House music
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House music, or simply house, is a type of electronic dance music which is characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created in Chica
The TR-909 drum machine (top) and TB-303 synthesizer, instruments often used in house music
House music pioneers Alan King, Robert Williams and Derrick Carter
Frankie Knuckles (pictured in 2012) played an important role in developing house music in Chicago during the 1980s.
An honorary street name sign in Chicago for house music and the seminal DJ Frankie Knuckles
Techno
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Techno is a genre of electronic music which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute. The central rhythm is typically in co
House music
…started releasing house music by Chicago acts, but as the genre grew popular, the UK itself became one of the new hot spots for house, acid house and techno music, experiencing the so-called second summer of love between 1988 and 1989. In Detroit during the early and mid-1980s, a new kind of electronic dance…
Roland TB-303: The bass line synthesizer that was used prominently in acid house.
Doorway to Dorian Gray in Frankfurt, venue of the dance event Technoclub by Talla 2XLC
The original Tresor club (1991–2005)
Tanith in 1994