[mr.miyagi]

edit: Pos' link should be helpful for newbies

I could give you a list of artists you might dig lolman, I've kind of played a few mini-sets at a local bar in Newcastle and people generally loved stuff I played.
Try to stay away from anything to do with Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi as they're the absolute pits, only made by morons for morons.But of course only you can decide what you like.

Depends what you mean by techno, as its only the media and the pop charts that consider techno as being all electronic music.
However its generally got its own style, its a relentless beat, with pounding beats, its minimal stuff. Sets can go on for hours. Detroit is the best known for its techno.

Electro's getting ripped off alot in the charts now by the hed kandi/ministry producers who want to make a quick buck but theres an immense amount of great electro.

Anyway I'll stop blabbering and give you some myspace artist links, coz they've got tracks on there so you can make up your own mind:

Jimmy Edgar (jazzy bassy stuff)
http://www.myspace.com/colorstrip

Milanese (this guys music may scare you)
http://www.myspace.com/milanese1

Frivolous (jazzy bassy electro)
http://www.myspace.com/58824169

may add some later if you want....

p.s - at only 11.3mb, try his mix out, its glorius and has a wide range of tracks for ya! [url=http://www.datassette.net/music/datashat--tres_tourist_megamix.mp3:32b77]MP3 LINK HERE[/url:32b77]