Xperts of Techno | Computer Music

As the liner notes point out, making good techno is not the easiest thing in the world to do, and these days many people would have trouble defining exactly what it actually is. However, an aural browse through this bundle of samples would certainly point them in the right direction. To begin with, you get a series of demos (construction kits, basically) that set the tone for the whole disc. The it's on to the drum loops proper, which are intricately programmed and nicely varied. Also worthy of note are the lush, spacious pads and jutting chord offerings, while you'll also find some nifty bass sequences. This ain't' a bad CD, but if you've got ReBirth, it may be rather redundant.