Tag: techno

  • Josh Wink’s Enduring Passion for Electronic Music

    Josh Wink’s Enduring Passion for Electronic Music

    While Josh Wink is responsible for eternal classics like ‘Higher State of Consciousness’, the Ovum Recordings boss remains as relevant as ever and Telekom Electronic Beats TV tracked him down for a chat during his recent visit to Berlin. Catch Wink record shopping at Spacehall before DJing at Berlin hotspot IPSE, and discover he’s still…

  • Berlin’s Techno Scene: From Underground to  National Cultural Heritage

    Berlin’s Techno Scene: From Underground to National Cultural Heritage

    Fueled by a thirst for freedom, young people in the once-divided city’s abandoned warehouses and squats ignited a cultural revolution that has now been recognized by The Nationwide Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage which living cultural traditions and expressions are practiced and transmitted in Germany. It recognizes “creative and diverse cultural expressions and their wealth…

  • “Somewhere in Detroit” Celebrates the Techno Collective Taking over Motown

    “Somewhere in Detroit” Celebrates the Techno Collective Taking over Motown

    This mini-documentary reveals intimate conversations, providing unique insights into the tight-knit co-op at the center of Detroit techno—the creators, pioneers, and futurists who embody the spirit of the genre. Detroit’s a tough Midwestern city with a can-do spirit. It’s famous for innovation, like the auto industry that put it on the map. But that drive…

  • How Techno was Born: From Detroit to Berlin and Back

    How Techno was Born: From Detroit to Berlin and Back

    Take a look back at the birth of techno as visionary artists like Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson fuse funk, electro, and synth-pop with futuristic visions from science fiction. Techno is the unofficial soundtrack of Berlin, intertwining with its vibrant and relentless party culture, but where did it all start? The real backstory…