Birmingham sound

The Birmingham sound is a subgenre of techno that emerged in Birmingham, England in the early 1990s.[1] It is most commonly associated with the city's House of God club night,[2] the Downwards Records label,[3] and the local DJs and producers Regis, Surgeon and Female.[4] It is characterised by a hard, fast and uncompromising style[1] that strips the music of the bassline funk that characterised the techno of Detroit and Berlin,[5] leaving only "huge slabs of unrelentingly unchanging minimalism".[6]

Birmingham sound
Stylistic originsTechno
Cultural originsEarly 1990s, Birmingham, England

The Birmingham sound marked a turning point in the development of techno and its influence can be heard throughout the Berlin techno of the Berghain and Ostgut Ton.[6] It also formed the starting point for Regis and Female's later Sandwell District project.[7]

References
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  6. Otasevic, Dragan (22 February 2011), "Sandwell District", Altered States, archived from the original on 7 September 2013, retrieved 30 August 2013
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