My husband mixes dance music using Fruity Loops. I want to get him some CDs for Christmas for samples -- particularly stuff that sounds like Fatboy Slim. Help? [more inside]
posted by heatherfl on Dec 7, 2009 - 16 answers

What is the music that Technoviking is dancing to?
posted by jimfl on Nov 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Help me figure out the name/artist of the 8-bit techno snippet played on All Things Considered today. [more inside]
posted by contessa on Sep 14, 2009 - 2 answers

Techno in Vancouver? Is there such a thing? If no techno, how about a really good blues bar? Help me find it before September 6. [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Aug 28, 2009 - 8 answers

I've just moved into a lovely apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, only to discover that my neighbor likes to play loud techno music on his stereo at 1 a.m. I don't speak German. Help? [more inside]
posted by doctorpiorno on Aug 14, 2009 - 16 answers

What is the musical technique called whereby the music starts slow/quiet, builds to an, um, climax, and then, um, releases? This is most prevalent in dance/trance music. Examples within. [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Aug 2, 2009 - 20 answers

What is the cheapest (best way) to get my vinyl on to YouTube? [more inside]
posted by Frasermoo on May 23, 2009 - 10 answers

What are the best techno albums since 1990? [more inside]
posted by Ultra Laser on Mar 24, 2009 - 32 answers

Three songs I'm looking for - various degrees of difficulty... [more inside]
posted by batmonkey on Jan 30, 2009 - 7 answers

Stupid question about a particular flavor of techno music. [more inside]
posted by knave on Jan 30, 2009 - 10 answers

MusicFilter: help me find some "spy rap" songs! [more inside]
posted by angry.polymath on Sep 5, 2008 - 20 answers

Help me remember name of 1994 mainstream (super popular) dance track. [more inside]
posted by Frasermoo on Jun 13, 2008 - 14 answers

Help me find appropriate music for my Mage: The Ascension game set in 1997. [more inside]
posted by mr_book on May 21, 2008 - 18 answers

I recently rediscovered the song "Man, It's So Loud In Here" by They Might Be Giants, and the delicious juxtaposition of the New Order/Pet Shop Boys pastiche of the music and the sardonic treatment of club culture in the lyrics leads me to my question: What are some other songs that sound like typical dance music but which have lyrics that are critical of dance music or club culture in general?
posted by murphy slaw on May 16, 2008 - 35 answers

Does the Roland MC-505 produce TR-808 sounds using synthesis or samples? Is there anything that the TR-808 does that the MC-505 wont? [more inside]
posted by neilkod on Feb 22, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me find a music video? [more inside]
posted by Hargrimm on Feb 21, 2008 - 6 answers

Name-that-music-artist-filter (South Africa style)... [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Dec 3, 2007 - 8 answers

What was that song I heard in a South American boliche/balada? [more inside]
posted by pallak7 on Nov 28, 2007 - 3 answers

Looking for electronic music that features guitars. [more inside]
posted by mmoncur on Aug 6, 2007 - 62 answers

Sometime during the 90's, there was a proto-techno group which I just can't identify. I remember a specific music video in which a large, comically dressed rabbit broke into a laboratory for some illicit purpose. The only thing I know about this group is that the singer is a heavyset black woman, and they sound kind of like Real McCoy or ATB. What is the name of the band? [more inside]
posted by tehloki on Jun 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find a techno song called "Around the World" which until now I had been convinced was by Daft Punk! [more inside]
posted by Phire on May 29, 2007 - 6 answers

I am trying to identify a techno song I saw the video for a few times, for which I do not remember any lyrics or the artist's name. I do, however, remember several scenes from the video. Googling the more obvious descriptors has failed me. [more inside]
posted by timepiece on May 5, 2007 - 13 answers

TechnoFilter: My friend once gave me a mix-tape made in the late 80s or early 90s that included this song. It samples Margaret Thatcher talking about "monopoly money", "modern warfare", etc. She doesn't remember who the song is by or what it's called, but was kind enough to record an MP3, which I doubt anyone will care about me posting: rusrs.com/thatcher.mp3 [more inside]
posted by qvtqht on Apr 22, 2007 - 14 answers

Do you recognise this melody? [more inside]
posted by Mwongozi on Mar 12, 2007 - 4 answers

Da Hool: Meet Her At The Love Parade (techno, 2001); trying to find a specific remix. [more inside]
posted by felix on Sep 20, 2006 - 7 answers

Help me find some new, fresh tekno for an upcoming mix CD release. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Sep 11, 2005 - 10 answers

Spurred on by what happened at Czechtek, I'm trying to find more out about electronic musicians from the Czech Republic. The trouble is, I don't speak Czech. Does anyone know of any great Czech producers, or of any web translation sites that reliably do Czech to English so I can do more research? [more inside]
posted by stokast on Aug 6, 2005 - 1 answer

Where can I find extended electronic music sets online, or what CDs should I look for offline? [more inside]
posted by rkent on Apr 28, 2005 - 13 answers

CDsearch!Filter: I was browsing the world section of the local indie record store a couple years ago, and they had an artist who put Hindu chants to these nifty techno beats. Sound familiar? [more to the inside] [more inside]
posted by calistasm on Sep 13, 2004 - 13 answers

Long-winded and obscure "identify this recording" question for trance/techno experts. [MI] [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Sep 11, 2004 - 15 answers

[MusicRecommendationFilter] I'm looking for some new groups to listen to. I'm looking for bands that play "live" techno music. That is, music that sounds like techno but is played on live instruments. I know some bands dabble in this, but I'm looking for others. More description inside. [more inside]
posted by zpousman on Jun 14, 2004 - 34 answers

[MusicTheoryFilter] I listen to techno music quite a bit and a little while back I realized that every techno song had some sort of change every 32 beats (or some multiple of 32 beats) [MI] [more inside]
posted by freshgroundpepper on Jun 3, 2004 - 14 answers

In trance/techno music, where does the following pattern come from: A major bass hit on the first beat of the measure, then doubling to the first and third beat a couple measures later, then every beat, then eighth notes, sixteenth notes - usually accompanied by a melodic glissando climbing octaves or a vocal loop stuttering - until it releases (usually to a short pause) and then plunges into the full bass loop (and usually the chorus). Where'd this come from? What/who was the first song or DJ to use it?
posted by ao4047 on Jan 8, 2004 - 3 answers

My son moved to Portland over a year ago from the SF Bay Area and misses the radio choices we have here, especially for techno. I googled for info but am not sure how current the information I found is. Does anyone have suggestions for techno radio stations in the greater metro Portland/Seattle/Vancouver area? He drives a lot between Portland and Seattle for his work and would appreciate the call sign as well as the number.
posted by Lynsey on Dec 20, 2003 - 11 answers