Going for the smooth melodic approach

[Komplex]

Just started this one yesterday morning. I'm going for the melodic techno approach. I've tried to keep the percussion pretty simple so it doesn't clash with synths/strings...

Any hints, tips or general thoughts?

Also what labels would release this sort of stuff?

Under a Red Sky (http://xelpmok.customer.netspace.net.au/Komplex%20-%20Under%20a%20red%20sky.mp3)

[dirty_bass]

ok, well to me this is tech-house.
Very similar to Terry Lee Brown Junior.
So to work out what labels would go for this.
Try vinyladdiction.co.uk and scan the tech-house tunes there.
This is nice, I was very into this sound when From Dub Till Dawn Came out.
And this has got me back into it. Cheers.
Just as a bit of advice, for this type of music, everything needs to be absolutely diamond clear.
So I think you could do with making the kick a little more crisp.
And generally step up the production level a touch, cos when you hit this genre the production standards are way high, so you can`t really get away with techno dirtyness.

[dan the acid man]

very nice but as dirty said, the kick need's more bite

[dulash]

liking the sound of that one.
send it to soma, or maybe kanzleramt?

[Komplex]

Cheers guys :)

I'll give the kick a tweak and see how it goes. Maybe just layer something clickier on top of the current one.

Are any of you guys on Blackout writing similar stuff?