30 Subgenres of Techno (with examples)

[@donit.]

30 Subgenres of House: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIjblndpqplnr6s Also, important note: This video lists the subgenres of Techno AND Hardcore. It's also missing genres and some generes might need further clarification. I'm already working on an updated better version of this video, and will update you once that happens.

[@7kwhiz]

btw big room is house

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

You know too much about music. 😁

[@luschy-h6p]

Im a German and we don't say Berlin Techno, we say Underground Techno.

[@donit.]

Underground technically just means that it's not mainstream, I wouldn't necessarily call that a genre

[@LPenos]

I'm brazilian and we don't say brazillian wax, we say wax

[@danielkhachanov5691]

Im a German and we don't say shart, we say poopenfarten

[@nakliyecisefer5468]

In berlin we say Pfankuchen not Berliner

[@slpcorner]

Old man here trying to learn.... thanks so much for this

[@PIZZAdayisback]

I'd recommend you check out some dance subgenres next

[@Valeria-hy1ey]

Finally someone who included the good stuff. Nothing better than Industrial or Berlin Techno ❤

[@tranquilcoast]

100% agree. Industrial and berlin techno has such a nice dark rumble to it

[@DiscoDevil197]

Those are always included in these lists.. literally one of the most mainstream techno genres these days

[@zulik9831]

not noisecore

[@mellolawliet6999]

Schranz all the way

[@thelastraft7054]

Totally agree. I don't care if it's commercial.

[@williamwilting]

My favorite kind of Techno would be a combination of Acid and Industrial Techno with the heavy and dark beats as well as the speed of Hard Techno or Schranz.

[@sadikkarout9260]

have you found an artist that encapsulates this?

[@williamwilting]

@@sadikkarout9260 I have never been good at remembering names of artists. But I guess the late '90s and early '00s were the years in which the genre had its peak. I have a 2 CD mix album with Hard Techno from Sven Wittekind, which comes close to it, but it's not entirely spot on. There is one DJ who very much impressed me with some of his style he used in the first half of the '00s. He called the style Tech Dance, which is sometimes a variety and sometimes a combination of Hard Trance, Hard House/Dance and a pretty fast variation (just slightly slower than Schranz perhaps) of Techno with some influences from the more retro style of Acid and Industrial Techno. His name: Yoji Biomehanika. He's not a typical Techno specialist, but back then he came close to what I really like. I remember listening to a live radio broadcast of Sensation - The Black Edition in 2004, held in the current Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. I was waiting for a Hard/Tech House DJ to play, who was called DJ Luna. And after him there were a few Hardcore DJs in the lineup. But then, just before Luna, this Japanese DJ unknown to me came, and after just three songs in I was just like: "Oh my God! Okay, forget Luna, because this guy is DA BOMB, man!" The music isn't exactly matching what I mean, he was really good back then.

[@leonrotedits]

the only artist i know that made music in the style like this would be artists like marco remus, amok, virgil enzinger, most schranz tracks use industrial elements tho

[@haybe_]

Listen to Ki/Ki’s live set

[@tubbista]

​@@sadikkarout9260oguz comes to mind, listen to his track Tokyo szn. He uses a lot of acid. Nico Moreno also does, it's more industrial, check his track techno crari. Earlier I hate models was also good. Check out shades of night and state of control.

[@stop_bringing_me_up_in_goo167]

"gabber was on a mission to find the most hard hitting kick drum in existence"🤣🤣

[@ligmabols7386]

gabber is one thing for me and thats fun time with my freind in the netherlands and people trying to sell me xtc

[@joey6923]

@@ligmabols7386 that's 2

[@andreyv116]

​@@ligmabols7386to be fair, it makes hakking for ten hours straight a lot more comfortable

[@FrankPole]

This is actually very informative! Good job

[@mellolawliet6999]

From that video I finally know that schranz is my type of music. Found Klangkünstler and went on a set of him. Best „raving/clubbing“ experience i‘ve had so far

[@postin1]

Same here, I went to a showing out in Berlin and was astounded. Klangkunstler is definitely one of the best in the industry

[@casper6598]

Me too went to Klangkünstler as my first rave and it was so fucking good.

