Techno

Techno is a form of electronic music featuring driving 4/4 beats varying in tempo from 120 to 150 beats per minute.

Movement Festival 2026 first artists release

Paxahau reveals the first 19 artists for Detroit’s Movement 2026 festival lineup

The fine folks at Paxahau have teased the names of the first 19 artists and acts for Movement 2026 in Detroit this May.
Ultra announces RESISTANCE lineup for Ultra Music Festival 2026

Ultra announces RESISTANCE lineup for Ultra Music Festival 2026

Sara Landry, Dennis Cruz b2b Seth Troxler and more added to the 2026 house and techno showcase at Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
Cover art for Analogue Stories 4 by Abacus and Haf S

Deep house maestros Abacus & Haf S collab on Analogue Stories Vol 4

The unmatched "Analogue Stories" series jumps back home to Re/Think on this four track EP of gorgeous deep house tracks.
Ground 16 Structural Disruption album art

“Structural Disruption”: Five tracks of esoteric techno from Ground16

Structural Disruption is an EP of five tracks rooted in the underground and then branching out into the cosmos, crafting deeply physical dance music for esoteric heads.
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Techno titan Molecular Recordings launches the Covalence series

Four tracks from Esilum, Heliosphere, Shaun Moses and Azogiar mark the first installment of the Covalence Series, a "curated collection of molecular-level sound works, where artists from diverse backgrounds converge to form new sonic bonds."
Viva Acid 2025 events

Viva Acid announces music programming for 2025 event series

Four separate events over four nights as part of Viva Acid's 2025 Chicago event series.
DJ Haus Humanoid EP album art

Four tracks of analog android bebop on DJ Haus’ “Humanoid”

8 bit vocals by MC Speak'N'Spell, 909s and 303s idling in anxiety and a vacuum tube techno groove: It's Humanoid from DJ Haus on Unknown To The Unknown.
SCB: Loss... The Re-Up album art

Demon Dubs: Mr. G remixes Scuba’s 2011 classic “Loss”

Mr. G takes Scuba's reissued "Loss" to school with a glowering, slightly demonic dub that goes to a few places the original hadn't thought of.
Jeff Mills announces four show artist residency in Detroit

Jeff Mills announces four show artist residency in Detroit

Star Chronicle takes place over four nights starting September 10 at Spot Lite and features films, special guests Terrence Dixon, Developer and Optic Nerve and art and artifacts from Jeff Mills' collection.
Kirk Degiorgio Seven Minutes Of Funk is the white-hot Detroit techno machine funk gem you've been looking for

Kirk Degiorgio’s “Seven Minutes Of Funk” is the white-hot Detroit techno machine funk gem you’ve been...

The lead track from Kirk Degiorgio's Elate EP on Cyphon is a proper dancefloor record, with the low-end funk for your body and that cerebral dreaminess to transport your mind.
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Melancholonica: A Man Named Phil Western

Afterflash is a remixed tribute album to the innovative Phil Western, who released electronic music on Harthouse and LA label Exist Dance as well as collaborating with cEvin Key, Download, Skinny Puppy and releasing a huge catalog of solo material.
5 Mag Issue 220 Cover with Jamie 3:26

Made In Chicago: Jamie 3:26 in the new 5 Mag

Chicago house hero Jamie 3:26 on the cover, plus Alexander Flood, Ryan Sadorus, Collective Rhythm Network, Liara Tsai and more inside 5 Mag Issue 220, out now.
DJ I.V. 5 Mag RISE vol 34 mix

DJ I.V. – 5 Mag RISE vol 34

Bangin' Detroit techno set from DJ I.V. for 5 Mag's weekly RISE mix.
Movement Monday: Industry Mixer honoring Juan Atkins & 40 years of Metroplex at TV Lounge

Movement Monday: Industry Mixer honoring Juan Atkins & 40 years of Metroplex

Featuring a guest DJ set from Eddie Fowlkes and art from Abdul Qadim Haqq on Monday May 26 at TV Lounge.
From Post-Disco to Pre-Techno: Movement week panel spotlights the emergence of techno in Detroit

From Post-Disco to Pre-Techno: Movement week panel spotlights the emergence of techno in Detroit

Panelists Norm Talley, Delano Smith, Stacey "Hotwaxx" Hale and moderator Kai Alcé chart the formation of techno among Detroit's youth in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Detroit's Movement Festival releases full 2025 lineup

Movement unveils set-times for 2025 festival

Movement has announced set times for the 2025 Movement Festival, taking place over Memorial Day Weekend in Hart Plaza, Detroit.
5 Mag Issue 219 cover with Hieroglyphic Being

Visions: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag

Chicago house music visionary Hieroglyphic Being, plus cover mix and interview with Galen, Z.I.P.P.O., a new label called FLURB, the breaking of Live Nation and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Maarten Goetheer featuring Pong Nakornchai: Suite For Chick

Suite for Chick: Reinterpreting the genius of Chick Corea

Nu Northern Soul drops a mini-album of "re-interpretations" of fusion maestro Chick Corea tracks by DJ Maarten Goetheer featuring Thai power-house drummer Pong Nakornchai.
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Ultra Music Festival reveals daily stage programming

The three day festival starting March 28 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere EDM festival.
ARC music festival 2024

ARC Music Festival announces 2025 lineup

ARC Music Festival returns to Chicago's Union Park this August 2025. Auris just announced this year's lineup featuring Amelie Lens, Cajmere, Eric Prydz, Eris Drew, Jamie XX, Richie Hawtin, Floorplan, John Summit, Nicole Moudaber, DJ Tennis, Mike Dunn and more.

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