Techno Music
This Band Has an Inventive Approach to Producing Techno—With Household Items
Musical trends are cyclical. What’s old becomes new, and vice versa, in perpetuity. We’ve had a good run making techno music in the digital age, using computers to do the heavy lifting, but now it’s time to return to good old fashioned instruments and explore how they serve the purpose of producing electronic music. It might seem counterintuitive, but that’s precisely what Klangphonics sought to discover. The Berlin band produces techno music with a myriad of instruments and sounds that would otherwise be thought of as unconventional for the job, such as ukuleles, cats, pans, buckets, and even wine glasses. Recommended Articles Without the visual context, most listeners likely wouldn’t assume Klangphonics’ music was made outside of a computer...
Celebrate World Techno Day With This Artist Who Makes Insane Music With Buckets and Scrap Metal
Remember making music in your kitchen as a kid, banging pots and pans together to find any semblance of a rhythm? For Italian music producer Dario Rossi, this childhood pastime has evolved to the big leagues: techno street performances, comprised of an elaborate setup of pots, pans, empty buckets and scrap metal. But he’s not playing around—these impressive techno sets are unmatched in their sonic texture, rhythm and groove. And with Rossi’s frenzied drumming—he’s been dubbed a “superdrummer”—and concentration face, they’re visually pleasing to boot. With a YouTube channel that dates back to 2014, it’s clear Rossi is a veteran in the art of techno street performances. He’s even graduated from brick and cobblestones ...
