often attributive
: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structure
: technical : technological
technocracy
Examples of techno in a Sentence
Noun
The club plays only techno.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The electronic music festival has found the right home in the birthplace of techno and pays its respects accordingly.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Ray of Light' (1998) Another huge artistic stride, this single was seen as Madonna reclaiming her spot on the front lines of the dance-pop revolution, bringing in producer William Orbit for a clattering gem of a track with elements of techno, trance and electronic dance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
Pleather trench coats, manic camerawork, a thumping techno soundtrack, and the bizarre casting of an American MMA fighter as the head of Japan’s G-Force unit give Final Wars a sense of style that’s unlike anything else in the Godzilla series.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Volcanic ash and hot temperatures enveloped the metropolis, but that didn’t hamper fans from getting their fill of post-rock, avant rap, and Detroit techno.
—Isabelia Herrera, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
A lot of other people are listening to techno from their speakers on the street and making raves in underground passages.
—Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
Curated by the virtuous local DJ collective Hast du Feuer, Initialize offered some of the most inspired rhythm music being made right now, old and new, near and far — techno, trap, house, club, go-go, drum-and-bass, electro and more — on three separate dance floors.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
House, techno and trance albums are also flanked by hip-hop and R&B.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
Stationed at the turntables was star producer and reggaeton master Tainy, who integrated spells of house and techno into Balvin’s bass-laden tropical medley.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
The electronic music festival has found the right home in the birthplace of techno and pays its respects accordingly.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Ray of Light' (1998) Another huge artistic stride, this single was seen as Madonna reclaiming her spot on the front lines of the dance-pop revolution, bringing in producer William Orbit for a clattering gem of a track with elements of techno, trance and electronic dance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
Pleather trench coats, manic camerawork, a thumping techno soundtrack, and the bizarre casting of an American MMA fighter as the head of Japan’s G-Force unit give Final Wars a sense of style that’s unlike anything else in the Godzilla series.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Volcanic ash and hot temperatures enveloped the metropolis, but that didn’t hamper fans from getting their fill of post-rock, avant rap, and Detroit techno.
—Isabelia Herrera, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2024
A lot of other people are listening to techno from their speakers on the street and making raves in underground passages.
—Nastya Platinova, SPIN, 21 Feb. 2024
Curated by the virtuous local DJ collective Hast du Feuer, Initialize offered some of the most inspired rhythm music being made right now, old and new, near and far — techno, trap, house, club, go-go, drum-and-bass, electro and more — on three separate dance floors.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
House, techno and trance albums are also flanked by hip-hop and R&B.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Techno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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