The 15 Best Techno Tracks of August 2024

In case you haven’t noticed, techno has split into three camps over the past five years or so. Melodic, hardcore, and the deeper, raw side which yours truly finds to be the most interesting of the lot. Sadly, the melodic end of the spectrum has become severely formulaic and oversaturated. Other sub-genres may follow a mold as well, but the aggressiveness and the ominous edge of harder and deeper techno helps keep them on the cutting edge. If you’re here for another month of the techno chart, you’ll likely appreciate those latter qualities in this month’s rundown of what August 2024 had to offer.

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1. “BUILD TO DESTROY” – METODI HRISTOV [DRUMCODE]

‘I’ve always wanted to release on Drumcode and fully embraced the idea with my heart and mind. I ended up in a long three-month studio session from which I extracted some of the best productions I’ve made in my career.’ -Metodi Hristov

2. “THE SWARM” – VNTM [FACTORY 93 RECORDS]

Amsterdam’s VNTM pairs off-kilter and wonky synth stabs with touch metallic percussion on the sixth edition of Factory 93‘s MODULE series.

3. “LIQUID COMMUNICATION” – INSIDER & ZZINO [TRONIC]

Belgian techno stalwarts, Insider & Zzino landed on Christian Smith’s historic Tronic imprint with a pair of weapons. Including this synth-heavy production that fans of classic Pryda should embrace.

4. “TO 004” – INSIDER & ZZINO [TRONIC]

The flip-side of the Mind Frequencies E.P. is a total belter with a proper breakdown to boot.

5. “ACTIVATE” – DANI SBERT [UNITY RECORDS]

Dani Sbert’s “Activate” is roaring up the Beatport chart and reasonably so. It’s a sparse, banger with some incredibly tight drum programming.

6. “MOMENTS OF INERTIA (SHA RU’S PULL YOUR ARMS IN REMIX)” – ANASTASIA KRISTENSEN [TURBO RECORDINGS]

Just four months after her appearance in the techno chart with “I’d Love To Do It,” Copenhagen-based DJ, ANASTASIA KRISTENSEN is back in the fold with a remix courtesy of Sha Ru. An enigmatic figure who divides their time between Berlin and New York.

7. “UNDERHANDED TACTICS” – SELECTIVE RESPONSE [FACTORY 93 RECORDS]

Selective Response closes out the latest MODULE series with this fast and ferocious heater that belongs in your hard techno playlist.

8. “ETERNAL AFFAIR” – TOWNSHIP REBELLION [INTERSTELLAR RECORDINGS]

Township Rebellion‘s “Eternal Affair” is a sonic outing that’s both lush and gritty.

9. “ATMOPSHERE” – ZELTAK, HOEHENANGST [REVISED RECORDS]

Very fast techno with a devastating drop from these two German producers who are helping carry the hard techno torch.

10. “DOWNTOWN” – MARCELO DEMARCO [SCI+TEC]

Marcelo Demarco’s “Westside” is making all the noise over at Beatport but “Downtown” is the one that really goes the distance via the hard and hypnotic route.

11. “WESTSIDE” – MARCELO DEMARCO [SCI+TEC]

Downtown’s counterpart, “Westside” is the bounciest banger to land on the techno chart all year long. Perhaps, it could spawn a new genre?

12. “EASTSIDE” – MARCELO DEMARCO [SCI+TEC]

“Eastside” is the E.P. opener for Marcel Demarco’s Southbound via SCI+TEC.

13. “ISMINE (KAISERDISCO REMIX)” – LUIS MIRANDA [KD RAW]

Luis Miranda’s Ismine E.P. marks his fourth appearance on KD Raw and the label bosses, Kaiserdisco got in on the action as well this beefed up revision that takes the original to new heights.