Classic Episode: Luke Slater on techno, acid house, and Berlin

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We've covered techno quite a lot over the years, but this episode is definitely one of our favourites.

Originally broadcast May 2024, we were discussing the LB Dub Corp album Saturn To Home. But we talk about a lot more than that!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:52 Luke Slater's definition of Techno

05:20 Techno vs Rave

09:30 Dance music vs Rave Culture

15:40 Modern festivals

18:30 Early 90s Techno wars

30:00 Using aliases

35:00 LB Dub Corp - Saturn To Home

43:00 Vocalists on the album

57:20 On very long tracks

01:05:30 Berlin clubs

01:13:00 Problems in the modern club scene

01:24:00 Different eras of Hard Techno

01:33:40 Internationalism in the dance scene

01:37:00 Techno recommendations!

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