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See below for various artists DJs, labels, promoters, record shops and collectives situated in the West Coast techno community by region:: Drop us your link if you feel your site is not represented.

NORTHWEST::


Automatic Message
Experimental techno and audio/video duo based in Vancouver. Profile

Bound By Sound
Vancouver based community/ collective holding events supported by national and international techno talent

Decibel Festival
Annual electronic music festival held in Seattle (No longer active)

Depth
Techno event series run by Cory Simpson and Jaime Cereus

Form ‘n’ Kaos
Vancouver/Victoria, B.C. bulletin board

High+Tight
Seattle and PNW underground techno collective.

Innerflight Music
Seattle based house, techno, breaks label; scene blog, event promotions and podcast.

Jerry Abstract
Home site of Cascadia based graphic designer and experimental techno DJ/ Producer Jerry Abstract

Knightriders Recordings
Seattle based techno and tech house label

Lab-77
Site for Saigon and Justin Byrnes aka Cyanwave’s projects & releases

NorthWest Tekno
Northwest electronic music community site

No Nonsense Events
Facebook page for Seattle promo crew interested in no BS techno

PDX Techno
A curated links page by Subsensory to inform the community and visitors about Portland techno nightlife

Peloton Musique
A unique and wholly original electronic and techno label based out of the Pacific Northwest, featuring quirky minimal, to abstract electronic, deep techno, to field recordings

Plus Events
Seattle techno events outfit headed up by Sone

Seattle Techno (Soundcloud)
Seattle techno soundcloud page aggregator run by the Knightriders label

Second Nature
fb page for underground techno crew out of Seattle. Request approval only.

Selector’s Records
New record shop open in Vancouver

Sound Rehab
Website from DJ/ Producer John Massey

SubSensory
Portland Netlabel with a focus on North West techno artists

Techno West
A West Coast techno website based out of Vancouver, B.C.

Tenth Aesthetic
Techno Crew by Jaime Cereus

UKR
Seattle techno and electro label UKR aka “Urban Kickz Recordings” run by Roman Zawodny and Relief Records own Lester Fitzpatrick

Vancouver Techno Authority
Facebook discussion group based on techno events, DJs and artists in Vancouver

Vantek 
Vantek Group is a vancouver promotions outfit headed up by DK Pau.

BAY AREA::


19hz
Bay Area based event listing calendar headed up by Franklin Jen

Amoeba Records
The holy grail for new vinyl LP albums and lost techno anthems. Don’t go looking for anything specific, your music will find you

Asterisk Collective
Techno collective headed up by Tape Ghost, David Grunzweig

As You Like IT
Tech house, techno, and (actual) deep house monthlies at Public Works

Audible Oddities
Oakland Based mastering house run by Shawn Hatfield AKA Twerk

Audio SF
Upscale house club known to put on the occasional techno night or techno one-off.

Belladonna
Electronic music maven at KFJC, focusing on the more bleeding edge sounds of electronic music as well as her excellent taste in techno

Brix 581
Formerly known as Riddim, Brix is located in Oakland near 7th st. and is a happy home to many underground and alternative electronic music showcases

CCVO
Techno House collective with bases of operations in SF and LA

Cloudfactory
West Coast techno collective from the way back

Direct to Earth
Good time homeboys and homegirls dedicated to inject a little bit of fun into what it means to be apart of the Oakland techno phenomenon

DJ Zenith
Website for tech house, minimal, and techno DJ, Zenith

El Otro Mundo
SF and East Bay techno and house label featuring Chris Leath (RIP Paul)

End Up
Occasional venue for quality techno and tech house events. One of the reasons why SF has always been and may for ever remain a house music town, is the amount of deep house and soulful house parties that happen here.  Earlier in the night might cater to a specific clientelle but after 2am and the bars close, it becomes a melting pot and destination for SF’s entire nightlife community.

Endzeit
Underground and club techno promotions outfit headed up by Kudeki.

Excise Records
SF Label with a focus on darker deeper techno.

F8
Club on ‘Folsom and 8th’ St. SOMA mostly noted for their propensity towards bass heavy techno and DnB events (not to be confused with the 90s-00s techno-trance collective, Frequency 8 ).

