You're probably onto something, but honestly I think techno (or broader: electronic dance music) is a subset of sequencer logic, and still should submit and explore that. It is not devoid of possibilities especially if you use the acousmatic part as well in the sequencing (as in dub delays). As you write emulating advanced percussion you will probably get lost in the editing process as well. But ok I'm not of the 'nuum tradition...
The Ndagga stuff works for me because these are just blinding musicians and Mark Ernestus is a genius mixing the stuff. It is worth checking out live as well btw. I don't think you can or should 'compete' with that by doing midi-edits. It just ends up being to constructed for my liking.
If you just the bassdrum as an anchor (Surgeons term) and then let things flow around it, I think you can get the 'live' / organic feel as well. It is also somewhat a rationalization for myself not being able to do complicated stuff. I always been intimated by musicians, as it is obviously an inborn talent which I do not have. I did start fiddling around the last couple of years however and put up some loops and things on SC last year; here's one example (sorry for spam):
