This mix was video live-streamed on 18/07/2021 for Should Know Better UK. Check out a recording of the live stream here: https://youtu.be/kMdxnV5ngBk

Follow Should Know Better UK at: https://linktr.ee/ShouldKnowBetterUK

We're back outdoors with tecMode and his portable beat station! Join us for a sundowner with stunning views over London & Reading and mix of deep and melodic house. Streamed live from deepest Surrey on the hottest day of the year. Let's go!

Kit list:
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
RAVPower 80W power bank
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole
OnePlus 6T cell phone with WiFi hotspot turned on for internet access.

Caesar's Camp - Melodic and Deep Mix

This mix was video live-streamed after a garden BBQ on 05/06/2021 for Should Know Better UK. Check out a recording of the live stream here: https://youtu.be/giSo9kB46fg

Follow Should Know Better UK at: https://linktr.ee/ShouldKnowBetterUK

A post BBQ D&B sesh to complement the British summer, tecMode takes us on another outdoor journey with his mobile setup.

tecMode's Mobile Rig:
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
RAVPower 80W power bank
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole
OnePlus 6T cell phone with WiFi hotspot turned on for internet access.

Garden D&B mix

This mix was video live-streamed from a cliff edge in Dorset on 31/05/2021 for Should Know Better UK. Check out a recording of the live stream here: https://youtu.be/E3NH_9sIjB8

Follow Should Know Better UK at: https://linktr.ee/ShouldKnowBetterUK

It might be the end of the Bank Holiday, but there's still time to party. tecMode is living the best life, and is here to bring you some summer-laden Deep House cuts to help your day go with a buzz.

tecMode's Mobile Rig:
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
RAVPower 80W power bank
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole
OnePlus 6T cell phone with WiFi hotspot turned on for internet access.
Beer holster attached to table :o)

Dorset Deep House mix

Dorset Deep House Mix

Some chilled out, late-night beats with a couple of glasses of wine.

Check out the video of this set on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/NKE23KpZSfI

DJ Rig:
Numark Scratch Mixer
2 x Technics 1210 Mk3
Akai LPD8
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
13" Macbook Pro running Serato DJ Pro with DVS and Pitch 'n Time plugins
Boss VT-1 voice transformer
Shure SM58 mic

Streaming Rig:
Windows 10 Pro running OBS
GPU video encoding using an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
Primary camera: Canon 550D DSLR via EOS Webcam Utility
Secondary camera: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio capture: Scarlett 2i4

Offline Audio Recording:
Tascam DR-40X

Downtemo & Afro Chill mix

A disturbing collection of dark, mood-setting tracks inspired by Halloween and hauntings. Includes movie samples from Aliens, Evil Dead, Pet Cemetery & Nightmare on Elm st.

Check out the video of this set on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/b5Pr8oP492A

Cheese-free Halloween Mix

This mix was video live-streamed on 29/08/2021 for Should Know Better UK. Check out a recording of the live stream here: https://youtu.be/4s2dKJtM8RU

Follow Should Know Better UK at: https://linktr.ee/ShouldKnowBetterUK

Come sit by the fire and chill with this laid back Afro House set from tecMode. A warming mix of African & ethnic sounds, breakbeat and downtempo tunes. Streamed live from a small garden gathering of close friends and family.

tecMode's Mobile Rig
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
RAVPower 80W power bank
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole

Afro House mix

Coming you live from le middle of nowhere, tecMode has wopped out the mobile DJ rig for a special deep house and techno live stream.

This mix was video live-streamed on 16/04/2022 for Should Know Better UK. Check out the video of the live stream here: youtu.be/a3nDE0r37zE

tecMode's Mobile Rig:
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
RAVPower 80W power bank
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole
OnePlus 6T cell phone with WiFi hotspot turned on for internet access.

Devon Deep Field mix

Mixing from sunny Surrey, UK, tecMode is out in his flip flops, flopping some big drops and tweaking those mixer knobs for your audio pleasure. It's sunny. It's warm. Let's jam!

This mix was video live-streamed on 06/08/2022. Check out the video of the live stream here: youtu.be/U9grnSdV2Tw

Organic House & Melodic Techno Mix

Back on the digital gear tecMode is here with some 303 infused beats from techno to breaks and a sprinkling of low-fi tunes.

This mix was video live-streamed on 18/03/2023. Check out the recording of the live stream here: https://youtu.be/Cx5okZI1M3k

The setup...

