Techno
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Techno: machine, repetition and trance, the beat as an architecture of time. Ambient techno, dub techno, hypnotic techno and the Detroit and electro lineage: small changes over long cycles, and space as much as kick.
The lineage starts in Detroit with Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Underground Resistance and Jeff Mills, and with the electro of Drexciya, and runs through Berlin, where Basic Channel and Chain Reaction turned techno into dub. Alongside them: the ambient techno of Gas, Biosphere and The Black Dog, the minimal of Robert Hood and Plastikman, the hypnotic techno of Function and of labels like Prologue and Semantica. Italy has a strong voice here, from Donato Dozzy and Neel's Voices From The Lake to producers like Claudio PRC and Luigi Tozzi. The loop works here the way it did for Terry Riley and Steve Reich: it changes how time feels, and lets the smallest change be heard.
We file here ambient techno, dub techno, hypnotic techno and the Detroit and electro lineage: techno that works through repetition, space and detail rather than impact. When the kick saturates and the texture turns metallic, the record usually goes under Industrial; when the grid bends or breaks, under Experimental.
New techno records
- FRI 16.10.2026 Apture — Creeks EPFour tracks trace the shifting currents of Apture’s Creeks EP for Swedish label Counter Pulse. Raw, hypnotic techno drives "Kareem" and "Inverted", while the slower pulse of "Drizzle" gives way to the hazier, downtempo terrain of "Creeks", opening a fluid space between club pressure and introspection.Play via Bandcamp: Apture — Creeks EP Details: Apture — Creeks EP
- FRI 16.10.2026 Mana Mind — Breaking Light EPMana Mind’s Breaking Light EP moves between shadow and euphoria, where bleep-driven trance signals meet the forward pull of techno. Across six tracks, from "Voices In The Dark" to "Dream Of A Solo", Skryptöm Records delivers a focused electronic journey shaped by tension, chord movement and flashes of brightness.Play via Bandcamp: Mana Mind — Breaking Light EP Details: Mana Mind — Breaking Light EP
- FRI 16.10.2026 Robert Hood & Radioslave — Radio HoodRobert Hood and Radio Slave join forces for the first time on Radio Hood, a two-track release that pushes beyond techno’s usual restraints. Out on Rekids as the label celebrates its 300th release, the project balances the genre’s driving core with a more expansive sonic palette. Repetitive synth motifs, cinematic string arrangements and a deep, distorted Reece bassline intertwine, bringing a heightened emotional dimension to the music while preserving its underlying rhythmic drive.Play via Bandcamp: Robert Hood & Radioslave — Radio Hood Details: Robert Hood & Radioslave — Radio Hood
- FRI 16.10.2026 Estella Boersma — Seeker EPA bassline that swallows the floor, metallic impacts and rave signals cut through Estella Boersma’s Seeker EP, marking her debut on CLR. Across three tracks, rolling kicks and syncopated pressure shift from abrasive warehouse grit to the celestial synth glow of "Submerged", pushing muscular techno into futuristic orbit. Details: Estella Boersma — Seeker EP
- FRI 16.10.2026 radd — Espacio Basura (Part 2)Repetition becomes a collective ritual in Espacio Basura (Part 2), as radd explores techno as a physical encounter with unstable time and raw analog force. Rugged percussion and looping motifs collide and mutate, turning the dancefloor into a temporary gathering of bodies, signals and sonic debris where rhythm reshapes perception.Play via Bandcamp: radd — Espacio Basura (Part 2) Details: radd — Espacio Basura (Part 2)
- THU 15.10.2026 Ellen Allien — New Life Rmxs 1Ellen Allien’s vision of autonomy, collective resistance and planetary fragility enters new territory on New Life Rmxs 1. For the first remix instalment, kindred artists reshape the Berlin producer’s fusion of hypnotic techno, darkwave and euphoric minimalism, refracting the album’s defiant spirit through new sonic perspectives.Play via Bandcamp: Ellen Allien — New Life Rmxs 1 Details: Ellen Allien — New Life Rmxs 1
- THU 15.10.2026PickDino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMANPlay via Bandcamp: Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMANRead: Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMAN
