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detroit techno

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Detroit techno is a pioneering electronic dance music style that emerged from Detroit in the mid-1980s, blending futuristic synthesizer sounds with the city's industrial landscape and Motown soul heritage. The music features mechanical, driving rhythms and cold, atmospheric textures that evoke both urban decay and technological optimism. Its creators infused the genre with Afrofuturism and working-class resilience, making it emotionally deeper than typical dance music.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
40 Cover for Interstellar Fugitives 1972 Various Artists Interstellar Fugitives
94 1983 Cybotron Clear
78 Cover for Night Drive / Time Space Transmat 1985 Model 500 Night Drive / Time Space Transmat
70 Cover for Strings of life 1987-05 Rhythim Is Rhythim Strings of life
98 Cover for Big Fun 1988 Inner City Big Fun
99 1989-05-08 Inner City Paradise
42 1990 Inner City Fire
11 Cover for Final Frontier E.P. 1991 Underground Resistance Final Frontier E.P.
43 Cover for Death Star 1991 Underground Resistance Death Star
59 1991 Blake Baxter Dream Sequence
12 1992 Underground Resistance Revolution for Change
15 Cover for Balance of Terror 1992 L.A.M. Balance of Terror
37 1992 Underground Resistance message to the majors
20 1992-04-24 X-102 Discovers The Rings Of Saturn
69 1992-06-01 Inner City Praise
17 Cover for Revolution for Change CD 1992-08-24 Underground Resistance Revolution for Change CD
48 Cover for Classics 1993 Model 500 Classics
53 Cover for Drexciya 2: Bubble Metropolis 1993 Drexciya Drexciya 2: Bubble Metropolis
92 1994-02-08 Kenny Larkin Azimuth
90 1994-10-24 Laurent Garnier Shot In The Dark
24 Cover for Musik 1994-11-07 Plastikman Musik
88 1995 Carl Craig Landcruising
39 1995 Kenny Larkin Metaphor
45 Cover for Metamorphe 1995 Kenny Larkin Metamorphe
41 1995-06-01 Dave Angel Tales Of The Unexpected
55 Cover for Deep Space 1995-06-22 Model 500 Deep Space
29 1995-07 Robert Hood Nighttime World, Volume 1
85 1996 Paperclip People The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich
25 Cover for I Wanna Be There 1996 Model 500 I Wanna Be There
91 Cover for The Return of Drexciya 1996 Drexciya The Return of Drexciya
38 1996-04-01 Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes Black Technosoul
36 1996-04-21 Derrick May Innovator
64 Cover for Classics 1996-05-28 Dave Angel Classics
68 Cover for By Night 1996-06-10 Suburban Knight By Night
16 1997 Jeff Mills The Other Day
19 1997 Dark Comedy seven days
33 Cover for Innerzone Orchestra Programmed 1997 Carl Craig Innerzone Orchestra Programmed
97 1997-04-22 Carl Craig More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
60 1997-06 Drexciya The Quest
49 1997-10 E-Dancer Heavenly
61 1998 Octave One The Collective
3 Cover for Resurfaced 1998-06 Scan 7 Resurfaced
86 1998-09 Underground Resistance Interstellar Fugitives
26 Cover for Knight Of The Jaguar 1999 The Aztec Mystic Knight Of The Jaguar
79 Cover for Programmed 1999 Innerzone Orchestra Programmed
54 Cover for Mind and Body 1999-03-08 Model 500 Mind and Body
51 Cover for Mind & Body 1999-03-20 Model 500 Mind & Body
50 Cover for Knights Of The Jaguar EP 1999-03 The Aztec Mystic Knights Of The Jaguar EP
