Detroit techno. etc. recommendations

not for that comp itself but the others suggested further down that thread

Cybotron - Clear
Kevin Saunderson - Faces & Phases
Derrick May - Innovator
Model 500 - Classics
Richie Hawtin - Decks, EFX, & 909

If so, you ready for the masterpiece that is Carl Craig's Fabric 25 and Audion's Suckfish.

DJ Rolando: The Aztec Mystic Mix
http://www.discogs.com/release/47042

If you can't find it locally or on the internet, you can buy it from http://www.submerge.com

Axis/purpose maker (jeff mills's labels)
Planet E (Carl Craig's label)
Transmat (Derrick May's label)
Plus 8 (Richie Hawtin and John Acquavica's label)
M_nus (Richie's more recent/minimal label)
Metroplex (Juan Atkins's label)
Underground Resistance (one of the best labels ever)

and also : Probe rec.,direct beat,Ghostly/Spectral

If you know that stuff,you'll have a good idea of what detroit techno is about,then there's a million less famous,but often as good as them,for which you'll need to dig a lil deeper.

is a classic and accessible enough for neophytes.

Yes, seconded.

terrible pressings
terrible distribution
terrible sleeve design
terrible website
no flash animation skills

compare to jeff mills who basically just put his money into promoting his own shit ... well, actually now he's recording w/ orchestras, forget jeff mills ...

compare to carl craig?

In terms of Mike Banks....I dont know about you but as far as I know UR the label is something Mike *chose* to start, maintain and continues to be involved with. You make it sound like the brother is somehow being forced to run it. Or maybe I misunderstood you.

The other thing I wanted to mention is that a great many UR releases have no credits to them, and it's my impression that Mike is involved in a great many of those releases. So saying the label promotes "sub-UR artists with poorer execution" is basically dissing Mike, isnt it? For example the Red Planet series(which I highly recommend) for nearly 15 years has given us the most otherworldly and emotional techno music ever released to the public, has not a single release over that span has ever officially been credited to anyone.

Detroit techno is an acquired taste that many supposed lovers of the genre simply can't get down with.

MIKE BANKS PUTS OUT SOME REAL GARBAGE

THERE

I SAID IT

WANNA FIGHT?

HE *CHOSE* BADLY

DUMBASS

"not a real detroit techno fan!! splutter splutter!! don't question what the artist does!! splutter splutter!! do you REALIZE WHO YOU ARE CRITICIZING?? *gasp* red planet!! hasn't put out a record in almost ten years!! trapped in the 1998 wormhole!! splutter splutter!!"

"Transition" is great yes. I'm scared to contribute to this thread though now.

I haven't bought any Detroit Techno in a while other than Juan Atkins' recent album on Tresor which I liked. Pookas, you need Juan Atkins in your life.

you all are thin-skinned

http://submergecom.siteprotect.net/mp3clips/citystreetlife/GRUNGE.mp3

tracklist
1. UR-069 UR- Interstellar Fugitives ISF 2x12 EP
2. EF-2016-1 B. Calloway - 'Space Traveler' 12"
3 UR7-064 Dj Skurge - Slide Skate 7"
4 EF-505 Electric Soul - Stereotype
5 UR7-053 Pervtech - Webcam Freak Show 7"
6 L-3000-3 M.I.A. - Beat Mechanic / Virus
7 UR-069 UR- Interstellar Fugitives ISF 2x12 EP
8 ISF 1 -UR-045- Track called Negative Evolution
9 EF-2013-1 Bounce - Drop The Ball
10 EF-2014-1 Fix - Shaftism / Killmode

http://www.discogs.com/label/Express+Records

This label features early work by Art Forrest, Juan Atkins, Trackmaster Lou Robinson, Terrence Parker and Mark Kinchen.

The 90 Dance Detroit Dance Comp:
http://www.discogs.com/release/37046

I picked up a sealed copy of this on Saturday. The B-side is mostly Incognito liscenced tracks is fanstatic. The A-1 is pretty good as well. I would play the material from this comp between the Inner City hits, Mid-20's KMS, the Yolanda records on UR and DJ International records.

