"Techno had originated in Detroit in the mid-'80s. At that time techno
was strictly electronic music while house still had tight connection
to disco. DJs Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, and Derrick May pioneered
techno music emphasizing the electronic, synthesized beats of
electro-funk artists like Afrika Bambaataa and Kraftwerk [. . .]" -
from <http://www.progressive-techno.com/techno-music-history.html>
Search - 'history techno music'
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"What is hot" is definitely a subjective question, but
<http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/electronic.jsp> has the
current top 10 electronic albums in the US.
Search -
'techno albums' in the Google Directory category 'Arts > Music >
Charts'
<://www.google.com/search?q=techno+albums&cat=gwd%2FTop%2FArts%2FMusic%2FCharts&hl=en>
Click on 'Charts All Over the World'
<http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/>
Click on '18. Billboard: various charts incl. albums Top 100 1, 5, 10
years ago; subscribing'
<http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/index.jsp>
Click on 'Electronic Albums' under 'Album Charts'
http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/electronic.jsp
Using that search, you can also go to other top charts around the
world for electronic music and other genres. |
