Industrial techno is a subgenre of techno and industrial dance music that originated in the 1990s. Characteristically,
it incorporates influences from the bleak, noisy sound and aesthetics of early industrial music acts, particularly
Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle. American industrial music label Wax Trax! also had a profound influence over the
genre's development.
Esurgence in the 2010s, spearheaded by acts such as Adam X, Orphx, and
Ancient Methods, and others later like Blawan and Karenn. As a result, it has gained a significant fanbase from the
post-dubstep audience. It is not to be mistaken with Techno Industrial, which is in essence similar to the power
noise/rhythmic noise subgenre. The different terminology is used depending if one is coming from a techno perspective or
industrial perspective, with Industrial Techno having more techno-inspired rhythmic section with many reverb and
wall-of-noise or sci-fi effects, while Techno Industrial is closer to rhythmic noise in composition, with a distorted
rhythmic section.
Other artists associated with industrial techno include Cut Hands, Helena Hauff, Forward Strategy Group, Surgeon,
Michael Forshaw, Jeff Mills, Regis, Dominick Fernow and Mike Banks. Perc Trax record label has been credited with the
revival of the genre in the UK, with artists such as Perc, Truss and Ansome.
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