The post German Court Rules That Techno Is Music appeared first on Consequence of Sound. A German federal court has ruled that techno is music, putting an end to parental debates everywhere. On ...

Around 1980, when techno DJ Westbam was about 15 and was still called Maximilian Lenz, living in his parents' house in the northern German city of Münster, he used to listen to the Stranglers, a ...

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 ...

German musician Remute is known for releasing albums on retro hardware - and now his latest is available on a Game Boy Advance cartridge. The album, titled Unity, features 15 songs about "unification, ...

GLOBAL Underground returns this week with the first edition in their famous DJ city series for three years. The 42nd edition of the series is mixed and curated by the excellent new wave German techno ...

A German court has ruled that techno is music. While connoisseurs never doubted the fact, this official declaration means German clubs can now enjoy lower taxation on ticket sales. Nightclubs in the ...

A light tinkling bell sounds in Kompakt's offices, announcing lunchtime. The workers murmur happily as they file up to a spread of spaghetti and sun-dried tomatoes with a faintly boozy fresh fruit ...

On his new album, the German producer explores his lifelong fascination with ‘the sounds into the emptiness’ with the help of Fela Kuti’s drummer, Tony Allen From the flourishing drum’n’bass scene to ...

While techno remains one of the pillars of American dance music — pioneers Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson founded the genre during the '80s in Detroit — the scene is perhaps one of… By ...

NPR's Emily Feng talks with the German-Syrian duo Shkoon, who are returning to their roots with the release of their new album FIRAQ. Sponsor Message THORBEN DIEKMANN: Shkoon is basically the first ...

Event organizer Smash announced Friday morning that pioneering German electronic group Kraftwerk would be one of the three headlining acts at the 2024 edition of the Fuji Rock Festival. The event is a ...