Detroit Techno

Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s and Detroit has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. A distinguishing trait of Detroit techno is the use of analog synthesizers and early drum machines, particularly the Roland TR-909, or in later releases, the use of digital emulation to create the characteristic sounds of those machines.

Detroit techno music was originally thought of as a subset of Chicago's early style of house. However, some critics believe that the Detroit techno movement was an adjunct to house music, named for the new style of music played at a Chicago nightclub called "The Warehouse". Although producers in both cities used the same hardware and even collaborated on projects and remixes together, Detroiters traded the choir-friendly vocals of house with metallic clicks, robotic voices and repetitive hooks reminiscent of an automotive assembly line.

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