Rotterdam Techno

Rotterdam techno is a genre of hard techno. The genre is mostly only known in Japan, where genres often have different names compared to those of the Western dance music world. Typically, Rotterdam Techno features samples of British rock vocals and harder synths. The genre was born when a DJ overlaid a British rock band's vocals with hard synths that have come to exemplify Rotterdam Techno.

A notable example of Rotterdam Techno is "Utter" by King Dale from Hyper Techno Mission 3. Cities (such as Nagoya, the so-called techno capital of Japan due to its clubs and record stores) feature clubs where this kind of techno is played. Cafe Abime in Nagoya is one of the many clubs where Rotterdam Techno can be heard.²