DJ Rig:
Pioneer DDJ-1000
TR8-S Drum Machine - manually beatmatched
Bass Bot TT-303 through BD-2 Blues Driver distortion pedal
Yamaha MG10XU
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones 
13" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Shure SM58 microphone
ELECROW 10.1" Touchscreen Monitor

Streaming Rig:
Windows 10 Pro running OBS 
GPU video encoding using an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
Camera 1: GoPro Hero 7 captured with Elgato HD60 S+
Camera 2: Canon 550D DSLR capure with an Elgato Cam Link 4k
Camera 3: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Camera 4: Logitech C920
Audio capture: Yamaha MG10XU
Synesthesia
2 x HANNspree HT225HPB Touchscreen Monitors

Akai MIDImix - video mixing via OBS midi plugins

Offline Audio Recording:
Tascam DR-40X

Low-fi, techno & breaks mix

Summer at last and the hills are alive with electronic music! I'm out and about with my mobile rig in the Lake District, UK this time, and what location it was! If you'd like to enjoy the panorama while listening check out the video of this mix at https://youtu.be/0aXG4RQiyKE

So pour out a Pimms or crack open a Crabbies and let the sunshine vibes in ❤️

Mobile Rig:
Portable, battery-powered and completely wireless using:
Pioneer DDJ-400 controller
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Bose SoundLink Mini speakers
16" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Primary camera: GoPro Hero 7 with Elgato Cam Link 4k
Secondary: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB Mic
Rekordbox audio routed to OBS via Blackhole
Pixel 7 Pro cell phone with WiFi hotspot turned on for internet access.

Summer Chillout Mix

Can you get a reeeeewind? Well, yes you can! We're going back, way back... hang on, not that far back. Forwards a bit. There! We're in the 90s! And tecMode has some techno to bring back the days of Club 414, Trade and The Fridge. Let's reminisce! I mean, let's goooo!

This mix was live-streamed on 15/07/2023. Check out the video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/JscQJ0i5lEc?si=TP_7nWs6UfQO-z2s

The setup...

DJ Rig:
Pioneer DDJ-1000
Technics 1210 Mk3
TR8-S Drum Machine - manually beatmatched
Bass Bot TT-303 through BD-2 Blues Driver distortion pedal
Behringer TD-3 MO
Yamaha MG10XU
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
13" Macbook Pro running Rekordbox 6
Shure SM58 microphone
ELECROW 10.1" Touchscreen Monitor

Streaming Rig:
Windows 10 Pro running OBS
GPU video encoding using an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
Camera 1: GoPro Hero 7 captured with Elgato HD60 S+
Camera 2: Canon 550D DSLR capure with an Elgato Cam Link 4k
Camera 3: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Camera 4: Logitech C920
Audio capture: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6
Visuals: Synesthesia on green screen panels
2 x HANNspree HT225HPB Touchscreen Monitors
Akai MIDImix - video & visuals mixing via OBS midi plugins
Offline Audio Recording: Tascam DR-40X

90s Classic Techno

90s Classic Techno mix

Working our way up the BPMs going from chillout and lo-fi through breaks and into techno in this mix for The Thursday Grind on Twitch. Great to have the Grind crew along for this one!

This mix was video live-streamed on 23/05/2024. Check out the video recording here: https://youtu.be/Vtbpi81N-2g?si=MUNJDj7zNA1icRbL

Chillout, Breaks & Techno for The Thursday Grind

An alternative halloween soundtrack from beyond the grave; tecMonk has possessed the studio with electronic entities from another realm. Pray for bass. Amen.

This mix was video live-streamed on 19/10/2024. Check out the video recording here: https://youtu.be/MXV1GQMoxbA?si=kPFi4aAJVvu5wGE4

Psalms:
nthng - Wordless Mass (Original Mix)
nthng - Memories (Original Mix)
Bill Laswell, Klaus Schulze, Pete Namlook - Three Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn - Part VII (Original Mix)
Tim Hecker - Shipyard Of La Ceiba
AVEM - Strum (Original Mix)
Matthew Herbert - It's Only (DJ Koze Remix)
Flore - Monroe (Original Mix)
Leese - Pace (Original Mix)
Raxon - Droid Solo (Extrawelt Radical Remix)
Baime - Forgiven (Original)
Stimming - Dfam on the Field (Original Mix)
Clavis - Wirefire (Original Mix)
tecMonk - Live jam
Art Of Trance - Mariana (Torsten Fassbender Remix)
Pretty Pink - Fairytale (Extended Mix)
Works of Intent - You Should (Original Mix)

Halloween Mix 2024 with tecMonk

A deep space techno mix for the UAP #techno crew and other extra terrestrial beings. This was the start of a raid train event on Twitch live streamed on 25th Jan 2025. The usual tasty beats and acid infused loveliness with a hint of zero G melodies. Get your ass to Mars.

