# Who are the best Berlin techno artists?

> Berlin became the world capital of techno after reunification, with Berghain at its centre. These are the artists who defined and continue to define the hard, uncompromising Berlin techno sound.

*By YPB Team · Published April 17, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-are-the-best-berlin-techno-artists*

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1. **Ben Klock**
   Berghain resident DJ known for precise, focused mixing and cold, hypnotic techno that defines the Berlin sound.
2. **Marcel Dettmann**
   Berghain resident and MDR label founder known for deep, industrial-tinged, brooding techno.
3. **Len Faki**
   Berlin-based DJ known for blending hard-edged rave influences with Berghain's severe aesthetic.
4. **Function**
   American-born, Berlin-based producer and DJ David Sumner known for his dark, architectural approach to techno.
5. **DVS1**
   Minneapolis-born artist Zak Khutoretsky who became a key figure in the Berlin underground techno scene.
6. **Objekt**
   Berlin-based artist TJ Hertz known for multidimensional club music drawing on techno and UK bass sounds.
7. **Blawan**
   British artist based in Berlin known for harsh, industrial sounds and his Ternesc label.
8. **Answer Code Request**
   Berlin-based Japanese producer Tsuyoshi Takeda known for precise, polyrhythmic techno on Ostgut Ton.
9. **Kobosil**
   Young Berlin DJ known for powerful, rave-influenced techno at Berghain and international festivals.
10. **Paula Temple**
   British producer based in Germany known for harsh, industrial noise-techno and her Noise Manifesto label.
11. **Rebekah**
   British DJ based in Berlin known for gritty, industrial-influenced techno and her Deconstruct label.
12. **Shed**
   Berlin producer Rene Pawlowitz who bridges techno, dubstep, and electro in a highly regarded style.
13. **Rodhad**
   Berlin DJ known for deep, hypnotic techno and his Dystopian label.
14. **Surgeon**
   British artist Anthony Child with a globally respected sound and deep ties to Berlin's techno scene.
15. **Perc**
   British producer Ali Wells known for hard, industrial-influenced techno and his Perc Trax label.

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