Industrial techno is a subgenre of

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and

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that originated in the 1990s. Characteristically, it incorporates influences from the bleak, noisy sound and aesthetics of early

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acts, particularly Cabaret Voltaire and

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. American industrial music label

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also had a profound influence over the genre's development. The genre has seen a resurgence in the 2010s, spearheaded by acts such as Adam X, Orphx, and Ancient Methods, and others later like

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and Karenn. As a result, it has gained a significant fanbase from the

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audience. It is not to be mistaken with Techno Industrial, which is in essence similar to the power noise/rhythmic noise subgenre. The different terminology is used depending if one is coming from a techno perspective or industrial perspective, with Industrial Techno having more techno-inspired rhythmic section with many reverb and wall-of-noise or sci-fi effects, while Techno Industrial is closer to rhythmic noise in composition, with a distorted rhythmic section. Other artists associated with industrial techno include

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, Forward Strategy Group,

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, Michael Forshaw,

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and Mike Banks. Perc Trax record label has been credited with the revival of the genre in the UK, with artists such as Perc, Truss, Hppa and Ansome.

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