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BLACK TECHNO MATTERS

Our mission is to reclaim techno as a manifestation of Black expression in a society that has oppressed it by creating spaces, both virtual and IRL, that celebrate the black roots of techno. An assertion and a reminder that Techno IS Black.

 

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We release music from Black artists that celebrate and expand upon the rich tapestry of Black electronic music

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BLACK TECHNO MATTERS RADIO

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DJ Dissolve - Black Techno Matters Radio
DJ Dissolve - Black Techno Matters Radio
DJ Nico - Black Techno Matters Radio
DJ Nico - Black Techno Matters Radio
LO-LOW - Black Techno Matters Radio
LO-LOW - Black Techno Matters Radio
Gladstone Deluxe - Black Techno Matters Radio
Gladstone Deluxe - Black Techno Matters Radio
Fawks - Black Techno Matters Radio
Fawks - Black Techno Matters Radio
B_X_R_N_X_R_D - Black Techno Matters Radio
B_X_R_N_X_R_D - Black Techno Matters Radio
ZVRRA - Black Techno Matters Radio
ZVRRA - Black Techno Matters Radio
The Sanmi - Black Techno Matters Radio
The Sanmi - Black Techno Matters Radio
Damon Bradley - Black Techno Matters Radio
Damon Bradley - Black Techno Matters Radio
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - KAYY DRiZZ & Kotic Couture
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - KAYY DRiZZ & Kotic Couture
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - Damon Bradley & Stukes
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - Damon Bradley & Stukes
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - Blvksite & Gladstone Deluxe
Studio 96 x Black Techno Matters 2022 - Blvksite & Gladstone Deluxe

