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Let’s get mental on episode 009 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

It’s that time of night when you realize you should probably be headed home but the beats are starting to get a little mental, screwing with your head and you need to hear just one more to see where this is going. Then another. And another. Suddenly noon approaches and you don’t understand what just happened! It’s ok, we’ve all been there.

Dedicated to one of the greats of the golden era and gone too soon, Rino Cerrone.

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 009

Rino Cerrone – Optical Way [Relentless]
Tony Rohr – Entrtnd [Hidden Agenda]
Andy Bowman – Slaved (Key) [Gecko]
Axtandad – Cyclo Modo [Upstruct]
Fumiya Tanaka – Phase [Torema]
Inigo Kennedy – Preliminary Statements [Asymmetric]
Inigo Kennedy – The Secondary [Asymmetric]
Markantonio & Rino Cerrone – Parentheses [Analytic Trail]
Invexis – The Bat [Expanded]
Invexis – Strom Braucht Der Mensch Part II [TST]
Visco Space – …Saves The World [Konsequent]
Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri – Taotek [Alchemy]
Patrik Skoog – Revolt [Audio Assault]
Patrik Skoog – Mankind 16 [Mankind]

An hour of my finest peak hour material on episode 008 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

If you were to ask me to close my eyes and imagine a pile of my strongest peak hour records from the golden era, most of these would make the cut. I should be spreading them across multiple episodes, but I just couldn’t help myself. I toured and played with these bad boys so many times. Very proud of this group of effective bangers! They belong together forever.

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 008

Björn Bommersheim – Safety Recover (Rob Acid Rx) [Junkfood]
Jörg Henze – Planet 69 [PV]
Sutramat – Rythmic Assault [Automat]
Subhead – Untitled (DJ Shufflemaster Rx) [Subhead]
Zank + G/B – Health Meter [Housedust]
Masters Of Disaster – Halloween [Beatdisaster]
Eric Sneo – Practice What You Preach [Masters Of Disaster]
Jörg Henze – Forbidden [PV]
Marco Zaffarano – Re-Take (II Tedesco Mix) [Anima]
A. Johansson & M. Fridell – Renascent [Audio Assault]
Sascha Müller – Peng! [Northbeatz]
Invexis – Pseudo-Noise [TST]
Eric Sneo – Avenida Paulista [Masters Of Disaster]
Alexander Kowalski – Dynamite Sun [Kanzleramt]

More bread & butter beats on episode 007 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

I’m especially fond of the first track on this one. Infectious locked grooves like these would spawn spontaneous breakdance circles, fueling my mixing to get more and more manic on three decks, leaving us all feeling kinda twisted by the end. Nearly half of these tracks are Scandinavian, but I can personally attest this was that midwestern jackin’ rave sound!

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 007

Pitch Invasion (Jon Nuccle) – In The Box [Core]
Magnus Hjelte – Europe [G-Force]
Richard Turner – Utility Plastics 10
Alex Bau – Nervous Nights [CLAU]
Relic – Untitled [Triebtäter]
Pro-Sync (Zzino) vs. Guss Carver – Don’t Go Away (Ortin Cam Rx) [Black]
Headroom (Patrik Skoog) – Kobol [Compound]
Magnus Hjelte – Africa [G-Force]
Monokilla – Brothers [Ghostwriter]
Spank The Monkey – Mhonolink Remix [Refill]
Henrik B – Seven A [Illgorhythm]
Guy McAffer – Process Yellow [Maximum / Minimum]
Electronic Home Entertainment (Jörg Henze) – Hitchcock [Delirium Red]
Gee More – Slam Dunk Funk (Kitikonti Mix) [BXR UK]

Not letting up the gas on episode 004 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of underground techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

Consider this an extension to the last episode with equal intensity, with more tracks from High Heel Techno as well as my 2002 followup No Carrier with most tracks falling between 2000 and 2002.