[@camielboerrigter8014]

@@casper6598man that as a first rave is like a dream. Waiting for an all night long of him in the netherlands

[@casper6598]

@@camielboerrigter8014 he did one at ADE last year and this year. I went last year

[@pwdersluj]

As an umbrella term, it makes sense for me to see Hardstyle within Techno. By the way, in this video what's been given as an example is clearly Nu Hardstyle. Early Hardstyle is rather different and I find it a lot closer to Hard Techno for example. Many playlists mix both. As a side note, I don't really appreciate what characterizes Nu Hardstyle - but it's what the most successful producers from the early scene have been doing for years now. I find the similarities between genres quite a subjective thing, and so there's room for many possibilities, especially as music keeps evolving. Nice selection!

[@valentine4220]

please make more of these, they rock!!! thank you!!!

[@donit.]

Thank a lot :D I'm currently working on one for Dubstep and I'm definitely planning on doing some for DnB and Breakbeat too!

[@AlexZummer]

This information is gold, thank you very much

[@francogiobbimontesanti3826]

Thanks finally managed to pinpoint my style. I am a Deep melodic techno, tech house, ghetto tech, Birmingham techno kind of guy.

[@tankerock]

wow I had no idea Schranz was the techno I liked... never even heard of this term

[@hamiltonakitaya95]

Called Hard Techno too... But here is different

[@sharayenpather4934]

Klangkuenstler aka the king of Schranz. If you like his stuff you like schranz

[@tenkobar]

The song displayed in this video as Schranz is nowhere near the actual genre.

[@tankerock]

@@tenkobar Yes you're right. I would say hypnotic techno better fits track #18.

[@WATZKOW]

@@sharayenpather4934 there are other kings of Schranz, I wouldnt say Klangkuenstler is one yet

[@TheSpartacusTV]

8:57 best one out there, love Dr. Peacock and frenchcore in general

[@DJPastaYaY]

Nice to learn more about techno. Good video!

[@joaovictorfurmankiewiczfue8155]

LOL I just loved that u considered tecnobrega in the video hahahahaha and yep, the lyrics won´t make it better, it´s actually called tecnobrega bc it has old dance music elements and beats over the "brega" genre lyrics. Great videos dude!!

[@jpbalx]

this deserves way more views. great video!

[@donit.]

thanks :) I'm gonna do a remake soon though, since theres still room for improvement... I wanna do 2 examples per genre and more accurate descriptions

[@8_pz]

11:50 SCOTT BROWN MENTIONED 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 WHAT A LEGEND. made so many tracks for the hardcore scene. could collab with any hardcore producer and make a banger. good for him that you mentioned bass be louder ;) also thanks for mentioning the right happy hardcore cus in the other edm subgenre videos "happy hardcore" is the 2010-present uk hardcore new breed that i hate

[@TobisPlayground]

5:08 I was waiting for the drop until I realized I was already in the drop

[@rasmustikka1505]

Haha same

[@niemand7811]

As for Tribal Techno. Techno came from the house scene, or better yet was the idea of a hand full of people who wanted to create their own brand of house music that also reflected the drap and monotone scenery of a machinated production facility, based on the decline of Detroit's automobile industry. Forlots of sub genres of house and techno it makes sense they share similarities.

[@alexmousley7213]

That, and a lot of Detroit techno was inspired by Kraftwerk and similar early pioneers of a more mechanical sound than disco.

[@willd0g]

Thank you - my second viewing. Saving for future reference

[@jonathanlel4308]

appreciate your work, thanks

[@SimpleStoriesRu]

Hardstyle = techno , made me cry 😭😭😭

[@donit.]

Don't worry I'm gonna make an updated version soon XD

[@ritzradio4360]

I usually separate hardstyle from techno

[@AinmationF]

Look fake but is totally real for some sh*t Hardstyle is evolved from hard techno, you can listen from old qlimax anthem from 2003 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKXTgKqqnc-Nhac

[@spdzodzo]

@@donit. the updated video should mention it like "retard techno" or something :)))

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

You seem rather melodramatic.

