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Music World History & Scenes

Choose a genre, move through countries and cities, then follow the scenes, artists, labels, releases, and contributors that shaped the sound.

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Country

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Techno / United States

Detroit Timeline

Detroit/Before 1980s-1990s

Roots of Detroit Techno Origins

Electro, funk, European synth pop, Black radio, and industrial city life set the conditions. Follow it through Juan Atkins and Derrick May, labels like Metroplex and Warp, and releases such as No UFO's, Strings of Life and Syro. The producer and contributor trail runs through Nigel Godrich and Rick Rubin, while the later movement points toward Berlin Minimal Techno and Chicago House.

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Detroit/1980s-1990s

Detroit Techno Origins

Machine music made from city pressure, futurism, radio education, and small-room experimentation. Detroit techno is best understood as a web of studios, radio shows, synths, import records, and friends pushing funk into a colder future. Follow it through Juan Atkins and Derrick May, labels like Metroplex and Warp, and releases such as No UFO's, Strings of Life and Syro. The producer and contributor trail runs through Nigel Godrich and Rick Rubin, while the later movement points toward Berlin Minimal Techno and Chicago House.

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Detroit/After 1980s-1990s

Detroit Techno Origins Afterlife

Berlin, UK bass, minimal techno, and experimental electronic scenes kept reinterpreting the blueprint. Follow it through Juan Atkins and Derrick May, labels like Metroplex and Warp, and releases such as No UFO's, Strings of Life and Syro. The producer and contributor trail runs through Nigel Godrich and Rick Rubin, while the later movement points toward Berlin Minimal Techno and Chicago House.

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