You simply cannot pinpoint the moment in history when techno established itself as a new genre in dance music. Not anymore, anyway. Go ahead and try telling the story “the migration of the bassdrum”. You’ll realise quickly that all you get is a very pale picture, watered down by not-to-be-trusted records of oral history from the cities which played a major role in Techno. Historic developments are overshadowed by local characteristics and gossip. The bomb exploded. It splintered into thousands of little pieces, was absorbed by the mainstream or took the next available flight back in…
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