[@RalseiSmokinAFatBlunt]

Omg i loooove trancecore, wasn’t expecting to see it in here

[@Dzeccu]

Such a helpful breakdown! Thanks for the video :)

[@niemand7811]

A good old school example for Industrial Techno a.k.a. EBM (electronic body music) is Cybex Factor with "die Schöpfung".

[@donit.]

I was unsure about EBM, but personally I would put EBM under Industrial/Goth and not under Techno

[@DonCrack97]

EBM is not techno TBM is

[@thelastraft7054]

Great job, thank you!

[@CEzikMaj]

0:25 sounds like tech house to me

[@Capo98y]

Some of the examples can't be classified as techno because they don't share the elements, the intention, the history or even the way they are produced like: Hardstyle, Happy Hardcore, Tech-house, Cybergrind, Trance-core, Frenchcore, Speedcore, Indrustrial Harcore and Tecnobrega. Others can HARDLY be classified as subgenres of techno: Big Room (Not the EDM style but the techno-Big room style) , breakcore and Gabber. But thanks to this video i discovered the name of one style i love Schranz

[@TheTomsvb]

I mostly agree with you, but the (happy) hardcore and gabber style has been around since the late 80s, so it's wrong to say those (sub)genres don't share the history with techno

[@artonio5887]

also, try hards (🤓) will tell you sewerlst isn't breakcore, but actually atmospheric drum and bass. But at this point fuck knows, distinguishing edm genres is a pain I can't be bothered with at this point.

[@kaba1996]

So first no. Hardcore other name is hardcore techno. For some people techno was too slow so they created the faster son hardcore (hardcore techno). It's from the same roots.

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

@@artonio5887 I mean breakcore is basically sewerslvt on steroids so

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

@@kaba1996 hardcore basically evolved from putting standard techno through distortion so it’s not too far off

[@boardstechre0964]

One of the most important subgenres of Techno was missing: Ambient Techno and some corrections, the song you put in the Breakcore section, is by Sewerslvt, a Drum n Bass artist, not Breakcore Some Breakcore artists would be Venetian Snares, Alec Empire, Goreshit, Igorrr, Bogdan Raczynski etc. Cybergrind wouldn't put it here as it is more focused on Hardcore kicks and more realistic percussions with the more aggressive aspects of Grindcore (a subgenre of Hardcore Punk, Crust Punk). Some examples of Cybergrind would be bands like Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Libido Airbag, The Berzerker, Whourkr, Mulk, etc. Nortec is a musical subgenre that was created at the beginning of the years 1999-2000 in my city (Tijuana, Mexico), the name derives from the same group that gave rise to this particular musical subgenre "Nortec Collective", its main characteristic is the combination of elements of electronic music (Techno, House, Downtempo) with instrumentation of regional Mexican music ("Banda Sinaloense" and "Norteña") processed by means of samples I have 2 albums of this musical subgenre (Nortec) on my youtube channel, in case anyone is interested

[@donit.]

damn your right, I honestly forgot about Ambient Techno. I'll put it in the description.

[@yes-hc6sx]

akschually

[@gabe257r6]

Sewerslvt is absolutely breakcore

[@boardstechre0964]

@@gabe257r6 No, it is not Sewerslvt doesn't meet the characteristics of Breakcore, I think that would be said by someone who doesn't listen to Breakcore much.

[@deathangel273]

@@boardstechre0964 I listen to breakcore and Seweslvt is definitely breakcore and also I'm a DnBhead

[@lurto303]

Nortec it's actually the deconstruction of the norteño and banda music from Mexico mixed with techno. This sound originated in the late 90s in Tijuana Mexico. 10:49

[@100mangroper]

1. deep techno - eh 2. deep melodic - like it more than #1 3. acid - like it alot 4. hard techno - decent 5. tribal - not my thing (im racist) 6. berlin - sounds alright not sure 7. mimal - not my thing 8. detroid - too funky/groovy, not what im looking for 9. industrial - i like this, need to hear more 10. trancecore - dont like 11. UK - uhh maybe, not sure probly not tho 12. big room - alright 13. cybergrind - lol no thanks 14. tech house - not a fan 15. ghetto tech - nah 16. dub techno - alright not what im looking for tho 17. happy hardcore - lol theres a place for this in my playlist 18. schranz - yes love it 19. hardstyle - eh 20. bleep techno - actually like this alot 21. progressive - its ok 22. hardcore/frenchcore - has potential but lil too wacky 23. breakcore - big fan 24. speedcore - big no 25. industrial hardcore - has potential but this example legit hurt my ears 26. nortec - no 27. birmingham - sounds good but lil repetitive 28. tecnobrega - no 29. gabber - eh maybe 30. melodic - alright