- THU 15.10.2026PickNotzing — ZonaPlay via Bandcamp: Notzing — ZonaRead: Notzing — Zona
- THU 15.10.2026 Luigi Madonna — Swag EPWith "Swag" on Planet Rhythm, Luigi Madonna explores the raw foundations of techno, favouring function over ornament. Rigid grooves and minimal rhythmic structures form the backbone of the tracks, while restrained melodic details add depth to the mix. Carefully placed effects and understated sonic nuances create a growing sense of pressure, keeping the sound focused and hypnotic as the energy pushes forward without interruption.Play via Bandcamp: Luigi Madonna — Swag EP Details: Luigi Madonna — Swag EP
- WED 14.10.2026 Alarico — Klockworks 42Alarico returns to Klockworks with four new tracks shaped around the physical force of techno and its hypnotic pull. Leading the release, "Whisper" sets the tone for a record that unfolds across four distinct cuts, from "Ombra" to "Wroclaw" and "30 Hz". Klockworks 42 arrives on November 13, with "Whisper" available ahead of the full release.Play via Bandcamp: Alarico — Klockworks 42 Details: Alarico — Klockworks 42
- WED 14.10.2026 Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMANTwo artists, one shared language: Dino Sabatini and Luigi Tozzi shape "XAMAN" through continuity, repetition and gradual transformation. Across eight tracks, rhythms form a steady ground for textures, voices and resonances to emerge, dissolve and return. Rather than following a linear path, the album deepens through subtle shifts, unfolding as one continuous movement.Play via Bandcamp: Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMAN Details: Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi — XAMAN
- WED 14.10.2026 Notzing — ZonaUnder the full moon, Notzing revisits Zona, first released in 2021, with four reworks for Kabalion. From “Monolith” to “Atmos”, the project returns to its deep, dark minimal foundations, reshaping each original piece while preserving the EP’s inward-looking character.Play via Bandcamp: Notzing — Zona Details: Notzing — Zona
- TUE 13.10.2026 Aurora Halal — Red AlertAfter years away from her own imprint, Aurora Halal returns to Mutual Dreaming with Red Alert, a five-track excursion into the outer reaches of her sound. From urgent rhythms and luminous electronic motifs to weightier, slower passages and psychedelic haze, the EP shifts between dancefloor momentum and unsettled atmospheres, tracing a path through hypnotic grooves and cosmic tension.Play via Bandcamp: Aurora Halal — Red Alert Details: Aurora Halal — Red Alert
- FRI 09.10.2026 Luca Maniaci — Ad AeternumA return to darker territory: Luca Maniaci reappears on Edit Select with Ad Aeternum, tracing a path through sci-fi atmospheres and restrained tension. Shifting rhythms keep the journey in motion, drawing subtle patterns out of the shadows.Play via Bandcamp: Luca Maniaci — Ad Aeternum Details: Luca Maniaci — Ad Aeternum
- FRI 09.10.2026 Speedy J & Rødhåd — The Department Of Almost - Second OfficeCold starts, borrowed lime and glacial skies: Speedy J and Rødhåd introduce The Department Of Almost with Second Office. Born from ten concentrated days in their Berlin studio, eleven compositions move between crafted dancefloor material and spacious, introspective soundscapes, as rhythm and atmosphere gradually fold into one another.Play via Bandcamp: Speedy J & Rødhåd — The Department Of Almost - Second Office Details: Speedy J & Rødhåd — The Department Of Almost - Second Office
- THU 08.10.2026PickTHISISTHX — Ghost EPPlay via Bandcamp: THISISTHX — Ghost EPRead: THISISTHX — Ghost EP
- WED 07.10.2026PickTensal — The Bearers of the Banner EPPlay via Bandcamp: Tensal — The Bearers of the Banner EPRead: Tensal — The Bearers of the Banner EP
- WED 07.10.2026 Jiho — KR081Tokyo’s Jiho makes techno you could almost touch, four analog tracks filed simply as KR081.Play via Bandcamp: Jiho — KR081 Details: Jiho — KR081
- WED 07.10.2026 THISISTHX — Ghost EPLisbon is haunted on THISISTHX’s Ghost EP, four tracks of raw textures and metallic synths for Planet Rhythm.Play via Bandcamp: THISISTHX — Ghost EP Details: THISISTHX — Ghost EP
- SAT 03.10.2026 Circular Limited — Rising SunSpring reverb, deep sub-bass and eerie drones: Brendon Moeller, as Circular Limited, plants the sixth seed of Saibai, the Samurai Music sub-label.Play via Bandcamp: Circular Limited — Rising Sun Details: Circular Limited — Rising Sun
