10 years of armyoftechno.com

Greetings,

Today marks the 10th anniversary of armyoftechno.com.  As promised, today we would like to announce the winner of our $5000 contest.  Anthony Hudson of Cincinnati, Ohio has proven to be our number one fan by answering our trivia contest questions with honor and integrity.  He has decided to forgo the prize money and told us he would rather see the company invest in our future growth.  We congratulate Tony on winning our contest and hope that more people will compete in future contests.

This will be the last post on our Google blog.  We are working on some really exciting things at Army of Techno and plan on unveiling them later this year.  Our number one priority is a redesign of  the site.  Many of our other projects will remain behind the scenes until they are ready.  I hope you have enjoyed the last ten years of armyoftechno.com.  We have reached 100s of thousands of listeners and are very humbled by the amount of music that has been downloaded from the site.  Thank you for joining us on our journey from a leaky basement in Ann Arbor to a dock in Long Beach Harbor.

We love all of you.

Stay tuned,

Army of Techno

Army of Techno's $5000 Contest

Boom,

Today we are announcing Army of Techno's $5000 contest.  Fans will have a chance to win $5000 by answering 17 questions.  10 Multiple Choice Questions, and 7 Bonus Questions.  Some Bonus Questions will be judged by Price as Right rules, awarding points to the contestant with the closest answer without going over.  If there is a tie, the winners will split the $5000 prize money evenly.  We will make the answer key available when we announce the winner(s) in February.  We are very excited about our future product pipeline at Army of Techno, and would like to reward our fans that have been with us since the beginning.  We are in a search for our ultimate fan, and I wish you all the best of luck.

Here is a link to the Army of Techno Questionnaire required to enter the Contest:

Army of Techno's $5000 Contest.pdf

Email your submission to productive.citizen@gmail.com no later than 11:59 PM on 12/31/13, as I said earlier we will announce the winner(s) along with the answer key in February.

Sincerely,

Asif Khan
aka PC
Founder and Driving Force of Army of Techno

PC - Hit My Head Mix

Boom,

Here is a mix with my two MC-909s and one reason track at the end.  It is 54 minutes and 17 seconds long.

PC - Hit My Head Mix.mp3

Dagobah System Escape Plan,

PC

PC - Everything Mix

Boom,

So I did a really unique mix today.  I incorporated both my Roland MC-909s, my MacBook Pro and my Technics turntable.  5 total sources of sound as I was using my Mbox and onboard soundcard to play Reason tracks and iTunes on my MacBook Pro.  I sampled two articles using Mac's Speak function:

Does Nintendo stand a chance this holiday? 
- GamesIndustry International

Using Google Glass: A series of awkward encounters 
- AppleInsider

I played two records:

Negativland's Helter Stupid

The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot

The mix includes originally produced Reason and MC909 tracks and my vocals as well.  It is 1 hour and 43 seconds long.

PC - Everything Mix.mp3

It is rough around the edges, but I hope you enjoy it.

PC

PC - Meanwhile Mix

Boom,

So I wiped my SD card clean and recorded one more thing our listeners.  It is a mix of "I Wanna Drive Your Bus," and "The Anthem" done at 254 and 127 BPM.  It is 12 minutes and 20 seconds long.

PC - Meanwhile Mix.mp3

Enjoy,

PC

PC - Check Yo SD Card Mix

Boom,

So I was recording a mix last night and I ran out of space on my SD Card, here is what got recorded.  It is 17 minutes and 23 seconds long.

PC - Check Yo SD Card Mix.mp3

Enjoy,

PC

PC - Getting Paid Mix

Greetings,

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything, and honestly we are winding down this google blog website to relaunch a better, more amazing content experience.  This mix has me very excited and it is the summer solstice, so here you go.  I incorporate Reason tracks with my two MC-909s.  This mix is an insane 1 hour and 27 seconds long.

PC - Getting Paid Mix.mp3

Enjoy,

PC

The Optimist - The Finest Minimal Hard Live Set

Boom,

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving.  Here is a new live DJ set by The Optimist.  It is 57 minutes and 32 seconds long.

