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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.