Tekno sound systems are a part of those Sonic Street Technologies that have been most severely affected by the health restriction measures around the world. In this respect, while streaming music events are a valuable type of experience, they cannot substitute for collective and intensive sound experiences of these physical spaces of expression and sociability, which are not merely entertainment but have a vital social and political function (see also Brian D’Aquino’s previous blog) . Here French scholar Jean-Christophe Sevin reports on alarming developments in France.