[@lucbiagini]

tecnobrega nessa lista me pegou KKKKKKKKKK

[@FellypeNascimento]

vey eu to rindo muito kkkkkkkkk

[@williamvictor4532]

MUITO HAHAHAHAHAH eu vi sem ler a descrição

[@zeninvites3209]

these videos are so dope. i learn so much from them

[@transnietzscheanist]

11:10 i jumped out of my chair when i heard this one i really wasn't ready for a good regis tune

[@mravatar885]

okay now gl me remembering what are the differences between each one

[@thugzlife8654]

Superb Video! You have to make a follow up on this with what DJ is known for what perhaps, was very informative. Thanks!

[@donit.]

I'm already planning on making an updated version with more and more accurate information, will probably still take 1 or 2 months, but it will definitely happen

[@Nesthetic99]

I think Tech House goes more into the House direction than Techno

[@donit.]

yeah maybe, it's kind of a hybrid. But I included it both in the subgenres of techno and also in the subgenres of house.

[@streglof]

depends on the track

[@dansullivan9152]

9:25 you threw this in here just to troll us oldheads, didn't you 😤

[@p4ul.f708]

Damn what a start into the video :0

[@Flowtekk_Official]

i miss tekk/ hardtekk here.. its the eastgerman equivalent to hardtechno and is filled with hard (sometimes very hard distorded ) kicks and can be filled with melodic sounds or distorted vocals. i would say the tekk kicks are kind of very unique

[@luke2017]

Thank you for making this, I can finally say I fuxking love acid.

[@slowgaffle]

You did good here. B+

[@SDavydyuk]

I love your work, make a video about melodic techno!

[@donit.]

thanks man, i'll consider it :) either melodic techno or house is next

[@nailb0y]

Acid, Hardcore, Berlín, industrial, Dub and Gabber

[@alpolcaymis]

thank you for making this video

[@Makako_Loko]

Bro Im from Brazil, and in my opinion TechnoBrega isnt Techno. I dont know whats the definition of Techno, thats my opinion because Techno Brega has a totally different public, its the kind of music our uncle would dance with our aunt in a sunny beach at Brazil, brega = corny. BTW thanks a lot for this video, really nice job.

[@jun.iormanhaes]

I almost died laughing when I got to the technobrega.

[@timsim83]

TB is to techno as Ice Cream Truck Music is to Polka, etc.

[@isa49dj]

@@jun.iormanhaessame 😂

[@wapsyed]

sofoda technocore é isso que precisamos

[@Demolorde]

Sou foda

[@lianhorvat5744]

INDUSTRIAL EBM is my jam

[@leonrotedits]

nice that there was a actual schranz track as example and not a 165 bpm hardtechno track

[@TheWesternFountain]

Not sure if it would necessarily belong, but you included Cynergrind so might as well sugguest it, Aggrotech definitely took huge inspiration from the techno scene although it definitely is more known in the industrial scene. Hocico, Suicide Commando, early Dawn of Ashes, Psyclone Nine, God Module, and FGFC820 are great examples.

[@santiagocarreno5881]

A video of all the subgeners a melodic techno would be greatly appreciated, possibly by favorite subgenre right now

[@tinydiccbandito4953]

Berlin, Frenchcore and Gabber. The holy trinity of techno in my book

[@FadedThreadsAndFeelingDead]

I liked the part when you played the techno

[@andreyv116]

Commends on hardstyle: important to mention it's usually a bit slower than hardcore (90s hardcore/gabber, not the 200 bpm frenchcore). Also worth mentioning is rawstyle as a subgenre of hardstyle because of the distinctive gated, pvc, and zaag kicks. As for hardcore, uptempo is a bit distinct from hardcore because the kicks give up thump for a distinctive highly distorted chirp.

