'Techno' was definitely not the generic name for everything before Drum & Bass, Dubstep, and Trance. Jungle was the precursor to Drum n Bass, and Hardcore/Rave

'Techno' was definitely not the generic name for everything before Drum & Bass, Dubstep, and Trance. Jungle was the precursor to Drum n Bass, and Hardcore/Rave were the precursors to Jungle. Rave came from Belgian techno and Acid House. Acid House came from House. Techno and House developed in parallel to each other (in Detroit and Chicago respectively). House coming from Disco origins, Techno coming from Disco and European electronica (Kraftwerk) - and Prince (yep, really). Dubstep is much later and was actually a product of UK Garage, which grew from the Drum n Bass scenes.