Craig Sherrad has been producing music for over twenty years and is one of Detroit’s best-kept secrets. Although he’s Derrick May’s cousin, and friends with Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Stacey Pullen and Jeff Mills, Sherrad helped motivate the city’s techno and electronic music circuit in his own right. Most recently, Sherrad launched his own…
Young Punk’s self-titled LP is a coming out party for the genre-meshing group which up until now, has been synonymous with Thursday nights in Ferndale. The 12-track album from Nick Van Huis (guitar), Taijah Johnson (vocals), and Stephen Stewart (bass, percussion) marks the trio’s first full-length release and most exploratory work to…
The Audubon goes aural on Clyde Moop’s latest release, but Wavy Lab Volume 2 Phase 1 is no run-of-the-mill audio book. Instead, it’s an immersive sonic environment populated by mallards and Molly Soda, pekins and pot smoking, sandwiches and “stuff for sale.” Anyone familiar with the Scrummage and #CoOwnaz-affiliated producer would not expect anything…
Clyde Moop’s Wavy Lab Vol. 1 is a love letter to the classic ’90s sounds of Detroit’s ghettotech scene, a genre that started in the city’s dance clubs but cross-pollinated with electronic styles as varied as house, techno, UK garage, jungle, hip-hop, and R&B. The music was loose-limbed and lewd, with fast, four-on-the-floor rhythms…
With 2015 in the books, we’re ready to start 2016 with a bang. We hope your resolution involves going to more shows and listening to new music. With that in mind, here’s our shortlist of events we recommend checking out this month. Secret Friends Fest 3 Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 10 7:30…
The mark of a great album is always a balance between cohesion and contrasts. This natural push and pull between unity and diversity draws a listener closer and more articulately paints the big picture. Artists who have mastered the strategy behind music-making, production, promotion, and release often see their work celebrated for more than their…
Detroit’s boundless creativity meant there was a surfeit of memorable releases in 2015. It’s a good predicament to be in, but when compiling our publication’s choices for the top 10 albums of the year, we had to leave many solid records off the table. The following list highlights works that our staff members feel stood…
2Lanes is the alias of Joe Linden. The DJ and producer seeks to keep the lifeblood of the Motor City’s electronic music legacy moving ever forward. Drawing inspiration from footwork and funk to social media networks like Vine, 2Lanes’ unique personality is right at home in Detroit’s diverse creative scene. Detroit Music Magazine sat…
In honor of the 25th anniversary of his label, Plus 8, Detroit techno icon Richie Hawtin surprise-released a brand new album this weekend. From My Mind to Yours includes work from Hawtin’s various aliases — Plastikman, FUSE, Robotman, Childsplay, 80xx, and R.H.X. Many of the album’s tracks had been issued as mysterious white-label 12″…
Don Was, legendary Detroit-born producer and label executive who has worked with the likes of Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, has been named to the Detroit Institute of Music Education’s board of directors. He will join DIME’s founders Kevin Nixon and Sarah Clayman, as well as the senior managing director of venture capital…