• Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit during the 1980s.

• The main instruments used in techno music are Synthesizers, keyboards, samplers, drum machines, sequencers and personal computers.

• Techno came from a mix of African American music including Chicago house, funk, electro, and electric jazz.

• The word techno came from the phrase “techno rebels” which was used by Toffler. Juan Atkins decided to use the word Techno to name the genre he helped to create.

• Techno is repetitive instrumental music produced for and by DJ ‘s. It is most often in 4/4 with a bass drum on each quaver pulse. A snare or clap is played on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat on every second eighth note.

• The tempo varies between 120 to 150 bpm.

• Its subgenres are acid techno, ambient techno, minimal techno, tech house.

THE FACTS:

• There were high school clubs such as Brats, Charivari, Ciabattino, Comrades, Gables, Hardwear, Rafael, Rumours, Snobs, and Weekends. They were all based on techno music.

• During the late 70s/early 80s they created ‘the incubator’ in which techno was grown.

• These young promoters developed the local dance music scene by catering to the tastes of the local young people and by marketing parties with new DJs and their music.

• As these local clubs popular, groups of DJs began to market their skills and sound systems to the clubs in order to cater to the growing audiences.

• The groups met in vacant warehouses, offices, and YMCA auditoriums in their early days.

CULTURAL INFLUENCES:

• Techno was created in the early eighties by Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson.

• In the late eighties and early nineties techno and house had failed to gain mainstream success in the United States but became a huge phenomenon in Europe especially in Great Britain. In fact, the term techno was popularized by Virgin Records’ seminal UK compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound Of Detroit.

• Around 1990 raves began to appear near London. Most these large, illegal parties made their money by dodging licensing laws.

• For a brief time in the U.K., rave music went pop.

TECHNO HISTORY:

• Girls wore tight leather or denim trousers, waistcoats, fitted T-shirts, and long-sleeved jerkins.

• Accessories included large silver rings on the thumb and index finger, masses of silver bracelets, friendship bracelets and leather wristbands like hippies wore.

• Boys were less definable. Their style consisted of polo shirts, T-shirts, jeans and anoraks.

FASHION INFLUENCED BY TECHNO:

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EXAMPLES OF TECHNO MUSIC: