techno
Detroit club sound
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by repetitive beats, synthesized sounds, and a driving tempo typically between 120 and 150 beats per minute.
It emerged from Detroit in the 1980s and became central to club and rave culture.
As an adjective, techno- is a prefix relating to technology: techno-thriller, technophobia.
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- four-on-the-floorKick on every downbeat
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
- 808Legendary drum machine model
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
minimal · hardcore · industrial · Detroit · Berlin · underground · warehouse · rave
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
polyrhythm · hi-hat · percussion · pattern · loop · hypnotic · repetition · driving
Surface for rhythmic movement
- DJMusic mixer performer
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- strobeRapidly pulsing light
- lasersAmplified coherent light sources
bass · speakers · crowd · bouncer · turntables · mixer · headphones · booth
Suggestive of times ahead
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- industrialOf factories and production
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- roboticStiff and unemotional
minimalist · monochrome · cyberpunk · urban · stark · cold · machine · android
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- four-on-the-floorKick on every downbeat
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
- 808Legendary drum machine model
acid · minimal · hardcore · industrial · Detroit · Berlin · underground · warehouse · rave · loop
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
syncopation · polyrhythm · hi-hat · percussion · pattern · loop · hypnotic · repetition · driving · relentless
dancefloor
Surface for rhythmic movement
lasers · bass · speakers · crowd · bouncer · turntables · mixer · headphones · booth · beatmatching
futuristic
Suggestive of times ahead
- dystopianDepicting oppressive imagined societies
- industrialOf factories and production
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
robotic · minimalist · monochrome · cyberpunk · urban · stark · cold · machine · android · digital
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
- dance musicEDM, disco, house, trance, dubstep
- instrumentalsguitar solo, guitar solos, drum solo, piano solos, drum solos
- nightclubsdance floor, club, DJ booth, dancefloor, bouncer
- Techno808, four-on-the-floor, kick drum, BPM, DJ
technoacoustic
Relating to sound
unplugged · acoustic music · classical · orchestral · a cappella
technoambient
Of the surroundings
downtempo · chill-out · lullaby · easy listening · new age
technofolk music
Community-born acoustic songs
roots music · country · Appalachian music · world music · traditional music
- medical technologyDevices for healthcare delivery
- green technologyEarth-friendly industrial innovation
- technical knowledgeExpertise in specialized methods
- technical difficultiesEquipment or system failures
- technical supportAid for technology users
- technical schoolCareer training institution
technical, technology, techno-utopianism, technicality, technological, technicalities, techno music