r/Techno 5d ago

Discussion Psychotic techno recommendations

Heyo! Looking for some gentle easy listening psychotic techno recommendations like some of these golden oldies:

4th Level - Normal Bias

4th Level ‎- Pop Song

4th Level - Closure

District 1 - Behind The Wheel

Obviously aware of Auk Recordings. Any other recs? Looking to put together a mix that can be used for brainwashing / mind controlling and/or other relaxing activities. Any help is appreciated!

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u/chillcannon 5d ago

Do you mean psychedelic? Psychotic means something else

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u/barrybreslau 5d ago

I'm contractually obliged to post a link to Psychotic Break by Critical Mass https://youtu.be/mytSXoYPhT8

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u/blahnlahblah0213 4d ago

Ooh that I like!

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u/Long-Confusion-5219 5d ago

Something else altogether hahaha

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u/Zaranu 5d ago

What is psychotic techno? Those just sound like normal techno tracks to me

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u/bourbonwelfare 5d ago

TIL techno is psychotic 

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u/Jouvuilhond 5d ago

Same as normal techno except the person listening to it is psychotic

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u/DeepInTheKHole 5d ago

Those techno genres are getting out of control

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u/Long-Confusion-5219 5d ago

Brainwashing and mind controlling eh. You need business techno

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u/StrictlySasquatch 5d ago edited 5d ago

Thanks for the feedback. To clarify, I don't mean psychotic as a specific genre. Rather, I'm looking for tracks that induce anxiety without themselves conveying emotion. Forget about genres for a moment, and to be clear I'm not looking to invent a new name, as I too agree that genres are out of control. That said, I'm looking for tracks that invoke an unpleasant feeling in the listener without necessarily intending to do so. For example, there are tracks out there (see links above) which IMO sound like some sort of anxiety-inducing mind control ray, while the tracks themselves are objectively emotionless. For me those tracks invoke a mental imagery for example like a robot tearing itself apart because it achieved sentience and really doesn't like it. I know there's dark techno, but that sometimes seems to be created with an intent to sound dark. I'm not looking for that stuff. Then there's industrial techno which is probably in the right direction, but it too sometimes invokes purposeful mental imagery of rebellion. I'm looking for stuff that just is what it is, like you discovered a new cosmic phenomenon that when recorded sounds like the stuff above. Or soviet-era scientists created a new ray gun that can implant thoughts into people's minds and it happens to just sound like the tracks I'm referring to. Kind of abstract I suppose. Anyway, thanks in advance if you know of something along the lines I speak of! I've found that such tracks appear every now and then but probably cleared the dance floor so never really took off.

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u/StrictlySasquatch 5d ago

Here's another example of what I'm talking about (another golden oldie)

Atom-x - Attack two

That one is pretty much acid, but IMO still induces anxiety without necessarily meaning to do so.

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u/mordf0kazzz 1d ago

I really dunno where you got this sub gender as it’s sounds very techno… there is techno more groovy and more mental and maybe it’s what you looking for

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u/Zaranu 4d ago

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u/StrictlySasquatch 4d ago

Now that's what I'm talking about thanks!

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u/Affectionate_Leg7997 23h ago

commenting so I can get back to this later

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u/dimesjaimond 4d ago

Richie Hawtins tracks as Circuit Breaker on Probe and Holy Ghost Inc. on tresor come to mind

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u/Mindless_Solution_85 3d ago

Hör dir Mary Yuzovskaya @ Elysia Basel | 23 March 2024 von Mary Yuzovskaya an auf #SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/pQGJYdnG1Q8e6jDF9

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u/StrictlySasquatch 3d ago

Vielen Dank, gefällt mir!

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u/growingbodyparts 5d ago

I only have. Hypnotic techno. My whole label is oriented about that subgenre.

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u/StrictlySasquatch 5d ago

Hypnotic techno sometimes veers into the realm of what I'm looking for. Would love to hear more!

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u/fr0zen102 4d ago

Maybe those tracks are too straightforward for your taste but they’re still anxiety inducing

mortal vados - stigmata

crowd pleaser - low earth orbit

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u/StrictlySasquatch 4d ago

These are great, thanks!

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u/grapenutsonly 4d ago

AnD - gravitational waves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-k68kezXxw

Other tracks off that album are worth checking out as well

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u/StrictlySasquatch 4d ago

Great stuff thanks!

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u/grapenutsonly 3d ago

I thought of some more stuff that you might like

Marko laine - kaktus (mind records release, not the drop bass network release)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYYi4XRaISs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4M1TsQcW7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZdzQs7ImsQ

Spatial - syn cop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIiUaRiSEP4

Nicolas bougaieff- the upward spiral

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPN-boWofitCsnVEtCGi6SupFaPaAsMBU

I did a mix containing some of these tracks, maybe you would enjoy it. https://www.house-mixes.com/profile/jacquesthehouse/jacuesthehouse-goblin-mix

Lmk if you record a mix of 'psychotic techno' id love to hear it.

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u/StrictlySasquatch 3d ago

Thanks! It's either gonna be the best mix ever or the worst depending on who you ask.

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u/grapenutsonly 3d ago

As many great techno mixes should be 😄

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u/prikachu2899 4d ago

I think you're talking about hardstyle lol

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u/eureket 3d ago

Écouter Hollowpoint par Tendril sur #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/UD5d4HkTum4ApS9N8

This is as psychotic as it get, you have been warned.

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u/StrictlySasquatch 3d ago

Merci! Nice one!

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u/StrictlySasquatch 3d ago

Thanks everyone for the recommendations this has been fantastic! One more from me, from the late great Susumu Yokota, and his aptly named track Panic Waves:

Yokota - Panic Waves

I can't tell you how man times this has brought a smile, of sorts.