The Optimist - The Finest Minimal Hard Live Set.mp3 

Enjoy,

PC

PC - Terrible Died in the Bahamas VS The Man who Killed DJ Terrible

Boom,

Happy Veterans's Day.  We respect all those who serve.
Here is a special remix of an old Something Else Reason track,
Terrible Died in the Bahamas.
 I remixed it with a new PC Reason track,
The Man who Killed DJ Terrible.
The mix is played at 105 BPM.  It is 17 minutes and 50 seconds long.

PC - Terrible Died in the Bahamas 
VS The Man who Killed DJ Terrible.mp3

Later,

PC

The Optimist - New Original Mix

Boom,

The Optimist has been with Army of Techno since the beginning.  He has spun amazing sets at our past parties, but many of those performances went unrecorded.  We are really excited that the Optimist has recorded two new DJ mixes for our listening pleasure.  The following electro-house/techno mix is 28 minutes and 59 seconds long.

The Optimist - New Original Mix.mp3



We are also really excited to report that Army of Techno has delivered over 1 Terabyte of content to our fans this year.  We want to thank all of our fans around the world.  We have a whole lot more great music to come.

Thank you,

PC

PC - My Feet Hurt Mix

Boom,

Here is a super hard mix.

PC - My Feet Hurt Mix

Later,

PC

PC - Brown People Scare Me Mix

Boom,

Shut up and listen to this crap.

PC - Brown People Scare Me Mix.mp3

Sounds like DJ Terrible a little,

PC

PC - 909 Wars Mix 2

Boom,

Here is a complete mix from my new setup here at AOT HQ.  It is 46 minutes and 51 seconds long.

PC - 909 Wars Mix 2.mp3

I am tired,

PC

PC - 909 Wars Mix 1

Boom,

I bought another MC-909 off of eBay.  That makes two.  Enjoy the first of many mixes I will record.  Sadly, my memory card ran out while I was jamming and only about half of the mix was recorded.

PC - 909 Wars Mix 1.mp3

I am tired,

PC

PC - Newest Pioneer Mix

Boom,

I just recorded an extremely hard techno/industrial mix.

PC - Newest Pioneer Mix.mp3

I am tired,

PC

PC - Newer Pioneer Mix

Boom,

I recorded this mix earlier.

PC - Newer Pioneer Mix.mp3

Happy 4th of July,

PC

PC - New Pioneer Mix

Boom,

I just got a new Pioneer DJM-2000 Mixer.  I recorded this mix as I started messing around with it.  This is only MC-909 tracks.  I wanna drive your bus, Better Today, The Anthem, Mandatory Evacuation and 90 are featured.

PC - New Pioneer Mix.mp3

I am tired,

PC

PC - Pressure vs Day Off

Boom,

Here is a mix of two Reason tracks I had going.

PC - Pressure vs Day Off.mp3

I am tired,
 
PC

PC - what is that noise

Greetings,

It was one year ago today that a horrible tragedy began in Japan. Army of Techno has not forgotten. Here is a mix of my latest hard techno Reason track.

PC - what is that noise.mp3

Enjoy,

PC

PC - Human Condition Mix

Greetings,

I write this post before I record the mix, mainly because there are a number of things that we must discuss regarding the world. Army of Techno would first like to say thank you to Steve Jobs for inspiring us to do what we do.



Secondly, there is a movement underway within the network. Anonymous, Lulzsec, and Antisec have been engaged in several displays of anarchy since the beginning of the year. We continue to watch this battle between the anarchists and the establishment as it seems to be manifesting itself in reality now. On Wall Street, in the streets of Greece, in the Arab world, and many more places we are seeing citizens stand outside and demand better from their governments. Now, they are calling for a Global Revolution Day...



I am concerned about the state of the human condition in the world. I do not want 2012 to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. All I can do is go back to the studio and offer the internet this mix. I love electronic music.

This mix incorporates samples from both of the videos on this post. It incorporates my 19th, 20th, and 21st MC-909 tracks. Better Today, Anomaly, I Wanna Drive Your Bus, respectively. I end it with a preview of my next Reason track, 10 Trillion Dollar Plan. It is 20 minutes and 49 seconds long.

PC - The Human Condition Mix.mp3

We will be here for you. We are Army of Techno.

Good Luck,

PC