Looking for bands that play 'techno' music

• [MusicRecommendationFilter] I'm looking for some new groups to listen to. I'm looking for bands that play "live" techno music. That is, music that sounds like techno but is played on live instruments. I know some bands dabble in this, but I'm looking for others. More description inside. Ok, so I went to Bonnaroo this weekend and I heard lots of jams, but the ones from http://members.tripod.com/vermontreview/CD%20Reviews/jazzfesttease1.htm really stayed with me. I was impressed by their ability to produce techno-like music with real instruments. Stereolab and Radiohead both do this as well, of course, and they're both bands that I like. However, none of these groups do this as their main bit. I am looking for music groups that do this, as well as ideas on what this genre is called. Is this "organic techno" or is that something else? I found http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040406141253282636&sql=Bnu2m96oodep7 on the All Music Guide. Anybody heard their stuff?

• Answer:

  http://www.thenewdeal.ca/, a Canadian band that tours the East Coast of North America frequently (but not, alas, anytime in 2004 except for a Jazz fest in Toronto on July 1st) is the group you seek. They're a bassist, keyboardist, and drummer, and their new album includes a few songs with female vocals, though most of their work is vocal-free. They play mostly upbeat stuff that sounds exactly like techno, but with melodies you can really groove to, and yet they're playing it all live, with nothing pre-recorded. They communicate chord and tempo changes to each other on stage through a series of hand motions and head nods, never missing a beat. It's pretty cool to watch. In my opinion, it's the drumming, in particular, that makes them so good. It's so precise and driving, it sounds almost like it must be electronic, but no, it's just this handsome guy with great big biceps and amazing stamina just going at it over and over and over...ahem. And then he breaks into beat-boxing on the mike so seamlessly, it's just so cool. I think I've seen them play live about six times now. It's really cool at the concerts to have these two different groups--the hippie kids who like jam bands and the club kids who like techno--all coming together for a live band that you can really dance to. They're awesome, and I can't recommend them highly enough. Only two of their albums--the studio ones--are available via amazon.com; they're great, but I recommend the live two-CD set from their 2002 NYC gigs. They're more alive and fresh, and hey, I was in the crowd there somewhere near the front. :-)