From time to time I like to listen to techno music. I’ve recently collected a number of tracks and I contrast them to other music styles on my iPod. Sometimes I find parallels or even common sources. On the other hand, it may be impressive to listen to pure sounds. They might seem monotone and simple at first glance but after a while you will find subtle changes and fluctuating structures and you recognize the deliberate figure of the track.
Chris Liebing, a German DJ has created a special style, called “Schranz” – powerful and noisy, often mixed with industrial or machinery noise, but well structured. I found some parallels to Steve Reich and Einstürzende Neubauten.
