Beatport is expanding its techno categories on the download and streaming site to include more branches of the genre. Now, users will see two different types of techno available as charts, both artists and sales, in the form of Techno [Peak Time/Driving/Hard] and Techno [Raw/Deep/Hypnotic]. Beatport have created two playlists to highlight the sounds of each style, with the peak time playlist featuring artists like Thomas Schumacher and Matador and the raw and deep featuring Karenn and Ansome.

Ilian Tape has announced the debut LP from Andrea, ‘Ritorno’, will arrive on 9th April. 

It's the first we've heard from the revered Italian producer since 'Forse' and 'Remade' dropped on the same imprint, more than a year ago. The album comprises 12 tracks, which we've been told offer 'cosmic waves' and 'high energy bounce'.

Minor Science has announced his debut album, ‘Second Language’, which will arrive via Whities on 3rd April. 

The record sees the producer, otherwise known as Angus Finlayson, explore his relationship with mother and adopted tongues, through tracks touching on electronica, musique concrete, electro, techno and alt-jazz. 

Afrojack has teased his techno project during a Tomorrowland One World Radio stream in support of next month's Tomorrowland Winter event in the French Alps. 

Going under the alias Kapuchon for this endeavour, the Dutch producer — best known for EDM output — has explained his desire to explore new sounds while avoiding preconceptions associated with his previous efforts. 

Berghain’s Ostgut Ton imprint is celebrating its fifteenth birthday with Luke Slater's 'Fünfzehn' mix. 

The release, slated to land on 3rd April, was created by the decade-spanning techno hero after revisiting the label's back catalogue. New compositions were then created from batches of ten releases, resulting in a 130-minute meld representing the sound of curator and the 15-year-old institution. Following the album, two 12"s will drop, containing a total of seven exclusive tracks, which will be available to stream and download.

Adam Beyer, Eris Drew & Octo Octa, and ANNA are among the names locked for Sunday at Movement Detroit. 

Ellen Allien, Special Request, Speedy J, Joseph Capriati, Drumcell and rising New York rapper A$AP Ferg will be joining those names for the three-day event, which runs from Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th May 2020.

Elsewhere, b2bs are billed from Kevin Saunderson and son, Dantiez, Magda and Mike Servito, and Chicago house dons DJ Sneak and Derrick Carter. Local heavyweights Detroit Techno Militia, Gettoblaster and Scan 7 are also on the line-up. 

Bristol’s Pressure Dome label will kick off 2020 with a new split EP from Joe Craven and Human Resources, set for release on 7th February.

The label’s third release finds local producer Human Resources and Dialogue party starter Joe Craven offering up two weighty UK techno cuts each, heavy on the bass with flourishes of breakbeat and dub woven throughout. 

Crave’s ‘Hurt Potential’ opens the EP with a buoyant, but subtle, rhythm, making for a perfect warm-up to stoke the dancefloor into life early in the night. Check it out below.

Bogotá club Baum, one of the city's most renowned, has closed its doors for good, bowing out after some seven years in the Colombian capital with a 36-hour party last weekend.