Mixing dubstep & techno

thefootclan · Post by **thefootclan** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:23 pm

What's up everyone? My name's Andrew, I'm a producer/dj in Austin, Tx. I've been lurking this board for a few months or so and figured I should join in.

Anyways, a friend and I are about to start doing a weekly at a club in nearby San Marcos called Dub Meets Techno, featuring dubstep, techno, idm and everything in between. I was wondering how many of you guys frequently incorporate techno into your dubstep mixes, and those of you that do, who are some techno producers/tracks that you like to use for your dub-to-tekno transitions? I've been spending so much time focusing on my production work and collecting dubstep that my techno knowledge is a tad rusty.

If you'd like to check out some of my original tunes, go to myspace.com/footclanelectrickoolaid. The first song on there is a dubste remix of the Banana Boat song by Harry Belafonte. I'd love to hear what you guys think

Peace!

psychonaught · Post by **psychonaught** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:32 pm

easy Andrew.

I can't really offer much on this topic as im a shite dj and don't really play techno. But im definatly a fan of it! If you haven't all ready heard it you should listen to Appleblims RA podcast. Techno and Dubstep at its best:

http://thecurbcrawlers.com/audio/july20 ... 080707.mp3

Laverlly!

maxbacharach · Post by **maxbacharach** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:54 pm

Big up Andrew.

Sounds interesting. I'm pretty much in the same boat as you (check out my clubnight: www.myspace.com/colonyparty) and would suggest the following names when it comes to bringing a bit of 4/4(ish) flavour into the dubstep fold: Shed, Substance, Kontext, Marcel Dettmann, Norman Nodge, Robert Hood, Monolake, Deadbeat, Surgeon, Andy Stott (aka Andrea), MLZ (aka Millie), Pendle Coven, Convextion, The Black Dog, T++, Sleeparchive...

Probably enough! Good luck! (Def post a mix on the forum if you get one nailed anytime.)

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:56 pm

techno and dubstep are like peanut butter and jelly...perfect together.

you can find a few of my mixes in the mix forum if you search for "shiva".

cixxxj · Post by **cixxxj** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:12 pm

Felis and DJ Shiva

Look for their sets / shows!!

rob_booth · Post by **rob_booth** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:15 pm

as world renowned producers go, check out surgeon .. blends dubstep and techno effortlessly

steven grind · Post by **steven grind** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:43 pm

surgeon all the way. flawless and avoids the cliches of using easy 'dubtechnonono'. i have never witnessed a bad surgeon set. check his website, there's usually a bunch of live sets to download

thefootclan · Post by **thefootclan** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:44 am

word, thanks everyone for the input, tasty stuff. I'll try to record the set every monday and post it on here, should be interesting

Tangka · Post by **Tangka** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:19 am

you may be interested in what i did in this mix

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=56803

Folded some Ultragroove tracks into the Dubstep.

probably unprofessional and definitely not perfect, but it may give you some ideas

dj vision · Post by **dj vision** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:43 am

Hmm, i will try to make it up to one of those nights, let me know when its goin down!

Welcome to the forums!

JazzyJazzy · Post by **JazzyJazzy** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:19 am

photek with some of kromestars deeper bits

DeepThought · Post by **DeepThought** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:23 am

check the mix in my sig.. though its more techno than dubstep..

[/shameless plug]

braiden · Post by **braiden** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:33 am

yeh i put techno tracks in my mixes. been listening to more techno than anything else recently.

does anyone have any surgeon sets by the way? been listening to the one on his site for a while which is great, nice and eclectic, but theres only the one up there.

turbosound_taz · Post by **turbosound_taz** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:37 am

starkey - let you go

lukesnarl · Post by **lukesnarl** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:26 pm

really depends what you mean by techno? Modern stuff or original 'ardcore early 90s stuff, or something else...

I mean i have mixed loads of 140(ish)bpm things with dubstep to see what happens and sometimes you sound like jivebunny and sometimes it works

Personally i am a big fan of acid and early 90s techno and have a mix here http://www.voidsound.com/livemixes.php (under my solo name LukeSnarl) which has a Hardfloor early 90s acid techno tune in it. Kinda works I reckon....

also the download in this post:
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=74430 starts with dubtechno, then bleepy dubstep, goes through an early 90s rave section, back to dubstep then in 90s jungle! 4 deck mix too.

I agree with the Surgeon call. And deadbeat, but thought I should mention Rhythm n Sound too. And what about mixing actual reggae, dub or dancehall with dubstep too....

Go for it man - and post some mixes as people suggest! keen to hear what you come up with!
:L

felis · Post by **felis** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:20 pm

lukesnarl wrote:I mean i have mixed loads of 140(ish)bpm things with dubstep to see what happens and sometimes you sound like jivebunny and sometimes it works

.... lol.

Check, Cixxxj / Dubwunes (^above^) / Spam Chop (Wigflex) / Jonny Rebel (HRM).... all making quality 140 techno type tunes

dubsteptim · Post by **dubsteptim** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:10 pm

sapphic_beats wrote:techno and dubstep are like peanut butter and jelly...perfect together.

dq · Post by dq » Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:16 pm

Jeff Mills circa 95/96 is perfect!
And it's really fast for techno.

lukesnarl · Post by **lukesnarl** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:09 pm

another one I thought of - Plastikman - not the UK Plasticman/Plastician - but the Detroit one aka Ritchie Hawtin

:L

jonnyrebel · Post by **jonnyrebel** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:26 am

for me its getting there. I keep wanting to hear more technoey style dubstep that isnt so soft, stuff that still has a tough dancefloor feel to it. Dont get me wrong its all great stuff but its hard to get the general public feeling something like clunk click on every trip unless your on one!! I want to achieve a clean crisp minimal sound with a sub to die for and the odd heavy wobble section... basically

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