Techno is a very broad term in an ever-evolving music scene. There are many different facets to the genre, and they often sound very different from one another. As a store, Beatport is responsible for categorising music in the best way possible for our customers to locate, which means the store needs to evolve too.

Labels that release more niche styles of techno struggle to be represented on the store, which is why we’re continually refining the way we categorise music.

To make these changes, we listened to feedback from a wide variety of suppliers, labels and artists. We gathered feedback from over 200 artists and labels, covering a wide range of styles, which helped us collect the descriptions that they related to the most.

These include Adam Beyer, Perc, Louisahhh, Truncate, Etapp Kyle, Recondite, UMEK, Monika Kruse, Coyu, Pan-Pot, Noir, Pleasurekraft, Francois X, Developer, Charlotte de Witte, Tommy Four Seven and Ellen Allien, as well as labels like Soma Records, Rosten, Hypnus, MORD, Rekids, Kompakt and Tronic.



By allocating more space for a wider range of styles, we expect more customers to be able to find what they’re looking for on our store, and that artists and labels will be categorised alongside similar and relevant content.