[@PhilthAdelphiA]

SCHRANZ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@li__on6403]

I‘m still waiting for one of these lists to include hardtekk

[@fabiofabissimo6936]

LOOOOOOL, TECNOBREGA FOR LIFE HAHAHAHAHAHAH awesome, thks for the list.

[@Jose-nw6go]

Amazing video!

[@timsim83]

What about Post-Progressive-Acoustic-Techno-Punk? Oh wait, that comes out after SHTF. 😅

[@Yasin-98]

awesome video thank you a lot !

[@donit.]

Glad you like it :D Stay tuned for tomorrow where I'll release a video about all House Subgenres

[@Bunster]

finally somebody who knows that Techno is a genre and not just what all electronic music is called

[@mementhusiast]

Me whenever someone says I listen to "techno":

[@callista6813]

Schranz sounds like a lot of Jeff Mills early live stuff. Awesome

[@atahirince]

thank you for this pretty informative and useful, I studied a bit sensei :)

[@donit.]

Glad you like it :D stay tuned for tomorrow, I made another one about House!

[@theshevirgo]

I rarely see Ghetto Tech mentioned I love Ghetto Tech along with Industrial, Berlin, Melodic Techno hood ole Detroit Techno

[@proxdxdmusic]

yo this video is awesome, tho im kinda missing goa techno

[@APOCALISSEMUSICALE]

melodic / minimal TOP 1 . minimal is very diffucult to realize .

[@anamorfoplasis]

I have no idea why nu disco is now called ‘nortec’.

[@xaviorshideout]

Hearing sewerslvt in this mix was a shock. Although Mr. k*ll myself is always such a lovely contrast from the rest of their hands. Always appreciative of genre explanations to find more of the gems that are so hard to describe.

[@chronicdesire2]

So good. Thank youuuuuuu

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

I’ve gotta say as a representative of Cybergrind that it’s not really a techno genre. It has a fair bit of influence from hardcore techno, but that’s because a lot of its foundational bands were industrial metal bands that fused metal with hardcore techno. Cybergrind, in general, is just any application of electronic elements to the grindcore sound and style; it’s an extension of grindcore more than it is an extension of any electronic genre. It also has some overlap with nintendocore, since they kind of formed side by side. I think one of the main ways you can tell it’s more metal than electronic is that most songs have metal song structures rather than electronic song structures.

[@niemand7811]

Yeah Detroit Techno is of course kinda close related to house music given its birthing place and idea. The album Digital Solutions under Model 500 is Juan Atkins at his finest, showcasing how far we have come in Techno music yet we are still close to the source material. Is this love or what?

[@agharted]

Excelente video❤, como se definiría el genero que tocan Nico Moreno, Sara Landry, Fatima?. Porque muchos dicen que no es Hard techno real.

[@KarlaHerschell]

thanks legend!

[@motsii8540]

I always thought and read that examples like hardstyle or hardcore are more an own genre than belonging to techno.

[@MalikMehsi]

Isn't Breakcore a subgenre of DnB or is DnB in general a Techno subgenre?

[@donit.]

You're right, its more of a fusion of DnB and IDM. IDM was marketed as "intelligent techno" for a long time though.

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

Breakcore stems from idm, jungle, and drill and bass primarily

[@WurzelWasserPower]

Thanks for your work ❤️

[@eddyperez3688]

Hard techno, Industrial techno, Berlin techno, Minimal techno ❤❤❤❤

[@illmakeuhowell]

hardstyle is my fav, sounds lie a bouncy ball

[@filipkotowski9186]

I don't know if its just me, but does anybody else recognise Tommy Four Seven, Ansome, Scalameriya? They have this rather unique style, similar to Birmingham techno but deep bass and dark atmosphere. I can't really place them in any of the subgenres in this video. Was wondering if they are inventing a new subgenre...

