George Orwell's 1984 starts with, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Nights of techno ravers end similarly—dancers stepping out of the club after a long night ...

The opening day of Detroit's Movement fest brought beats, bodies and a special anniversary milestone as the annual techno ...

When the doors opened to the Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM) in Frankfurt’s Hauptwache square, last year, it seemed that club music was finally getting its due. MOMEM was billed as the world ...

Detroit’s repeat tourists help spread understanding of techno’s local roots as the music industry continues to commercialize ...

A new exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum celebrates Detroit as the birthplace of techno music in the 1980s and '90s and how the genre has progressed to today. "Techno: The Rise of Detroit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. The Internet and social media revolutionized how music was shared, making music more ...

FINAL SAMPLING’, 2026, exhibition view. Courtesy: Power Station of Art The rhizome, with its non-hierarchical, decentralized ...

Although widely associated with Europe, techno music was invented in Detroit and its suburbs in the early 1980s by young African-Americans armed with drum machines, futurist ideals and a predilection ...

When he plays a techno show, Moritz Simon Geist doesn't reach for a laptop. Instead, he calls on his army of sonic robots—a collection of small, motorized creations that click, clank, and whirr in an ...

Sales agency The Playmaker has released the trailer for techno music drama “Rave On,” written and directed by Nikias Chryssos and Viktor Jakovleski. The Playmaker will be screening the film at the ...

correctionA previous version of this article misidentified one of Matthew Dear’s recording aliases as “Loose.” The alias he recorded under was “False.” Matthew Dear sings like he’s making a dirty ...

Explore a wide variety of humorous and energetic dance moves tailored for techno music enthusiasts. This video showcases an extensive collection of distinct styles ranging from rhythmic arm movements ...