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⏮️REWIND⏮️ 🗓️Sunday, June 18, 2023 🪧: DeForrest Brown Jr (@clinicalpoetics), @trovarsiofficial & @b_x_r_n_x_r_d take a photo with a group of black female students and their mentors (SALT: Successful, Ambitious, Limitless, Tenacious) touring t
⏮️REWIND⏮️ 🗓️Thursday, May 25, 2023 📸: @b_x_r_n_x_r_d and @stukesm4 posing with @waajeed at the @undergroundmusicacademy studio launch ribbon cutting. 📍Detroit, MI #blacktechnomatters #techno #btmrewind
Join us this coming Thanksgiving weekend at @losorichmond for an unforgettable high energy dance music journey featuring selections from Baltimore’s very own @tromac and @s.dotmusic, supported by Richmond heavyweights @lucidmoonlight & @mug
⏮️REWIND⏮️ 🗓️January 13, 2023 🪧@shotbyguerrilla playing Liber8 SF at @f8sf 📍San Francisco, CA #blacktechnomatters #techno #btmrewind @fawkstales
⏮️REWIND⏮️ 🗓️January 11, 2023 📰"Techno Movement uses music to fuel 'Black fire'" - The @washingtonpost covers Black Techno Matters, @b_x_r_n_x_r_d, and the Liber8 DC event at the BTM HQ. 📍Washington, DC 📷 : Photo by @krispritch #b
⏮️REWIND⏮️ 🗓️December 9th, 2022. 🪧BLACK TECHNO MATTERS in cooperation with the German Consulate General Los Angeles, the Goethe-Institut, and @dublab presents CONVERSATIONS IN THE RADICAL LIBRARY: The Detroit-Berlin Axis 📍Goethe Institut - Los
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF BEARPUS & OCTOBEAR, by Black Techno Matters founder, producer, and DJ, @b_x_r_n_x_r_d comes out Dec 13!. 🔗Pre-order link in bio🔗 With this immersive 20-track 4-hour love album, B_X_R_N_X_R_D brings an inviting curiosi
The Asura by STUKES is out today on the BLACK TECHNO MATTERS Music Label! It features two tracks that expand the dimensions of STUKES's atmospheric and hard hitting techno style, "Asura" & "The Betrayal". Each track gets its
By November 2022, we were 8 releases deep into the BLACK TECHNO MATTERS Music Label with the release of the Closing EP by @stukesm4. The video of the title track was directed by STUKES himself and featuring @diyannamonet and @b_x_r_n_x_r_d dancing in
TONIGHT at @losorichmond - Live demos + Q&A followed by live sets from @stukesm4 @92jelani & @b_x_r_n_x_r_d! FREE Come through, learn, and dance! #blacktechnomatters #techno @_xav.music
Finally by June 2022, things were opening up and people were comfortable gathering en masse in closed spaces again. So we went big with F_X_M_X_L_Y, a multi-day Juneteenth celebration highlighting 20 black artists from the DC, Maryland and Virginia (
And things were quiet for a while...After the march to the white house in June 2020, and like many others during the pandemic, we spent time reflecting and adjusting, but also brainstorming how BLACK TECHNO MATTERS would not only survive, but thrive
On March 14 2020, we were supposed to have our biggest event yet at Union Stage DC. The scheduled lineup was #Outputmessage, @diyannamonet, and @baronhawkpoitier . But everything shut down that week because of COVID. All events stopped. A few month
If you look closely at the flyer for our 5 Year Anniversary party, you’ll see 20 images that represent some of special moments from our journey so far. We'll be going through each one and telling stories. This first image is the flyer for our
This October BLACK TECHNO MATTERS turns 5! Join us over the next couple weeks as we look back to remember and reflect on just some of the many memories we’ve created together. What started as an event, became a movement. What started as a crew
Brace yourself for an October surprise! Not only are we doing one more TECHNO IN THE PARK this year, but we’ll have the legendary @that_juana on the decks! Join us Friday October 4 as we close out the season! JUANA has been instrumental to the
We first connected with DJ LU (@bushings_not_broken) back in 2023 when they played our first show in Portland, OR! We're excited to have them back, this time contributing a mix that expands upon their already eclectic sound for a real multi-genre jou
The one and only STUKES is dropping a new EP on the Black Techno Matters Music Label this October! The ASURA EP contains some of the most heavy hitting tracks we've heard from him. It also features stellar remixes from frequent BTM collaborators BLAC
@92jelani is flying in from LA to join @stukesm4 and @b_x_r_n_x_r_d for a special all live electronics show in the side room at @losorichmond (SidePiece) FRIDAY OCT 11 in Richmond, VA. First, we’ll nerd out at 10p with an hour of live demos +
“Electronic music and techno: real, raw, unapologetic, in-your-face techno, needs to expose itself. Techno needs to tell stories now, and not just make rhythm tracks. The best is yet to come for this sound.”
— ROBERT HOOD

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Instagram Takeovers

Hundreds of songs by Black artists, selected by Black artists.

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BlackmoonChild - IG Take Over
BlackmoonChild - IG Take Over
Kilopatrah Jones & Colored Craig - IG Take Over
Kilopatrah Jones & Colored Craig - IG Take Over
MerlinBerlin - IG Take Over
MerlinBerlin - IG Take Over
Olive T - IG Take Over
Olive T - IG Take Over
SORAYA - IG Take Over
SORAYA - IG Take Over
Miss Twink USA - IG Take Over
Miss Twink USA - IG Take Over
NIKS - IG Take Over
NIKS - IG Take Over
Clark Price - IG Take Over
Clark Price - IG Take Over
softchaos - IG Take Over
softchaos - IG Take Over
Niyah West - IG Take Over
Niyah West - IG Take Over

BLACKNESS IS REVOLUTIONARY

Selections from our Instagram Takeovers are added to the BLACKNESS IS REVOLUTIONARY Spotify Playlist, a living playlist of over 122 hours of Black music curated by Black artists including Kilopatrah Jones, Colored Craig, MerlinBerlin, Olive T, SORAYA, Miss Twink USA, NIKS, Clark Price, softchaos, Niyah West, DJ Mothersheister, Byzarra, Nature Nvoke, Russell E. L. Butler, SDOT, and many more…

 

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