- SAT 03.10.2026 Inigo Kennedy — Lingering ThoughtsSome thoughts never leave: dystopian electro, acid blips and melancholic pads from Inigo Kennedy, with a title track that circles back to the earlier Plaintive, on Asymmetric.Play via Bandcamp: Inigo Kennedy — Lingering Thoughts Details: Inigo Kennedy — Lingering Thoughts
- THU 01.10.2026PickMiles — VaultPlay via Bandcamp: Miles — VaultRead: Miles — Vault
- WED 30.09.2026 Miles — VaultMiles finally opens the Vault: thirty years of dub techno warm-ups, on Short Span.Play via Bandcamp: Miles — Vault Details: Miles — Vault
- TUE 29.09.2026 BLNDR — MangroveRoots in salt water and a Tidal Veil on top: BLNDR’s Mangrove, with a remix by Alderaan, on Buenos Aires’ Danza Nativa.Play via Bandcamp: BLNDR — Mangrove Details: BLNDR — Mangrove
- MON 28.09.2026 Electric Rescue — Futuro Perduto EPFour cuts for a future that never arrived: Electric Rescue’s Futuro Perduto EP, raw textures and driving rhythms on MATERIA.Play via Bandcamp: Electric Rescue — Futuro Perduto EP Details: Electric Rescue — Futuro Perduto EP
- MON 28.09.2026 Bichord — Gravitational FieldsFirst pull from a new orbit: Gravitational Fields opens Bichord’s own label, somewhere between the club and experimental ambient. Details: Bichord — Gravitational Fields
- SUN 27.09.2026 Donato Dozzy — AstroDonato Dozzy takes the long way from Rome to Berlin’s Tresor, and calls it Astro.Play via Bandcamp: Donato Dozzy — Astro Details: Donato Dozzy — Astro
- SUN 27.09.2026 Marcel Dettmann — My Own ShadowAfter years of nights at Berghain, Marcel Dettmann turns to face My Own Shadow, a new album on !K7.Play via Bandcamp: Marcel Dettmann — My Own Shadow Details: Marcel Dettmann — My Own Shadow
- SUN 27.09.2026 Claudio PRC — Self Surrender DeconstructedSelf Surrender, taken apart and left in pieces on purpose: Claudio PRC’s Self Surrender Deconstructed, on Delsin.Play via Bandcamp: Claudio PRC — Self Surrender Deconstructed Details: Claudio PRC — Self Surrender Deconstructed
- SUN 27.09.2026 Tensal — The Bearers of the Banner EPTensal raises the flag over eight tracks on The Bearers Of The Banner EP, for Planet Rhythm and Derailed.Play via Bandcamp: Tensal — The Bearers of the Banner EP Details: Tensal — The Bearers of the Banner EP
- SAT 26.09.2026 Andy Stott — Late LoopA cold welcome, a songbird, a mirror signal: Andy Stott’s Late Loop, back home on Modern Love. Details: Andy Stott — Late Loop
Live: techno artists on stage
- Last night Marcel Dettmann Plaza Monumental de Barcelona, Barcelona (ES) Details: Marcel Dettmann at Plaza Monumental de Barcelona, SAT 17.10
- Last night Rødhåd Berghain, Berlin (DE) Details: Rødhåd at Berghain, SAT 17.10
- 13:00 Claudio PRC Bodies in Space, Brussels (BE) Details: Claudio PRC at Bodies in Space, SUN 18.10
- 06:00 Electric Rescue Glazart, Paris (FR) Details: Electric Rescue at Glazart, SUN 18.10 Electric Rescue brings open-air techno to Glazart, carrying After O'Clock from sunrise into the afternoon.
- 22:00 Electric Rescue Club John Doe, Amsterdam (NL) Details: Electric Rescue at Club John Doe, THU 22.10
- 23:00 DVS1 + Dasha Rush + Rødhåd + Wata Igarashi Club Raum, Amsterdam (NL) Details: DVS1 + Dasha Rush + Rødhåd + Wata Igarashi at Club Raum, FRI 23.10
- 20:30 Andy Stott Auditorium San Fedele, Milan (IT) Details: Andy Stott at Auditorium San Fedele, MON 16.11 A rare chance to experience Andy Stott’s immersive sound architecture in the focused acoustics of Auditorium San Fedele.
Dates can change: check the official page before you go.
Artists and labels
Alarico · Andy Stott · Apture · Architectural · Aurora Halal · Bichord · BLNDR · Circular Limited · Claudio PRC · Dino Sabatini & Luigi Tozzi · Donato Dozzy · Electric Rescue · Ellen Allien · Estella Boersma · Inigo Kennedy · Irini · Jiho · Luca Maniaci · Luigi Madonna · Mana Mind · Marcel Dettmann · Miles · Notzing · Prince Of Denmark · radd · Recondite · Robert Hood & Radioslave · Rødhåd · Roll Dann · Tensal · The Vision · THISISTHX · Counter Pulse · Skryptöm · Rekids · CLR · Float Records · Bpitch Control · Outis Opera Series · Kabalion Records · Planet Rhythm · Klockworks · Mutual Dreaming · Edit Select · WSNWG · KR Records · Saibai · Asymmetric · Short Span · Danza Nativa · Materia · Bichord Music · Tresor Records · !K7 Records · Delsin Records · Modern Love