The 15 Best Techno Tracks of October 2025
With Halloween right around the corner, October’s techno chart is your most fitting playlist. Highlights include a trio from the fourth edition of Federation of Rytm. As well as another three from Chontane’s Vivarium E.P. on Vault Records. Plus, a few from the KNTXT imprint made their mark as well.
Stream all of the tunes here plus every track to hit the chart this year thus far:
1. “IN THE WATER” – CHONTANE [VAULT RECORDS]
“In The Water” is an incredible, minimal voyage that will brilliantly weave your set together.
2. “MARINE” – R.M.K. [MUTUAL RYTM]
With his alias, R.M.K., Rob Kirkaldy put together this spectacular production that features old-school tension strings and jaw-dropping, sweeping pads.
3. “EYIYA” – CHONTANE [VAULT RECORDS]
High-speed techno with metallic sheen from Berlin’s Chontane.
4. “STROBOCOP” – XB [MUTUAL RYTM]
The fourth edition of Federation of Rytm kicks off with this leftfield production that blows everything else out of the water.
5. “TAKE A BREATH” – CHONTANE [VAULT RECORDS]
What we have right here is a spectacular intro record that belongs in every techno DJ’s playlist.
6. “COLLAR BONE” – AUGUSTO TAITO [MUTUAL RYTM]
Augusto Taito’s contribution to Mutual Rytm‘s latest comp is a dystopian workout that features a signature, whip-like rhythm.
7. “BIGSPIN” – KALANI [R.A.N.D. MUZIK RECORDINGS]
Bubbly, atmospheric techno from Kalani on R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings.
8. “THE HEADS THAT KNOW” – CHARLOTTE DE WITTE FEAT. COMMA DEE [KNTXT]
“It’s a poetic dispatch from the shadows. It’s for the ones who move with quiet power. This track is a tribute to the underground. It’s for the ones who move with certainty. It’s for the heads that know.” -Charlotte de Witte
9. “ACID WILL NEVER DIE” – THEO NASA [KNTXT]
Theo Nasa’s “Acid Will Never Die” is an acid techno delight that belongs in every 303 lover’s playlist.
10. “WEIGHTLESS” – BOURAS, KAI STATE [SET ABOUT MUSIC]
Fills on top of fills on this outright banger from Bouras and Kai State.
11. “LIVE LIFE” – BOURAS, KAI STATE [SET ABOUT MUSIC]
The Weightless b-side is second to none. Turn it up.
12. “YNTRO” – KTK [EMBARGO]
Clocking in at a rapid BPM of 147, “YNTRO” by KTK is strictly for turning up.
13. “COMPUTER SAYS” – BEC [EMBARGO]
“COMPUTER SAYS” by BEC gives a whole new meaning to the term, “wonky.”
14. “BORN LIKE THAT” – KEVIN DE VRIES, JAST [AFTERLIFE RECORDS]
Born Like That’s catchy vocal snippet is the just the tip of the iceberg. At its foundation, undulating bass combines with an array of elements to perfectly encapsulate the Afterlife sound.
15. “ATTENTION” – THEO NASA [KNTXT]
Attention’s speedy rhythm and fuzzy vocal stabs is perfect for lighting that fire early in the evening.