[@junbuyo]

well, right here you got between techno and hardcore, although I think you should make a guide for hardcore since hardcore has more sub-styles than house, which also I think you have forgotten to add other styles of techno that are, belgian techno (which would actually be rave or hardcore techno), Bangin Techno which would only be techno outside of its region of origin as it is, german techno, latin techno and jtech (which would be japanese techno) and italo techno, and You have also lacked peak time techno, hardgroove techno, and woky techno (which would also be known as experimental techno) and finally freetekno, which would be known as tribe, tekno and old school hardtek, and that the latter has its small variants within freetekno although its variants are very confusing!!! and about the schranz example, i think you could have chosen between hardtechno anthem (created by viper xxi) which is remixed by boris s. and there's Party Party Party by greg notill, which by the way are both of my favorites from schranz, which also the example you took, is more for hard techno than for schranz, which also I see that in the description you have not added that schranz has certain influences from detroid techno, hardgroove techno, and industrial techno and industrial hardcore respectively!!! and I also think that you could add hard acid, which would be the derivation of the initial acid, that is, it is its hard version of normal acid, which is also known as hard acid techno or hard acid trance, and I also think that you should have put to euro-techno that would be like its variant of the British version of techno but for only the European continuant!!!

[@donit.]

This video is by far the most innacurate, so I'll probably redo it completely soon. I'll definitely keep your comment in mind while doing that though.

[@HighProteinPowder]

9:22 That’s atmospheric dnb, not breakcore

[@Kalikalysid]

Thankfullness

[@gustavoantonioleon4392]

So, Carl Cox is Berlin mostly?

[@donit.]

Most of the stuff I know from Carl Cox is Progressive (a subgenre of house) or Tech House.

[@coolcool6329]

Really good video but isn't trancecore, cybergrind, happy hardcore, hardstyle, hardcore/frenchcore, breakcore, speedcore, industrial hardcore and gabber these aren't the whole subgenre of hardcore (techno or EDM) yes in the history of this genre techno is important but if if you just mean techno it just means techno

[@donit.]

Yes, looking back now, I probably should have done it differently

[@ggamergg666]

gabber(early hardcore) is not a techno subgenre. its is own genre that has influences from techno but also at least 3 different genres. hardstyle, happy hardcore and speedcore are subgenres of gabber(early hardcore). But i must say the line between some techno subgenres and early hardcore subgenres is very thin tho, just like with trance, and could be placed under both. In the end its all EDM tho xd

[@donit.]

You're right though, I kind of mixed it with hardcore. At some point I'm gonna redo the video with more accuracy

[@GlitchedK]

so, i would like to say that the breakcore example you chose isn’t breakcore, its more so jungle/ambient dnb. I’d recommend any Venetian snares song, ruby my dear song, or drumcorps song as a better example. no hate on sewerslvt though, I love jungle and ambient drum and bass

[@Bleachpie8]

excellent video.

[@reginaldd.paperstacks194]

Loved that UK techno well funky

[@tekossssexpress]

missing all the freeparty sounds like tribe tribecore pumping tribe or acidcore

[@spindabuilder]

How would you describe daft punks digital love

[@donit.]

Thats French House, you can check my video about subgenres of House for that

[@makestation123]

Isn't BigRoom more of a House sub genre than it is a Techno sub genre?

[@donit.]

yeah true, the equivalent should have been peak time

[@jeremiassteffen6453]

Informative Video but bro, please improve the soundquality if you make an update.😅

[@donit.]

I'll try 👍

[@u_w5822]

I am the Hard Techno, Industrial Techno guy. But i like to listen to Peak Time Techno (Berlin Techno) though :D

[@willowdagangsta1872]

I don’t like gabber or happy hardcore that’s made in like what 2000s cuz I’m quite weird but I’m just happy Scott brown made it for the example he’s an absolute legend I’m pretty sure he invented bouncy techno

[@sebbissoss4149]

thank you for including sewerslvt for sure one of my favorite artits

[@MeRacko]

hard techno is precursor of Schranz , and Schraz has a some subgenres too

[@PhilthAdelphiA]

Still no idea what the genre is for the music I make 😂

[@lmy222]

i love detroit techno !!

[@deanstowell3810]

@donit I’m always looking for the 3rd one acid Techno how do I find it please? Thank you

[@deanstowell3810]

@donit what is the name of the artist and track name on video 3 Thank you