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EDITORIAL > GEOGRAPHY OF MUSIC SERIES: FROM WHERE ARE THE TECHNO TOP ARTISTS?

UNITED KINGDOM
- ELI BROWN

The UK is no stranger to the underground scene, quite
the contrary. The British counter-culture flourished
in the mid-60s and proliferated around the country,
making it one of the staples of clubbing culture. The
UK is a cultural and musical potential, being also an
exporter of great techno powerhouses like Carl Cox
and Richie Hawtin. Currently, and taking into account
the recent Beatport sales of techno music, the country
is represented by only one player: Eli Brown.
GEOGRAPHY OF

MUSIC SERIES: BELGIUM

FROM WHERE ARE THE

TECHNO TOP ARTISTS?

BY: SAMANTHA REIS PC: BEATPORT.COM

izza comes from Italy, sauerkraut from Germany, and Cheddar
cheese from England, but where does your favourite music come
from? To answer this question, We Rave You created Geography of
Music series to map your favourite sound. One genre at a time and
taking into account the top 25 artists of each genre according to the - CHARLOTTE DE WITTE - JOYHAUSER
PBeatport charts, we will analyse musical exports and show you from
When it comes to the underground techno scene, Belgium was a strong contributor to the 90s cultural epidemic that
which country your favourite artists come. The first chapter will discover the borders
swept Europe in that period. Home to Tomorrowland - one of the world’s biggest electronic music festivals - Belgium is
of techno on a map with no shortage of rhythm. Warning: the conclusions may be
represented here by techno queen Charlotte de Witte and dynamic techno duo Joyhauser.
surprising!
THE NETHERLANDS
“The first chapter will discover the

borders of techno on a map with no

shortage of rhythm.”

- HI-LO - REINIER ZONNEVELD
When you think of The Netherlands and techno there are several brands that immediately pop into your head, but two prevail
in particular: DGTL and Awakenings. The Dutch love their techno and maybe that’s why they’ve preserved their underground
sound so much and bred it in the generations that are now in the charts’ limelight. In our review, two eminent and luminescent
figures appear to represent The Netherlands, two staples of techno in their own right: HI-LO and Reinier Zonneveld.
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