About this Podcast:
Explore the futuristic, underground, and globally influential history of techno music. The History of Techno Music Podcast traces the DJs, producers, clubs, record labels, machines, cities, and cultural movements that transformed electronic experimentation into one of the most important forms of dance music in the world. Episodes journey from the electronic pioneers and disco, funk, synth-pop, and industrial influences that helped shape the genre to the birth of Detroit techno, the rise of Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Underground Resistance, and the spread of techno through Chicago, New York, Berlin, London, and beyond. The show also explores drum machines, synthesizers, sequencers, warehouse parties, rave culture, record shops, independent labels, DJ technology, European scenes, minimal techno, acid techno, hard techno, and the continual evolution of the sound. Whether you are fascinated by Detroit, Berlin clubs, electronic music production, rave culture, legendary DJs, classic records, or the technology behind dance music, the podcast tells the stories of the people, places, machines, and ideas that built techno and carried it around the world. The History of Techno Music Podcast is hosted by Josh Linsk.