Detroit techno pioneer Jeff Mills recently released Exhibitionist 2 – Part 3, the the last of three 12″ EPs in the Exhibitionist 2 vinyl series that paralleled an interactive double DVD + CD experience of the same name. The collection was put out as installments over the course of five months through Mills’ label,…
Second wave Detroit techno icon Richie Hawtin has shared his newest venture, following his decision to end his four-year run in Ibiza with his ENTER. project. Hawtin announced “Play Differently” at NAMM, a conference for the world’s biggest music instrument and production manufacturers. The joint venture with Allen & Heath and parent company Audiotonix…
Months after a rare performance at The Masonic Temple, it was announced today that German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will make history with a first-ever appearance at the 10th anniversary of the Movement Electronic Music Festival. The GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award recipients will headline the event, which takes place Memorial Day weekend, May 28–30,…
Producer and DJ Robert Hood recently announced a partnership with Dekmantel under the name Paradygm Shift. The cutting-edge Dutch label is an ideal facilitator for Hood to revisit his minimal roots, as its members have a reputation for being laid-back, despite being one of the busiest imprints in Amsterdam. Hood, who has continually…
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 esteemed DJ-Kicks series is without question one of the most important mix collections of all time. From its inception in 1995, it has hosted legendary artists from around the world, encompassing genres from techno and house to drum’n’bass and beyond. While its list of international curators is staggering, the series has always respected…
It’s Nigel & The Dropout…/ And a couple other dudes, too. Passalacqua announce the return of the popular Detroit dance-rock duo in the opening line of Nigel & The Dropout’s new single, “Rearrange.” The track is a collaboration between the two groups, with Passalacqua’s Mister and Brent “Blak” Smith spitting a couple of…
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…