by Jean Johnson
Detroit Techno Militia are making a lot of headway, particularly due to their recent transition from DJs to producers. “We did it for ourselves, and for all our DJs to play out,” T.Linder says. “All the responses have been 100 percent positive; I haven’t heard a bad thing. It’s been inspiring getting the positive feed back.”

Expect DTM 03’s release this fall. Recently, Dave Clarke took a shining to T.Linder’s “Respect,” off DTM 03. It’s Clarke’s No. 3 on his chart this summer; he even debuted it at the Monegros Desert Festival in Spain. The label is a sub-label of local Cratesavers Muzic. “Cratesavers is integral in our record launch,” T.Linder explains, “We are able to deal directly with people who’ve inspired us; not a lot of people get that opportunity. We’ve been lucky.”

Haven’t checked out DTM, yet? This Friday is their Northern Lights Lounge monthly. There’s a huge party on Thursday, Aug. 30, at Exodos Lounge. It’s a DTM video-shoot of six DTM DJs (T.Linder, DJ Seoul, Darkcube, DJ Psycho, Neil V. and Dan Lucas) on five decks.

Check out detroittechnomilitia.com for mixes by the Militia, as well as a link to T.Linder’s featured mix on Dave Clarke’s radio show.