ORIKLE is an electronic music producer from Manchester, UK, making melodic techno and tech house. His track Northern Soulmates reached #1 in Progressive House on the Spinnin' Records Talent Pool.https://oriklemusic.com/en-gbhttps://oriklemusic.com/news/melodic-techno-afterlife-playlist/https://oriklemusic.com/news/melodic-techno-afterlife-playlist/Other Side sits at track four on Music Spot's Melodic Techno Afterlife, a 99 track playlist that names ORIKLE in its description alongside Anyma, ARTBAT, Bicep and RUFUS DU SOL.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://oriklemusic.com/guides/melodic-techno-james-hype-technique/https://oriklemusic.com/guides/melodic-techno-james-hype-technique/He is a tech house DJ, not a melodic techno one, and mixes at roughly the opposite speed to us. That is exactly why his cue, loop and EQ work is worth studying, and here is which parts of it survive at 122 BPM.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDJinghttps://oriklemusic.com/news/northern-soulmates-number-one/https://oriklemusic.com/news/northern-soulmates-number-one/Number one in Progressive House on the Spinnin' Records Talent Pool, and a place in the global top 10.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://oriklemusic.com/guides/driving-melodic-techno-bassline/https://oriklemusic.com/guides/driving-melodic-techno-bassline/In melodic techno the bassline is not the foundation, it is the heartbeat. Layering sub with mid bass, filter envelopes, saturation and sidechain, using Chain Reaction as the worked example.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTProductionhttps://oriklemusic.com/guides/how-to-dj-melodic-techno/https://oriklemusic.com/guides/how-to-dj-melodic-techno/Long sweeping transitions that run one to three minutes, harmonic mixing on the Camelot wheel, and using filters and reverb to hold tension across a set.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTDJinghttps://oriklemusic.com/guides/techno-vs-melodic-techno-vs-tech-house/https://oriklemusic.com/guides/techno-vs-melodic-techno-vs-tech-house/Festival lineups and Beatport pages are full of subgenres. Here is what actually separates techno, tech house and melodic techno: the vibe, the tempo, and the sound.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTGenreshttps://oriklemusic.com/news/northern-soulmates-out-now/https://oriklemusic.com/news/northern-soulmates-out-now/Progressive house built for the long distance between two people. Just under three minutes, no filler.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://oriklemusic.com/news/other-side-out-now/https://oriklemusic.com/news/other-side-out-now/A dark, transcendent blend of melodic techno and atmospheric tech house. Rolling basslines and ethereal vocal chops.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://oriklemusic.com/news/chain-reaction-out-now/https://oriklemusic.com/news/chain-reaction-out-now/A relentless, driving bassline under atmospheric, transcendent synth work. Dark, hypnotic, and undeniably heavy.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews