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Robert Hood: Motor: Nighttime World 3

By Jacob Arnold September 24, 2012 January 6, 2019 Techno

The tracks here range widely in tempo and style, but they all retain the nuance and musicality of Detroit techno at its best.
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By Jacob Arnold April 25, 2012 January 6, 2019 Techno

This Finnish producer combines house and techno beats with IDM aesthetics in an unusually sophisticated fashion.
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By Jacob Arnold March 15, 2012 January 6, 2019 Techno

Monolake’s last few albums have been cold, digital, and distant.
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By Jacob Arnold September 7, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

Jeff Mills’ latest album this especially productive year is inspired by the obscure 1966 sci-fi flick Cyborg 2087.
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By Jacob Arnold July 22, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

The A-side is long and hypnotic while the B-side is speedy but strange.
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By Jacob Arnold June 17, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

Over the past five years, Stott has shrewdly transitioned from techno to dub techno to techno/dubstep.
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By Jacob Arnold February 17, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

This trio and its extended family bring romance back to techno.
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By Jacob Arnold January 21, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

A deluxe triple-CD set of Demdike Stare’s three 2010 albums plus forty minutes of previously unreleased material.
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By Jacob Arnold January 20, 2011 January 6, 2019 Techno

Brikha’s debut album, first released in 2000 on Derrick May’s Transmat label, has a reputation as a masterpiece.
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By Jacob Arnold November 16, 2010 January 6, 2019 Techno

Electro depths with moments of kitsch.
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