In early May, Mute's star D.J. and techno composer, Richie Hawtin, drove home the point in a promotional appearance for Apple Computer.
For all the responses that the work of Charles Darwin has elicited, he has probably never been honored by a techno composer before.
On its latest recording, "Acoustica" (Cantaloupe), the group performs works by the techno composer Aphex Twin in arrangements for mostly acoustic instruments, including the normal orchestral ones plus curtain rods, cocktail stirrers and other exotica.
They'll be playing the artists that they think are smashing it in 2016, from London duo Cat's Eyes to Under the Skin soundtrack svengali Micachu, among a sprinkling of their own remixes and tracks by British newcomer Gaika and classical composer turned techno wizard Anne Meredith.
He may not be in the pages of FACT or RA but Mason Bates is a world famous composer and techno DJ.
Electronic music deity Jean-Michel juste just released Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise, the second in a series of collaboration-heavy LPs featuring production and vocal help from the likes of Detroit techno forefather Jeff Mills, Pet Shop Boys, composer Hans Zimmer, Peaches, and The Orb all marquee names in their respective musical niches.
That honour went to Scissor Sisters, the glamtastic New York band whose retro music sounds like an unholy alliance between Elton John, Supertramp, Roxy Music and the techno-pop pioneer and composer Giorgio Moroder.
The lineup features an intimate conversation with American punk trailblazer Iggy Pop, a collaboration between Toronto hardcore group Fucked Up and Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq, Detroit techno legend Theo Parrish, pioneering electronic composer Pauline Oliveros, Suzanne Ciani and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and much, much more.
This year, the organisers will continue to support up-and-coming talent, with young Parisian techno DJ Bambounou playing alongside American electro composer and performer Dan Deacon.
Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise will feature contributions from such artists as techno legend Jeff Mills, dance music provacateur Peaches, composer Julia Holter, British electro-pop Pet Shop Boys, and even a guest vocal from Cyndi Lauper.
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter, Detroit techno second-waver Carl Craig, and post-minimalist composer Max Richter are some of the big-name contributors participating in Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick, a multimedia exhibition of works influenced by the cinema icon and his vast portfolio.