Forbidden Transitions
SF Hard Techno Crew run by Miss Crafty.

From 0-1
Oakland and Seattle techno label run by JX-216, Rubidium, Sone, and John Massey

Gray Area
Art and multimedia space home of Recombinant Festival and Recombinant Media Labs. “RECOMBINANT MEDIA LABS (RML) was founded in 1991 by Naut Humon [Asphodel Records], to research and deploy the cultural qualities and artistic potential of Spatial Cinema”

Great Northern
Formerly known as Mighty, This SF club is host to many techno and house nights with somewhat of a button-down clientele.

Halcyon
Massive club located in the live music hub of SF on 11th St. Techno acts booked here consistently big names with progressive, big-room tech house sound.

Haptic Synapses
Page for San Jose techno heroes, Qorser, Rhythmist, and Steve Cooley’s live pa group

Honey Soundsystem
Queer friendly techno and house collective that also favors a touch of quality, hard hitting techno. Think, Ostgut Ton meets West Coast house/ tech house.

Katabatik
SF and Oakland techno and electro loving collective of under the radar producers and DJs

The Midway
“The Midway is a new, multifaceted creative complex, located in San Francisco’s burgeoning Dogpatch neighborhood. Equal parts creative laboratory and performance space, The Midway is a sprawling 40,000 square-foot venue for the public to engage with a variety of exhibitions, workshops, performances and special events. “

Monarch
Sf SOMA district club, currently a sometime among techno crews

Mr. Goodwrench
Program schedule of Mr. Goodwrench.. KFJC college radio personality and longtime influence on the South Bay electronic music scene

Nocturnal Code
Underground after hours techno and house crew in SF headed up by Lisa Rose.

Peer
Record label for West Coast and North American Techno artists based out of SF and Seattle.

Public Works
SF Mission District club favored among house and techno heads for it’s Funktion One system

Rare Form
Roving underground crew featuring abstract techno, tech house and acid

Robotspeak
Synth shop in SF selling quality gear since 2002

Surface Tension
SF techno crew putting on some of the more harder edge and serious techno events for SF

Throttle
Experienced techno promotions outfit based out of 1015 folsom club headed up by DJ Dials and co.

Underground SF
Club formerly known as “The Top” in Lower Haight is now host to many techno and house weeklies and monthlies. Booked currently by Jeremy Bispo.

Vexed Sphere
Multimedia record label and zine by Rubidium

Vinyl Dreams
Amoeba’s secret weapon and SF electronic music taste maker Mike B went solo to open up this new highly successful brick and mortar store in the Lower Haight, SF

Werd
Techno house collective in SF serving up fun nights on the town.

Zettabyte
Independent underground label based in SF feat. techno / minimal music, and related sub genres. Founded by Zita Molnar.

 

SOUTHWEST::


6AM
6AM or 6AM-Group is a blog based out of LA with events presented in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Mexico

Dirty Epic
SoCal Techno Crew headed up by Andrew Souto. Featuring world class events and a pretty nifty techno music review blog.

Incognito
Los Angeles event promotion outfit

Invert Music Group
Label and party series founded by Danny Astle

Los Angeles Techno (Community on Facebook)
FB community for LA Techno events.

Modularz
Heady techno label run by Developer

Mount Analog
New and used vinyl shop and community stop-in

Noisebug
Pomona California based used gear shop. Great deals on outboard kit

Omen Recordings
Dark Techno label based in Los Angeles headed up by Axkan

Onyx Record Press
Domestic record pressing plant affiliated with LA’s Drumcell. Very decent and reasonable rates as well as the ability to press specialty vinyl.

Perfect Circuit Audio
Burbank based electronic music instrument shop with stunning deals on new and used gear, now featuring full service gear restoration, modification, and repair.

Prototype LA
Los Angeles techno and tech house crew pulling weight in SoCal

Synthetik Minds
LA techno crew often collaborating with 6AM and Dirty Epic on their own event series featuring world class talent.

Truncate
Bandcamp page for David Flores’ self release label Truncate which has moved on to be a world leader in functional techno

Work
Los Angeles events promotion crew collab featuring techno and tech house from the world’s heavy hitters.

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