Also, Aguila by The Aztec Mystic is the most under-rated thing Rolando ever did. That record deserves way more recognition.

http://www.discogs.com/release/179399

There are so many fantastic Detroit records that you could spend years digging through back catalog material for gems.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5yvrvi

http://www.sendspace.com/file/0lgb05

Also the place to go in Detroit these days is Memories and Melodies.
Their classic dance music section is fucking sick(and cheap).Their used house section is gigantic and their new Detroit house section is very complete(if it's in print it's there). Their Techno section is decent, I was very suprised by what I found there. They also have a good selection of bass tracks in the hip hop section. Be prepared to dig deep and spend a lot of money.

Go to submerge tho, all the old Chez Damier records just got repressed a couple weeks ago!

Recordtime is good, but it hasn't been the same since they closed the dance room.

Also, if you are going hunt down a Reese record, it should be One More Chance. It is like the flipside of Inner City, claustrophobic stalker house.

NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL EVENT
Detroit Legends of Electronic Music
featuring Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson & Carl Craig

Party at The Max this New Year's Eve dancing 'till dawn with the pioneering trio of electronic music as they spin their signature blend of techno, hip-hop and pop at The Max. The DSO does not appear on this program.

Sun., Dec. 31, 10 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Theo P is also spinning in a room right next to the main room. All my dreams are fulfilled. Here's more info: http://www.detroitsymphony.com/main.taf?p=5,2,1,163

Anybody been to this place? It looks immaculate, although not quite the club setting I had expected. It should be quite an experience. Thanks for reading.

Can anyone recommend a particular book about Detroit techno that deals with origins, context etc.?

Hmm well Dan Sicko's 'Techno Rebels' was a good read:

http://www.amazon.com/Techno-Rebels-Renegades-Electronic-Funk/dp/0823084280

not sure if anyone's posted these gems before--i wish there were more:

I know I've posted NDS videos here plenty of times. There's one user on youtube who has a whole archive of them up, with tracklistings too. I forget the name exactly, but said person should be very easy to find.

It's not the show-proper but musically, I think this is the best I've seen.

Thanks Moley, that looks like the book I'm looking for.

Has anyone read Mathias (k*l*an) Hanf's Detroit Techno: Transfer of the Soul through the Machine? I've been eyeing it on Amazon but $70 for 124 pages seems a bit steep. Makes me wonder if it's one of those deeply academic/critical theory jobs. It's from 2010, and I suspect translated from German.

I'd love to know the story behind that bit of ILXcensorship. It's k i l i a n

:-/

why is this so amazing? its just so fucking amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz0npX_ajzc

that’s awesome

Stephen Tang is not Detroit but he often sounds Detroit so here’s one for the etc pile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KyHk2bjIng

I want way more stuff like “The Illuminator” and “Final Frontier”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtEYQ-LlGrA

Shawn Rudiman - Umbilicus (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBvaOazcVc

Vivace - 2 Need U

I don't go in for posting multiples but its a good companion piece

That Vivace record is slinky business. I picked up a v. clean original issue of 'The Art of Stalking' mentioned upthread. And nice copy of this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYl8o1TIsvM

all cool stuff. the fade to black made me seek out a good jay denham playlist on youtube and i think that should do nicely for my working day. haven't heard most of it!

love this stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jn7sEbgwJw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAP29n_1nlc

Detroit by way of Iran!

this is a cool and somewhat mysterious EP that came out a couple of months back...

https://detroitbasics.bandcamp.com/album/thrust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSIV8wYvIw

^^ The Illuminator one of those tracks you never get bored of.

Just because I can’t see it posted here, how about another all-timer, Drexciya’s Andreaen Sand Dunes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9rKnOqWfk

And here’s a not so well know track you can pick up as cheap as chips:

Mirror Muse (Internal Inspiration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gbcu4tHQ0U

Not what you might expect from Escaflowne, but this whole EP is absolutely killer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPLSgVbanU