In 2014, Detroit was host to an array of spectacular concerts and events. From the Masonic Temple and Hart Plaza to PJ’s Lager House and the Fox Theatre, local, national, and international acts graced our ears with great performances. Surely our city is a haven for those who worship live music. Whether you…
If many hands make light work, then the sixth studio full-length from ADULT. might well end up becoming their liveliest album. However, one look at the roster of collaborators that Detroit’s foremost electroclash duo have enlisted to help them record their upcoming LP should cast aside such impressions. Detroit House Guests, as the release will be titled, takes…
A slew of Detroit-native acts will hit the Masonic Temple stage on Saturday, December 20, for a Motor City mashup of electronic rhythms and funk resonance. Led by Detroit-area homegrown GRiZ (who famously combines electronic elements and live instrumentation), the sold out “GRiZmas” concert will feature performances by Detroit funk royalty Will Sessions,…
As a follow-up to the 2008 compilation co-release Ghostly Swim, both Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim cable network and Detroit-area record label Ghostly International have announced the project’s second installment. Ghostly Swim 2 will be available to Ghostly International and Cartoon Network listeners as a free download, much like its first edition, on December 23….
Detroit techno legend Kevin Saunderson recently visited Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to look for some inspiration and brought along field recording equipment, as well as a film crew. The producer commented on the high-pitched tones and the rhythm of the clanging chains, which reminded him of drums and synthesizers — his…
Techno-heads should rejoice, as producer and DJ Rolando has uploaded The Aztec Mystic Mix to his Soundcloud. Fans of Underground Resistance, a militantly charged outcropping of Detroit techno founded in the late 1980s by Jeff Mills and “Mad” Mike Banks, claim Rolando’s 72-minute long mix as one of the best products of the scene. Previously…
In celebration of Juan Atkins’ 35th anniversary of music making, the techno innovator has announced the release of a new Model 500 album, which will be available January 2015. The nine-track album, titled Digital Solutions, will mark Atkins’ third Model 500 LP and his first in 16 years. Though Model 500 remained virtually passive…
Rockstar Games has unveiled the track list for an updated radio soundtrack in anticipation for the new Grand Theft Auto V gaming experience, coming to Xbox One and Playstation 4 on November 18. GTAV, which was initially released for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, debuted in September of 2013 earning $1 billion in…
The celebrated Detroit techno duo Drexciya will have their 2002 LP Harnessed the Storm reissued by the prolific Berlin label Tresor. The album was composed as the first of seven conceptually connected works (referred to by the act as “storms”) that James Stinson and Gerald Donald wrote over the duration of a single year. However, Harnessed the Storm is…
Carl Craig has already announced the reissue of his seminal album More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art, but now the second wave Detroit techno legend is ready to embark on another act of creative revolution. The veteran of the Motor City’s electronic music scene has shared details on an international event concept entitled Detroit Love. …