Fans of experimental techno know that Pan-Pot is not a reference to something that comes out of a kitchen; rather, it’s a German techno duo that’s named for a panoramic potentiometer — a switch that ...

The Electronic Music Festival in Santa Cruz is paying tribute this week to the art of making music with electronic devices. It's only the 2nd such festival ever to be conducted in the country, and ...

Electronic music has always been defined by its subgenres. House, techno, trance, dubstep—each with distinct sonic signatures, BPM ranges, and devoted followings. DJs built reputations by mastering ...

Techno: A universal language. No matter your native tongue, the myriad beats that define the genre can be understood by all. By cultivating emotions, causing movement, forming sounds and generating ...

In his monthly column System Focus, The FADER's favorite underground music critic Adam Harper stares deep into the internet's gloom to unearth emerging musical forms. What is experimental music, and ...

From Detroit to Budapest, each major city has its own distinct style of techno but no country embraces the genre quite like Germany. It’s an affinity rooted in history, particularly around the fall of ...

Thomas P. Heckmann has been making electronic music since he was a child, and it’s clear that experience evolved him as an artist. Outside of techno, the German producer is also known for his ...

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 ...