I recommend checking out some of Noncompliant‘s mixes to get a taste of fresh an excellent recent techno. Here are some suggestions:
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K-Hand certainly also knows how to jack, yes. 
Still, most of her work, and especially her earlier work, is clearly part of “second wave” Detroit techno to me.
Again, I highly recommend investigating more of her work yourself. In the mid-to-late 90s she produced a string of excellent full-length techno albums as well such as On a Journey, Ready For The Darkness, The Art Of Music, and Detroit-History Part 1.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that her recent DJ sets tend to be no-fucks-given exceptionally uplifting and flat-out fun trips through four decades of house, techno, and disco with a distinct paradise garage feel. Here ya go:
But again, she does a lot of different stuff. For example, here’s an hour-long mix of her own unreleased material she did a few years ago which is hard, unrelentless, dirty, and very acid-y:
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I don’t think techno needs a lot of explaining on its own. The most important part about these(techno, house) styles is the party itself. Styles differ mostly on energy levels and tempo. There are a bunch of tracks out there that doesn’t really work when you just listen to it but takes your head off when played in a club. You have to check out a few parties in order to understand the whole picture.
good example:
https://soundcloud.com/afterlifeofc/afterlife-voyage-005-by-woo-york
my stuff AK + DIGITAKT + 0COAST:
Hey thanks for clarifying, all good.
I definitely agree that the Beleville 3 are the originators of what I think of as Detroit Techno, no doubt at all, and I don’t think other artists prior should be considered Detroit Techno just because they were influences, or even strictly just techno either, but the DNA runs through many other styles - which is of course logical, I think that is all people are saying.
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Woah, the thread is alive! ALIVE!
Thanks to everyone for the references AND the discussion, there’s a lot of super interesting things here!
And to clarify: I’ve been to a shitload of techno parties / raves… yet I somewhat feel the need to build my own repertoire of tracks that I love to really get a feel for the genre.
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Here you go ; )
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Love, just love that track. The entire Azimuth album is lovely, by the way.
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Kenny Larkin (of old) has to be my all time fave Detroit producer.
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I think this clip sums things up pretty nicely:
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I’ll leave this here 
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“I ve messed it up now”
Gold 
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My fave techno DJ’s (and producers) from the UK - I’ve had the luck to have experienced many great nights with these guys rocking techno.
RIP Andrew Weatherall. Didn’t produce much “straight-up” techno (much great electro and minimal see Two Lone Swordsmen), but IMO the most esoteric and non-conventional techno DJ of the lot. Heard him play many, many sets, and his techno sets were never predictable, always quirku. Back in mid 90’s he used samplers in his set, had technics decks moded for reverse play and with high speed spin-back switch.
My fave German producer and DJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWB49D1hIXQ (check out Klang records (not just techno) + sub-label Ongaku)
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I’m big into the stuff S.L.A.M. Has been putting out.
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Has Drexciya been mentioned yet?
A great collection compiled by Eddie Fowlkes featuring more under-acknowledged producers such as Alan Oldham, Tony Brown, Claude Young, Anthony Skakir, Stacey Pullen, etc.
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idk about that, they were all influenced! I believe Throbbing Gristle loved Abba…
Industrial <3 Disco, which is why Waxtrax and certainly TKK were so lovely in darting between industrial, techno, house and disco.
German beats and soul grooves, forever!
Also, thanks for this thread, I’m familiar with techno but have gotten really distant from what’s going on beyond some Berlin atonal scene familarity. And it’s nice to have new experiences when bottled up
I thought the industrial sound started in the US with NIN, Ministry and Skinny Puppy(Canadians)! I remember it was almost a proto techno sound.
Throbbing Gristle and Cabaret Voltaire are earlier examples of industrial from the UK. Don’t forget front 242 from Belgium.
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That’s right Front 242, how can I forget!
Throw a pinch of D.A.F. and Nitzer Ebb into the mix too, along with several drops of Yello.
I found the following book extremely helpful to understand the cultural background and evolution of rave, techno, jungle, etc. Extremely well written, but a bit sarcastic about IDM and electro live sets…
Reynolds, S. 2013. Energy flash. 3rd ed. London: Faber & Faber