I really love listening to techno music when I'm driving, the pace of the music seems to get me places quicker, or so it seems.
In Detroit, techno was a result of melding African American music with electronic music.
How interesting! Did it originate in Detroit in the modern times then? 
Yes.  Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which sub-genres exist.
I did not know that. I really admire the production of techno music, you can listen to a song endlessly and still hear hidden depths to it.
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States in the mid-to-late 1980s. The style resulted from the melding of African American styles such as Chicago house, funk, and electro with electronic music by artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Added to this is the influence of futuristic and science-fiction themes relevant to life in American late capitalist society, with Alvin Toffler's book "The Third Wave" being a notable
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