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Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s. Detroit has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit Techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson.. A distinguishing trait of Detroit techno is the use of analog synthesizer and early drum machine, particularly the Roland TR-909, or, in later releases, the use of digital emulation to create the characteristic sounds of those machines. Detroit techno music was originally... full article at wikipedia

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musical album	artist	release date	release type
Anxiety Always	ADULT.	Apr 7, 2003	Album
Suckfish	Matthew Dear	Oct 4, 2005
Gimmie Trouble	ADULT.	Oct 11, 2005	Album
DJ-Kicks: Carl Craig	Carl Craig	Mar 25, 1996	Compilation album
Music for Grass Bars	PlatEAU	May 20, 1997	Album
Spacecake	PlatEAU	Sep 15, 1999	Album
DE9: Transitions	Richie Hawtin	Oct 26, 2005
Decks, EFX & 909	Richie Hawtin
DE9: Closer to the Edit	Richie Hawtin	Sep 18, 2001
Why Bother?	ADULT.	Mar 20, 2007
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Last edited by pipeline Apr 25, 2008

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