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- 1 2 Techno - Entwicklungen und Erscheinungsformen einer Jugendkultur Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Work for the Proseminar "Communication and Media Law: Youth and Media"(in German)
- 1 2 Plötzlich war jeden Tag Party Tagesspiegel November 8, 2009 (in German)
- ↑ Robb, David (2002) Techno in Germany: Its Musical Origins and Cultural Relevance
- 1 2 Ein Geheimzirkel erobert die Welt - Die Pioniertage des Techno From Zeitgeschichten on Spiegel-Online (in German)
- ↑ Mit ignoranter Coolness Berliner Zeitung November 7, 2009 (in German)
- ↑ Sechs Jahre Tresor Records De:Bug (in German)
- 1 2 "Die ganze Stadt schreit »Party!«" Die Zeit May 23, 2007 (in German)
- ↑ Dimitri Hegemann - Past, Present, Future Raveline October 28, 2009 (in German)
- 1 2 Techno-Club Tresor: Die Stahltür fällt zu Der Spiegel April 15, 2005 (in German)
- ↑ Eine 20-jährige Ost-West-Reise The European November 18, 2009 (in German)
- ↑ Chaosradio Express 136 Interview with Tanith about Techno in Chaosradio (in German)
- ↑ Tanith in the Intro-Künsterbiografie (in German)
- ↑ Boom boom boom: Techno in Germany after the Wall