcoming on Titanium Trax UK)... not keen on it at all tbh :-(

[Guest]

QUOTE (LiamStyles @ Jul 3 2004, 19:39)

New Vicious Circle offshoot label Neonate looks like it'll be up there with your choices

to be honnest i wasnt that impressed with the record i heard. the ant remix on the flip was a better job than farley original mix, but i still found it lacking in something.

 

sounds too much like hardhouse trying to be techno. i dare say their future releases should closer to the mark though.

 

[LiamStyles]

Think you're talking about "Addict" Laurence, and that was on VC not neonate. Theres only been 2 releases on neonate so far. Andy farley & DAVE the drummer "MBS/Dont stop the groove" and the new realease Youri & Danny C "Lost energy"

[Guest]

QUOTE (LiamStyles @ Jul 3 2004, 23:17)

Think you're talking about "Addict" Laurence, and that was on VC not neonate. Theres only been 2 releases on neonate so far. Andy farley & DAVE the drummer "MBS/Dont stop the groove" and the new realease Youri & Danny C "Lost energy"

o

 

could have swarn i had heard the 1st release and was unimpressed with it