It's challenging to tell where the trade winds have taken commercial techno in recent times. It’s coming from various directions: to the east, there’s the nauseatingly fast electronic dance techno of Sara Landry and Amelie Lens; to the west, there’s the slow, deep burns of Keinemusik.

It appears, however, that the melodic techno's hegemony is the hottest sound. In fact, DJs like Lens and the Keinemusik trio can incorporate melodic noise with minimal effort into their own sets. Two titans of electronic music stand out: Tale of Us, who brought melodic techno to the mainstream, and Adam Beyer, whose Swedish label from the ‘90s, Drumcode, transitioned from techno to sweet melodies and synths over the last three decades.

Ireland's Reuben Kinney, the DJ and producer by the alias Rebūke , has

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