Top 100 Techno Artists of 2014

Dec 12, 10:00 AM

Here’s the countdown to this years Top Techno Artists of 2014.

31: RAR

After the success with “El Baile Alemán” the career of COYU keeps up at an unstoppable pace. He keeps surprising his thousands of fans with his releases on labels like Diynamic Music, Great Music, Saved, 2020 Vision, Trapez, Cr2, Get Physical Music, Rebirth, Noir Music or Tronic and has got the support of the most important artists of the international scene: Sven Vath, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Luciano, Pete Tong, Ricardo Villalobos, DJ Hell, Joris Voorn, Mark Knight, Dennis Ferrer, Loco Dice & Axwell.

9: Dosem

For over 6 years now Dosem has been dropping big room house and techno bombs on labels such as Suara, Carl Cox’s Intec Recordings, Tronic, Bedrock, Break New Soil and more. With a mix of futuristic techno and soulful house approach to his productions, he definitely gives a unique sheen that he can call his own. Releases such as his Suara EP ‘Streetout’ and his remix for Hot Since 82’s “Planes & Trains” demonstrate this characteristic further and have garnered him wide support.

8: Adam Beyer

Alongside Stockholms Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull and Jesper Dahlback, Adam Beyer has become synonymous with the techno sound of Sweden, which has quite literally shaken the world since the mid-nineties. From the driving percussive force of his Drumcode label to the more open electronic miasma on his current Truesoul and Mad Eye imprints, Beyer remains one of the biggest and most influential producer/DJs on the planet.

7: Ben Sims

From early formative days earning his stripes spinning hip hop, house and rave on pirate radio, and at parties around Essex and East London, through the 90’s as an ever more in demand DJ, and on into the new millennium as a label boss, producer and internationally recognised techno legend in his own right, Ben Sims has spent all his conscious life exploring all facets of underground dance music

6: Nina Kraviz

She’s a Russian techno DJ, an accomplished producer, one of dance music’s breakthrough names of the last five years. True enough, but there’s so much more to her story than that. She’s one of electronic music’s most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet she’s also the embodiment of the future. Her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. If that feels very now, Kraviz has a lot to do with it.

5: Samuel L Session

Samuel has been in the electronic music scene since the 90’s with releases on Music Man, Figure, Soma, Klap Klap and Be As One to name a few.

4: Simian Mobile Disco

James Ford and Jas Shaw. Two men. Three letters. SMD. Electronic pioneers. DJs. Producers. They’ve been tearing up dance-floors around the world for the past few years.

3: Green Velvet

Green Velvet, initially created by house don Cajmere (AKA Curtis Alan Jones) as an outlet for his non-vocal productions and frequent DJing gigs, grew to become even more popular than the man himself, thanks to club singles like “Preacher Man,” “Answering Machine” and “The Stalker.” Each were infectious, undeniably fun records with simple vocal taglines and a wonderful sense of humor.

2: Tiga

The origins of Montreal born DJ-producer-incipient Teutonic legend Tiga lie to the vague and troubling East, where he was weaned on the nefarious milk of the notorious 1980s Indian club scene. Forward to the present and Tiga is seeing a lot of success with his music being picked up by well respect labels in the house sense such as Mad Decent, Turbo, Toolroom, Crosstown Rebels, Bedrock & Skint.

1: Floorplan

Floorplan is the alias on legendary Detroit Techno producer Robert Hood.

Floorplan releases on Traxsource.

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99: Paul du Lac

98: The Organ Grinder

97: Layton Giordani

96: Jewel Kid

95: Gel Abril

94: Sean Ray

93: Adriatique

92: Dataworx

91: Harvard Bass

90: Skiver

89: Tony Rohr

88: Recondite

87: Joseph Capriati

86: Audio kode

85: Marquis Hawkes

84: Shlomi Aber

83: Lutzenkirchen

82: DVS1

81: Dantiez Saunderson

80: Butch

79: Wehbba

78: Jonas Kopp

77: Sasha Carassi

76: Damarii Saunderson

75: Dj Boris

74: Patrick Zigon

73: Kenny Larkin

72: Super Flu

71: Stephan Bodzin

70: Gerd

69: Oliver Huntemann

68: Alden Tyrell

67: Pan-Pot

66: Laurent Garnier

65: Kevin Saunderson

64: Paul Woolford

63: Audion

62: Rolando

61: Gui Boratto

60: Pig&Dan

59: Hugo Bianco

58: Ramiro Lopez

57: Traumer

56: Ant Brooks

55: Dhyan Droik

54: Gregor Schwellenbach

53: Roman Flugel

52: Josh Wink

51: Kölsch

50: Christian Prommer

49: Miss Kittin

48: Doc Daneeka

47: Filterheadz

46: Radio Slave

45: Dubfire

44: Uto Karem

43: Derrick May

42: Mark Fanciulli

41: Robert Hood

40: Carl Cox

39: Alan Fitzpatrick

38: Gene Farris

37: Harvey Mckay

36: Klement Bonelli

35: Jay Lumen

34: Jerome Sydenham

33: Marc Romboy

32: Gary Beck

31: RAR

30: Harry Romero

29: Nathan Barato

28: Martin Eyerer

27: Gregor Tresher

26: Detroit Grand Pubahs

25: Sam Paganini

24: Nikola Gala