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 004

Paul Mac – Elvis Beats (Ben Sims Killa Edit) [Stimulus]
Box Blaze & Deetron – Pocket Rocker [Spiel-Zeug Schalplatten]
H&R feat. Paul Mac – Landscape Remake [Cetron]
Sender Berlin – Zeitsignal (DJ Shufflemaster Remix) [Tresor]
Clemens Neufeld – Impact [Planet Of Drums]
Andre Walter & Chris Liebing – Stigmata 7 [Stigmata]
Andre Walter & Chris Liebing – Stigmata 6 [Stigmata]
Cold Dust – Nervehammer (Michael Forshaw Mix) [Red Seal]
Tekno Résistants – Cataclysme [Resistance]
Tomito Satori (Inigo Kennedy) – Man Alive – Exhibit
Umek – Halcion [X-Sub]
Invexis – Loop Forever [Salpeter]
Paul Damage – Mothra [HOG]
Animal 2000 – Defcon 3 [Eruptive]

Here comes episode 002 of The Techno Files, a podcast showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

On this one we go a little deeper and darker to ramp things up because episode three is going to get a little nuts. But these more minimal tracks come through so warm and punchy. I’m very happy with the overall sound of these digital transfers.

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 002

Fumiya Tanaka – Move [Torema]
Olga+Jozef – #02 [Olga+Jozef]
Olaf Noetzel – Collapse [Convenience]
Olaf Noetzel – Patch Bay [Atomic Silence]
Tony Thomas – Space+Time [Telepathy]
Fredrik Almquist – Four Modes [Memetic]
Ernie Deaks – Get It! [Threshold]
Andy Bowman – Slaved [Gecko]
Code And Structure – 20 Seconds [Eruptive]
Darkman (Steve Stoll) – True Stories [Proper NYC]
Dean Cole – Way To Corrode [Corrosion]
South Operations (Patrik Skoog) – Draining Faces 1 [Evil Deception]
The Anxious – Elements [Compound]
Mike Humphries – Swingin The Chains [Punish]
Mike Humphries & Glenn Wilson – Aural Exciter [Punish]
Raoul Delgardo – Benchwork [Sheep]
Player Eighteen [Player]
Player One [Player]
Mark Lloyd – Black Fury [Sub Octave]
Fanon Flowers – Trackmodes [Exalt]

I’m pleased to present the inaugural episode of The Techno Files, my new podcast with a heavy early focus showcasing the golden era of techno that drove me hard from the late 90s through the mid-2000s. All tracks are remastered hifi encodings from my personal vinyl library.

For “No Talk All Techno” version with no voiceovers, head exclusively to my Mixcloud page.

This is years in the making; you might remember some posts I made about transcribing my classic techno vinyl library. The tracks featured in the coming episodes are cleaned up encodings of that history, but treated with a modern touch. It’s incredible how well they hold up.

I’ve been wanting these tracks for my permanent digital DJ library and realized that sharing them in podcast form made the most sense so that I could include you in on this special journey. Most of these gems cannot be found online so the vinyl to digital process I undertook was critical. The process has been intense but I’m finally ready.

After months of research, years of hard work, and over a decade of wanting a platform to host my own podcast, we’re finally here. I know a lot of you have been asking for techno music since I came back and I thank you for your patience. I think you’ll find it was worth the wait. The encodings sound pristine and I can’t wait to play them out, alongside more modern music, for years to come.

Tracklisting — The Techno Files | 001

Ignition Technician – Worq It [Wedafuqawi]
Ignition Technician – Internal Affairs [Template]
Paul Mac [C-Side 5]
Paul Mac [C-Side 8]
Andrew McLaughlin – Worldwide [Figment]
Backdraft – Peeping Electro Tom [KK Traxx]
DJ La Monde (Len Faki) – Pool [Søk]
Technosforza [Mindsweeper]
Chris Liebing – Gassenhauer (Ian J. Richardson Remix) [CLRetry]
Ventilator – Sensors [Template]
Manuel Fuentes – Australian Bodycare [GAD X-Cell]
Tichy – RaumZeitErfahrungen [Triebtäter]
DisX3 – Nato [unGleich]
Dash-T – Out Of Order [Junky Tomato]
DJ Olive – Mind Test [Thrust]
Elastic Trickery – Beatbox (Live) [Insert]
Tichy – RaumZeitErfahrungen A2 [Triebtäter]
Manuel Fuentes – Northern Darkness [Fast Food]
Manuel Fuentes – Flamenco [GAD X-Cell]
Smoothraxx – Followed By The Past [Swop]
303F – Rising (Neo Mix) [303F Records]