LIVE Performance by Jeff Mills and Mike Banks - June 21st, 2008 at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona!!
The first joint album of Jeff Mills and Mike Banks since their work
together with Underground Resistance is due for release in June.
In
1992 Jeff Mills, Mike Banks and Robert Hood - still known at that time
as Underground Resistance - released what was probably the most
futuristic album in modern electronic music: “X-102 discovers The Rings
Of Saturn” (Tresor.004/UR), as part of their X-10… series. The tracks
on X-102 were reduced to minimal levels, looping with a marginal BMP
rate, spacey and sometimes entirely without beats. This was
revolutionary: listeners had just become accustomed to the
uncompromising Detroit techno sound that the three of them had produced
so far. Thus on the way to Saturn they surpassed even themselves, if
not a decade jump then at least 15 years ahead of their time.
The
transition phase between former recording techniques and the computer
age resounded on the album, and seemed as if it had been recorded with
computers that had not yet been invented. In fact, the unconventional
tracks resulted from a process of cutting up the taped material and
then pasting together again. The album has not been available since the
end of the last century and thus it’s become difficult for the new
generation to appreciate the work. One also tends to forget that very
little was known at that time about the second largest planet in our
solar system.
Free Comic Book Day was a huge success at Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, MI. Hundreds of people came out to snag their free comic books. Music was provided by DTM, UR and Bang Tech 12. Thanks for everyone who stopped in! We look forward to this event again next year!
New on Livesets! Teknology Intentional featuring Dimitri Pike...
Teknology is a radio show developed for years by DJ Dimitri Pike supporting qualitative techno music from all around the world. A little touch of Detroit roots in a melting pot of deep, tribal, minimal or loopy techno ...
Teknology started as a simple playlist with links to DJ sets found on the web, evolved to a basic shoutcast stream to finally, today, find it's way as a real radio show supported by famous Livesets radio!
Dimitri Pike is a member of the worldwide acclaimed Detroit Techno Militia DJ Team as a RECON 313 soldier! Vinyls or digital, he use both technologies to provides you mixes with a very strong appeal! His mixing technique is fast, tight and selective, new material melanged to classics and rarities with one reach point : make the dancefloor moves! Offering people a true techno experience.
He's also behind two netlabels Wildtek Virtual and Wildub where he tests his productions learned techniques as well as producing some of the most talented new artists such as Gareth Duprey from UK or AEOD and Mitch Walcott from USA ...
Your Saturday evenings are about to change ...
So tune in to LiveSets Radio, every Saturday at 20:00 CET!
The Legendary Brothers of Detroit Techno Announce the First New Release in 3 Years on 430 West
Detroit, MI, United States - Electronic dynamic duo Octave One announce the release of their new SINGLE and new LIVE TOUR for 2008.
Electronic dynamic duo Octave One, Lawrence and Lenny Burden, announce the release of their new SINGLE, “I NEED RELEASE” b/w “HERE COMES THE PUSH”, on their own reborn label, 430 West Records.
Collaborating once again with Ann Saunderson (the vocalist on their hit single “Blackwater”, 2002), and MC P.Gruv (from their “The Theory of Everything” album, 2004), the brothers have produced a dance floor heavy double sided single. “I Need Release” blends Ann’s angelic vocals with the Burden’s signature rough and tumble production style, while “Here Comes The Push” takes a percussion driven ride off the edge, with P.Gruv as your guide. The tracks are already gracing the decks of the likes of Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, and Claude Young among many others. This project leads to the release of Octave One’s first studio album in four years, “Summers on Jupiter” (September 2008), also on 430 West Records.
Detroit Techno Militia is strengthening it's RECON:313 division with two new members, Dimitri Pike (Wildtek Concept) and Maxx T. (Code 316 Recordings).
Dimitri Pike is returning to active duty with DTM after taking a short sabbatical to get his record label, Wildtek Concept, established. Dimitri is a talented DJ and Producer with several releases under his belt. His love for Detroit Techno runs deep and his heart is here in the city.
Maxx T. is joining our ranks after playing a show with T.Linder & DJ Seoul during the RECON:313 Tour in Europe. Maxx has been a long time supporter of Detroit Techno and he fully represents that in everything he does. Maxx founded his own record label, Code 316 Recordings, and runs the #1 French website for Detroit Techno: Go To Detroit.
It is with very great honor that we welcome them back/to the crew! Check back soon for their full Bios & DJ Mix Sets!
One
of the things that we Detroiters like to brag about is the serious
amount of talent that’s here. One such artist is Bill Stacy, aka DJ
Seoul. He‘s been on the set for so long that people can sometimes take
for granted his impeccable mixing skill. All of that may change soon,
as Seoul is finally bubbling up from the underground to make his
presence known on a global scale.
Fresh off of Detroit Techno
Militia’s European tour, RECON:313, he recounts his slow but sure rise
to notoriety. “As a child, I was formally trained on the drums —
counter-culture sounds and movements really motivated me,” Seoul says.
“I‘m still into drums, as well as other traditional and electronic
instruments.” Like so many of us, his introduction to electronic music
came from two familiar sources: The Wizard (Jeff Mills) and the
Electrifying Mojo, both of whom had mainstream radio shows in the ‘80s
and early-‘90s. He cites other Detroit artists for influencing his DJ
style, like Kenny Dixon Jr., Theo Parrish, Terrance Parker and Aux 88.
In 1995, DJ Seoul was officially born at Juan Atkins’ Metroplex Records
ten-year-anniversary event. Since then, he has developed a DJ style
that is more akin to hip-hop turntablism, focusing on mixing and
scratching, which is not the easiest of tasks when playing house and
techno. DJ Seoul will be performing Saturday, March 22 at Corktown
Tavern for the Funktion 2.0 event. Visit bangtech12.com.
Recently our friend Lea visited Egypt and sent us these pictures! Click on the image to see the other pictures she sent us. Currently Lea is traveling the world as part of the Peace Corps.
Detroit lost one of its music pioneers this past weekend, He was not a musician or songwriter or mogul. But Ron Murphy was as reasonable for what Detroit music sounded like as any big name artist. Using his ingenuity, technical knowledge and genuine love of music: Ron fashioned a sound that was uniquely Detroit, and envied all over the world. In 1989 Ron Murphy and his business partner Steve Martel opened National Sound Corporation, Originally a Detroit record store. Derrick May & Juan Atkins hired Ron to master records for them. It was a matter of time before the record store closed and Ron Murphy was mastering records full time. In 1994 Steve Martel passed away, so Ron changed the company name to Sound Enterprises, but the “Detroit Sound” never changed. Murphy would spend the next two decades mastering records for what would read like a who’s who of Detroit Electronic Music scene.
At the time of his transition he was 59 years young. His later years were marred by poor health. But his love for the technology and the music never wavered.
On a personal note Natalie Chickiee and I had the opportunity to interview Ron and spend an afternoon talking music, technology and Detroit history. We found him charming, funny and interesting. That interview can be heard on the Detroit Digital Vinyl (Submerge Podcast)
RIP Ron Murphy
MAGIC MIKE YOUNG
*Photo taken by T.Linder while Ron cut the first DTM record ever!
New on Livesets! Teknology Intentional featuring Dimitri Pike...
Detroit Techno Militia is strengthening it's RECON:313 division with two new members, Dimitri Pike (
One
of the things that we Detroiters like to brag about is the serious
amount of talent that’s here. One such artist is Bill Stacy, aka DJ
Seoul. He‘s been on the set for so long that people can sometimes take
for granted his impeccable mixing skill. All of that may change soon,
as Seoul is finally bubbling up from the underground to make his
presence known on a global scale.
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