Tekkno

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Tekkno is a historical spelling of techno and is mainly used at old-school techno parties.

It was introduced in 1989 by the Berliners of the XDP in order to distinguish the music of their parties from the then stylistically restrictive German term “techno”. The sound, known in German as “Techno”, was a comprehensive term for electronically oriented New Wave , i.e. synth pop ( Depeche Mode and the like), electronic avant-garde ( Kraftwerk and the like), electronic body music ( Front 242 and the like) . Ä.) And post-industrial ( Skinny Puppy etc.). African American music , such as B. House - and Acid House , Electro Funk ( Africa Bambaataa etc.), Disco ( Donna Summer ), Italo-Disco and Hi-NRG ( Patrick Cowley and the like) with their countless crossovers were not included in this techno definition , but were even viewed as opposing.

It wasn't just a term, but also the separation of seemingly opposing fan communities . The representatives of the “old” definition tried to keep their term. This was expressed in the early 1990s a . a. in the media debate about the fanzine frontpage . But due to the enormous success of the new techno definition and its big parties (e.g. the raves , the Love Parade, etc.), this process could no longer be stopped.

Tekkno as dance music was unusually rhythmic for the time . Therefore, this term also became a synonym for particularly heavy dance music. At times the number of the letter "k" was used to advertise the supposed hardness of the sound at parties and compilations ( Tekno , Tekkno , Tekkkno ...). A similar variant appeared shortly afterwards with the emergence of the Freetekno scene.

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  1. ↑ a b Nasty tones . In: Der Spiegel . No. 44 , 1991, pp. 330–335 ( online - October 28, 1991 , “Berlin night owls have discovered a new rhythm - Tekkno, a kind of marching music for robots” ).
  2. ↑ Sebastian Koch: Techno-Definition , New Life Soundmagazine , issue no. 37, September 1988, p. 33
  3. ^ Five Years Frontpage - History and Facts, Frontpage 1994
  4. ↑ a b BRAVO: Tekkno-ABC