This mix was video live-streamed on 25/01/2025. Check out the video recording here: https://youtu.be/q31x_IeYMVQ

Check out UAP Techno at https://www.instagram.com/uap_techno/

For more tecMode stuff hit up https://linktr.ee/tecmode

Extra terrestrial techno mix for UAP Techno

An hour of uplifting analogue techno heavily inspired by Daniel Avery's album 'Drone Logic'. This bubbly selection was mixed live for The Thursday Grind on 6th Feb 2025. Let's go!

Check out the video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGt9EloCwNs

Daniel Avery inspired bubbly analogue techno mix

An hour of logical techno. Looped, modulated sequences over darker beats make for an intricate, driving mix to transport you to the next level. 

Live streamed for EMP Radio on 22nd Feb 2025.

Check out the video recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WCA6xfMDy8

The setup...

Hybrid DJ rig:
Pioneer DDJ-1000
Technics 1210 Mk3
TR8-S Drum Machine - manually beatmatched
Dreadbox Typhon
Behringer TD-3 MO through BD-2 Blues Driver distortion pedal
Bass Bot TT-303
Moog DFAM through Strymon big sky reverb pedal
Arturia KeyStep 
Ableton Push
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Macbook Pro running Rekordbox & Ableton Live
Shure SM58 microphone
ELECROW 10.1" Touchscreen Monitor

Streaming rig:
Windows 11 running OBS
GPU video encoding using an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
Camera 1: Google Pixel 7 Pro
Camera 2: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Camera 3: Logitech C920
Camera 4: Logitech C920
Audio capture: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6
Visuals: Synesthesia on green screen panels
2 x HANNspree HT225HPB Touchscreen Monitors
Akai MIDImix - video & visuals mixing via OBS midi plugins
Offline Audio Recording: Tascam DR-40X

Techno logic - sequenced electronics

Been a while but it's time to get back to the acid with this hour-long mix of #techno, #trance and #acid house. 

Live streamed for EMP Radio on 13th Sept 2025.

Check out the video recording here: https://youtu.be/kTyBxJIPziM

The setup...

Hybrid DJ rig:
Pioneer DDJ-1000
Technics 1210 Mk3
TR8-S Drum Machine - manually beatmatched
Dreadbox Typhon
Behringer TD-3 MO through BD-2 Blues Driver distortion pedal
Bass Bot TT-303
Moog DFAM through Strymon big sky reverb pedal
Arturia KeyStep 
Ableton Push
Behringer MS-1
Melbourne Instruments Roto-control
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Sennheiser HD 25 headphones
Macbook Pro running Rekordbox & Ableton Live
Shure SM58 microphone
ELECROW 10.1" Touchscreen Monitor

Streaming rig:
Windows 11 running OBS
GPU video encoding using an Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
Camera 1: Google Pixel 7 Pro
Camera 2: iPhone 6s via obs.camera
Camera 3: Logitech C920
Camera 4: Logitech C920
Audio capture: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6
Visuals: Synesthesia on green screen panels
2 x HANNspree HT225HPB Touchscreen Monitors
Akai MIDImix - video & visuals mixing via OBS midi plugins
Offline Audio Recording: Tascam DR-40X

Back to the acid - A mix of techno, trance and acid house

tecMonk has risen again for this alternative halloween music mix of soul destroying basslines and skeletal skanking. Sounds that will transport even the most innocent of halloween gatherings to the underworld and beyond. Yes, beyond the underworld... like under the underworld. 
What? That's totally a thing.

Anyway, prepare your mind and soul for a variety of undead genres and journey with your guide once more, tecMonk* (just don't say his name three times).

See and believe: https://youtu.be/zGoIiI5keLs?si=hQCAo8dj_ywRoETL

* other spiritual guides and tecMonk halloween mixes are available. Amen.

Halloween 2025 Mix with tecMonk

A sinister, dark & rolling acid techno vibe. One for the grungy basements after midnight.

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Guy from the UK doing music stuff. Handpicked records & live improvisation.

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