80’s/90’s - Techno

Texture Harmony Instrumentation

Context
• Looping layers • Repetitive
• Origins in Berlin and later Chicago,
• Parts drop in and • Simple
New York & Detroit in the 1980's
out • Looping
• Made for dancing!
• Subtle builds and
• Frequently used at raves, festivals with
drops
light shows
• Lots of sub-genres - dub techno,
Rhythm Melody Structure industrial techno, minimal techno, acid
• Repetitive • Short repeated riffs • Ostinato techno, free techno etc.
• 4/4 • Arpeggiators • Subtle transitions
• Samples Iconic Practitioners
• Backbeat on drum • Continuous mixes
machine
• 120-150 BPM

Technology Lyrics
Kraftwerk Carl Craig Je Mills
Drums Machine Central
Rarely used - if used,
DAW

E ects - lters, reverbs, delays sampled

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