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Techno Album Reviews

THIS PAGE IS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

These are reviews of every CD that I own that I consider to be "techno". To learn more about the definition of "techno music" go to the music definitions page to read the definitions. All of these reviews are from my own personal opinion and opinions vary greatly. I will try to define the music of the band I am reviewing to the best of my ability. The bands contained on this review page fit the following genres: synth-pop, ambient, electronica, big beat, trip-hop and acid music. If you're looking for industrial music reviews then go to my industrial page for those reviews.

The bands listed below are in alphabetical order. To skip directly to a band, just click on the letter of the first letter of the band's name. Or, you can use the teleportation button to go directly to a band's review. I have completed the reviews of every band in the teleportation button. I will give a general summary of the band's music and if you click on the band name, it will take you to a page where every album of thiers that I own is indepthly reviewed. Any band with a (*) by it is a Christian band.

TECHNO ALBUM OF THE MONTH:

CLOUD2GROUND

The Gate (Beautiful)



Ratings are 1-10:

1 - 4.9 is really bad.

 5 - 7.9 is OK, not too bad, not too great.

 8 - 10 is super-keen!

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Compilations and Various Artists

A

Ambient Theology*

Aphex Twin - Crazy and talented techno artist who creates many types of electronic music that ranges from ambient to trance to drum 'n bass.

Atomic Babies

B

Bjork - An odd female dance artist from Iceland. She has been classified as industrial, alternative, and even tribal. Whatever classification it is, it's great!

C

Cleen

D

DOCO

Dubtribe Sound System - Pretty much upbeat elevator music. Most people would consider it a tribal/house blend. Has some spoken word and some of the beats have some head-bopping quality to them.

E

808 State

Erinfall* - A Christian dance/house band that isn't really Christian because there are only samples and no real preaching. Very great dance-floor material, though!

F

Fatboy Slim - A now-popular big beat/techno name with some reggae thrown in to add to the dance beat. (My favorite techno artist!)

Fluke

Frontside

Fun'Da'Mental - Politically motivated British band with some hard beat dance songs and a lot of tribal/jungle thrown in.

Future Sound of London - Trancy, dancy, ambient kind of stuff. Don't think those go together, then read about 'em!

G

Gearwhore - Hard-beat orientated trance music.

H

Haddaway - Poppy house/dance music who made the popular "What is Love" single as heard on the Saturday Night Live sketch and the movie, "Night At the Roxbury".

I

J

Juno Reactor - One of the BEST trance/GOA bands around.

K

Kraftwelt

L

Lords of Acid - Dancy, almost tech-ish, band that centers all of its CD covers and lyrics around sex! Gimme some!

Lunatic Calm - British electronic band that varies their style from drum and bass, to almost industrial. Good stuff!

M

Moby - Ever-fluctuating electronica band that goes a lot for ambience, dance, and sometimes rave. However, some CDs are punk, some metal, and some spoken word.

Mortal* - A great trance/synth-pop band with a lot of ambient influences. Not too preachy, but it lets you know that it is Christian.

N

NeoTek

O

Orbital - A very original techno band. The music ranges from atmospheric, to dance, to trance. You never know what you're getting yourself into, but it's always good!

P

Paradigm Shift* - Chistian drum and bass/trance band that is probably the best in the Christian amibient industry!

Prodigy - Popular rave/dance band that likes to go into trip-hop a lot.

Psychick Warriors ov Gaia - Ambient music with a tribal feel to it.

Q

R

Right Said Fred

S

Situation Taboo* - Tinny, low budget Christian band that is pretty hard to hear but has a lot of potential.

Sneaker Pimps - Semi-popular drum and bass band that steals a lot of beats and synth phrases from other bands.

Sun God - Pure tribal beats with chanting.

Synaesthesia - Beautiful ambient side project by Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly.

T

Trip* - The very best in Christian drum and bass. Also, a very good drum and bass band all around that I can't stop bopping my head to.

U

Underworld - Sometimes synth-pop, sometimes techno, but always good. One of the "big boys" of techno music.

U-ZIQ

V

Virus* - New Age sounding Christian band that's pretty repetative, but is very beautiful. Not too preachy since there are no words.

W

White Town - Popular synth-pop band with the hit single "Your Woman" with a lot of dancy stuff.

X

Y

Z

Compilations and Various Artists

Ambient Extractions - Self explanatory. Beat-orientated ambience.

ElectraPop* - Also self explanatory. A Christian synth-pop sampler from Eclectica and Flaming Fish Music.

Plastiq Musiq Sampler* - Christian techno/synthpop/ambient sampler from Tooth and Nail Record's Plastiq Musiq sublabel.

Now, all I need to do is make pages, general descriptions, and indepth reviews for all these CDs and I'm done!