mid-1980sGeneral sourceWell documented
Techno and House Music
On the timeline · around mid-1980s · The Rock & Pop Era
What happened
In the mid-1980s, two related electronic dance genres were born in the American Midwest. In Chicago's Black, largely gay club scene, DJs like Frankie Knuckles at the Warehouse forged house music; in Detroit, the 'Belleville Three' — Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson — created techno, blending Kraftwerk-style electronics with funk.
Why it matters
House and techno grew from underground American scenes into a worldwide dance-music culture — the foundation of rave, club, and electronic dance music (EDM) — one of the most globally pervasive musical movements of the modern era.
Sources
- Red Bull Music Academy Daily. When Techno Was House · General source