6 Cover for destroy your powercenters 12" 1999-08-02 Ectomorph destroy your powercenters 12"
75 1999-08-10 Aril Brikha Deeparture in Time - Revisited
96 1999-09-01 Drexciya Neptune's Lair
57 Cover for The Blueprint EP 2000 Robert Hood The Blueprint EP
67 2000 UR Spirit Of The Jaguar
44 Cover for Jaguar 2000-10-02 DJ Rolando Jaguar
2 Cover for Il Etait Une Fois Astropolis 2001 Scan 7 Il Etait Une Fois Astropolis
72 2001-04-28 The Detroit Escalator Co. Black Buildings
62 Cover for DE9 : Closer To The Edit 2001-09-17 Richie Hawtin DE9 : Closer To The Edit
81 Cover for The Opening of the Cerebral Ga 2001-11-02 Transllusion The Opening of the Cerebral Ga
10 Cover for Army Of One 2002 Frankie Bones Army Of One
22 Cover for Inspiration / Transition 2002 Underground Resistance Inspiration / Transition
71 2002 Abstract Thought Hypothetical Situations
8 2002-01-01 Drexciya Grava 4
93 2003-04-07 ADULT. Anxiety Always
46 Cover for Blip Blurp Bleep 2003-09-30 Daniel Bell Blip Blurp Bleep
9 2004 Dark Comedy Funkfaker: Music Saves My Soul
82 Cover for Just Another Day 2004-10 Carl Craig Just Another Day
1 2004-11-17 Psyche Elements 1989-1990
21 2004-12-10 Los Hermanos On Another Level
23 Cover for Confessions Of A Believer 2005-01-17 Arne Weinberg Confessions Of A Believer
5 Cover for Lost & Found Part 1 2005-06-27 Anthony Shakir Lost & Found Part 1
18 Cover for Subvaritrax 2005-10-25 Various Artists Subvaritrax
63 Cover for The Vanguard EP 2005-11 P.O.D. The Vanguard EP
77 Cover for Stop 2005-12-12 Magda Stop
28 Cover for Neutrino EP 2006-04 D5 Neutrino EP
89 2007-03-20 ADULT. Why Bother?
32 Cover for Electronic Warfare 2.0 2007-06 Underground Resistance Electronic Warfare 2.0
13 Cover for Traditions and Concepts 2007-12-21 Los Hermanos Traditions and Concepts
76 2008-08-30 Kenny Larkin Keys, Strings, Tambourines
27 2009-12-09 Jeff Mills Sleeper Wakes
47 2009-12 Anthony Shakir Frictionalism 1994-2009
73 Cover for Waveform Transmission Vol.1 2010 Jeff Mills Waveform Transmission Vol.1
74 Cover for Waveform Transmission Vol. 1 2010 Jeff Mills Waveform Transmission Vol. 1
87 Cover for Must See EP 2010-05-14 Kyle Hall Must See EP
95 Cover for Neptunes Lair 2010-05 Drexciya Neptunes Lair
65 Cover for Omega 2010-06-14 Robert Hood Omega
84 2010-07-26 Jimmy Edgar XXX
7 Cover for Analog Aquarium 2011 Rick Wilhite Analog Aquarium
100 Cover for Parabolas 2011-06-20 John Tejada Parabolas
58 Cover for Throw in Dirt / The Land 2012-02-20 Redshape Throw in Dirt / The Land
66 2012-08 Robert Hood Motor: Nighttime World 3
34 2013-03-11 The Black Dog The Return Ov Bleep
56 Cover for Red Pack II 2013-06-20 Redshape Red Pack II
52 Cover for Juan Atkins: Wax Trax! MasterMix, Volume 1 2016 Various Artists Juan Atkins: Wax Trax! MasterMix, Volume 1
31 Cover for The Best 2016-05 Omar-S The Best
83 Cover for Illusions Of Power 2016-09-16 Dax J Illusions Of Power
30 Cover for Drexciya 2017-03-20 Drexciya Drexciya
80 Cover for Wuddaji 2020-09 Theo Parrish Wuddaji
4 Cover for Realities & Fictions 2021-02-21 tred Realities & Fictions
35 Cover for Depth Charge, Vol. 1 2022-04-14 Various Artists Depth Charge, Vol. 1
14 Cover for Interstellar Fugitives - Destruction of Order 2023 Various Artists Interstellar Fugitives - Destruction of Order
Robert Hood Nighttime World