Torsten died in a car crash November 6th 1993... I can't tell you how sad this makes me.
Go here to get a glimpse of Torsten's legacy... He made amazing underground 'techno' but there are few people who haven't heard Culture Beat's 'Mr Vain' - it has 23 million views... not bad for one of the world's premier underground techno producers!
Everything you need to know about the emergence of German 'techno' can be found on this compilation