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Description of Techno

 
Rooted in the stiff synth and drum-machine minimalism of German innovators Kraftwerk and the Electro-Funk of DJ icon Afrika Bambaataa, Techno emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1980s. Detroit innovators Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins and Derrick May composed an electronic blueprint of repetitions, minor melodies, and mechanical textures. This electronic style has mutated -- and continues to mutate -- into new forms through fragmentation and cross-pollination with various digital styles.
 

Techno Key Tracks

 
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1. Release The Pressure Leftfield
2. Time Dancer Luke Slater
3. UHF Moby
4. Charlie's Angels 2000 Apollo Four Forty
5. Communication Break-Down Hexstatic
6. Balk Acid Speedy J
7. Totmacher Richard Hinge
8. Ass-n-Tittes DJ Assault
9. Phett B12
 

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Electronica/Dance  >  Techno
 

Techno Key Artists

 
Adam Beyer

Swedish producer of tough,
percussive techno and
founder of the Drumcode
and Truesoul labels.

Alter Ego

Alter Ego -- Roman Fluegel
and Jorn Elling Wutke -- are
pioneers of German trance
and techno.

Basic Channel

Basic Channel were a
shadowy German
production duo and label
that revolutionized minimal
techno in the mid '90s. Th...

Carl Craig

Producer, DJ and remixer,
Detroit techno legend Carl
Craig is a force to be
reckoned with. The
second-wave producer g...

Dave Clarke

Forthright U.K. techno
veteran famed for dressing
in black and his ferocious
live sets.

Ellen Allien

Proprietor of Berlin's Bpitch
Control label, Ellen Allien is
a heavy-hitter of German
techno and electro.

Jeff Mills

Born in Detroit, Mills is the
world’s leading
ambassador for pure,
unadulterated,
machine-kick techno.

Joey Beltram

With roots in Acid Techno,
this New York DJ/producer
is also known to cross over
into Ambient and House.

Juan Atkins

Detroit Techno producer
Juan Atkins has performed
under such aliases as
Cybotron, Model 500, and
Infiniti.

Kenny Larkin

Aka Dark Comedy, Larkin is
a Detroit techno legend
known for his distinctively
muted, melodic vibe.
Coming after pioneers lik...

Laurent Garnier

Garnier's diverse club style
embraces Trip Hop, Acid,
and even jazz, making him
France's most visible DJ
through the '90s. As DJ at...

LFO

Their essential
"Frequencies" (1991)
established American
electro and Kraftwerk as
foundations of UK Techno...

Luke Slater

One of several UK paragons
drawing inspiration from
Detroit, Slater has releases
since 1993 that are all over
the techno map.

Matthew Dear

Dear is a key artist on Ann
Arbor's Ghostly
International and sub-label
Spectral Sound. His
monikers include False, hi...

Model 500

Orbital

Orbital's work in 1991
epitomized cerebral club
music, but the integrity of
later albums made them
crossover superstars. Th...

Plastikman

Canada's Richie Hawtin is a
minimalist Techno pioneer.

Radio Slave

Radio Slave, aka Englishman
in Berlin Matt Edwards, is a
master at
punishing-but-sensual
techno and house.

Speedy J

Versatile, provocative
Dutch producer who is as
adept with Ambient
experimentalism as he is
with punishing club Tech...

Stacey Pullen

Apart of the Detroit scene,
Stacy Pullen's Techno is
influenced by Electro
pioneers Kraftwerk. Pullen
has released material und...

Underground Resistance

Both a production
collective and a label,
Underground Resistance is
one of techno's most
important and influential...

Underworld

Underworld combine
Techno, Trance, and
Breakbeat to great effect.
Their dance music entered
the mainstream via the "Tr...

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