🔊 Technopedia as a scene glossary
Welcome to the DARKXNASH Technopedia – your techno encyclopedia for the scene! Here you'll find key terms of hard techno and rave culture – concisely explained with style and attitude. Each term is individually linkable so you can share and network specifically. Let the knowledge rave begin!
Old-school flavor with 303 acid: Acid techno is hypnotic, wild, and digs right into your brain with its slashing basslines. For true rave purists.
Spanish producer with signature kicks. Brutal, direct, uncompromising – Adrián is a favorite of the uptempo hard techno crowd.
When the club closes, things really get going. Secret locations, sunrise, and last cigarettes – after-hours are the secret heartbeat of the scene.
The myth among clubs. Your raver fate is decided between concrete, bass, and bouncers – in or out, ecstasy guaranteed.
Beats per minute – the unit of measurement for the track's pulse. While house music chills at 120, hard techno often races over 150. The higher the BPM, the more destructive it is.
More than just going out – it's a lifestyle. Clubbers live nights surrounded by bass, fog, and sweaty walls. For many ravers, the weekend begins on Friday and ends early Monday morning.
Just "core"? Never soft. Whether hardcore, speedcore, or Frenchcore – the addition signals escalation level 3000.
A dark subgenre with heavy basslines, industrial flair, and deep sound design. The music sounds like a nighttime tunnel trip full of strobe lights and sweat.
Techno origins from Motor City. Funky, mechanical, minimalist—the root of all rave evolutions.
Pure depth. Dub techno ripples, echoes, flows. The sound for after the peak—when the synapses learn to float.
The sound of sound systems. DIY culture, off-grid raves, full bass – Free Tekno is musical resistance in the 180s.
The gold standard in club sound. These sound systems deliver bass that gets under your skin – a true sonic storm. A Funktion One dance floor is sacred.
An extreme subgenre from the Netherlands. BPMs beyond 160, distorted kicks, and furious energy—Gabber is techno in adrenaline mode.
A cult location in Karlsruhe. Concrete bunker, sweat, love – Gotec is like a mini-Berghain in Baden. Legendary.
A festival classic with 150 BPM and a massive kitsch factor. Breaks, melodies, drops – escalation guaranteed to make you laser-like.
A livestream legend with a washing machine vibe. The underground performs live at HÖR – directly into your living room (or warehouse).
Cold. Hard. Mechanical. Industrial techno sounds like a factory on acid—and feels like one, too.
Club, fetish temple, state of emergency. If you want to rave at KitKat, leave your modesty and your shirt at the cloakroom.
Less is bass. Minimal relies on groove, repetition, and hypnotic reduction – techno for connoisseurs.
The sound control center. Every good label has its crew, its vision – and its vinyl, of course.
Peace, Love, Unity, Respect. An old raver code from the 90s scene. Today, it's often used nostalgically or with a wink – but the spirit remains: partying without hate.
A scene title for all those who dance the night away with style, heart, and attitude. Gender-neutral, worn proudly – the rave look is a statement.
Frankfurt's legendary district. Between concrete, bass, and bunker parties. A synonym for honest, dirty techno underground – then and now.
Germany's hard techno export. Hard, monotonous, uncompromising. If you want to rock, you blast – no frills.
Beyond gut and BPM. Speedcore is acoustic terror, faster than your heart rate, more intense than any Monday morning.
An internet icon from the early 2000s. He danced topless through Berlin with rage and dignity—the epitome of viral rave culture.
Blast at 200+ BPM. Uptempo is kick overkill for the really hardcore—faster, more brutal, more uncompromising.
Hard techno DJ from Spain with a god complex and a signature sound. When Zeus spins, it's raining kicks and ecstasy.
