Jeff Mills was born in Detroit in 1963, and along with fellow Detroit-raised musicians Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and Carl Craig is one of the biggest American names in techno. (more…)

The Belleville Three are Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and Derrick May, a trio of boys who in the early 80s refined the sound that would come to be known as techno. (more…)

British techno band Underworld was one of the most prominent electronic music outfits to rise out of the “Electronica” craze of the late 1990s. (more…)

Sage and Sole performed in Madison on 10.14.05 with Sol-Illaquists of Sound as part of the knowmore.org tour. Before the show, Sage and Sole were kind enough to record an interview with The Technocracy’s host Ryan. Click to download (37 minutes, 4 mb mp3)

Industrial music is hard to define. Many groups exist under the umbrella of the genre whose sounds may be similar, yet have vastly different philosophies behind their music. (more…)

UK’s preeminent electronic music act, came to popularity in the early 90s, and later became one of the biggest names in the genre. (more…)

Invented by Tadao Kikumoto for the Roland corporations, who also invented the TR-909 drum machine. Roland is still one of the largest manufacturers of electronic instruments, with products ranging from synths, electric organs, workstations, and recorded sample libraries. (more…)