TECHNO

adjective and noun (Music) (Youth Culture) adjective: Of popular music, making heavy use of technology (such as synthesized and sampled sounds, electronic effects, etc.). noun: A style of popular music with a synthesized, technological sound and a dance beat. Etymology: Formed by abbreviating technological; compare electro. History and Usage: Techno is one of the sounds of the second half of the eighties, taking the electronic revolution in modern music to its limits. The word is also used in combination with other popular-music terms, notably in techno-funk, techno-fusion, techno-pop, and techno-rock, as well as in derived words such as technofied. 'Musical Melody' comes across like a technofied version of a rare groove. Music Technology Apr. 1990, p. 76 The endemic mistrust of dance music that makes it a rock and roll island also means that the new noises of the Eighties--hip hop, house, techno et al--have been, at best ignored, at worst patronised. The Face June 1990, p. 48 Marillion with Hogarth are now a band, not four musicians playing backing to a rampant ego, and the only 'old' track that survives the transition to embryonic techno rock band is the excellent 'Freaks'. Sounds 28 July 1990, p. 34