A triple strike of party starters by a maverick startup called Diners Club International. Allegedly from the 313 area, the creators of three simultaneous records are playing hard in and around Detroit. Be it booty bass, electro, techno or house, they can handle them all. All three volumes are aRead More →
Since Motown, many new music generations have emerged from Detroit. Most notably the community around Underground Resistance, in the context of this blog. Equally important is that over the years, UR’s distribution powerhouse Submerge has been curating many interesting labels. A recent and impressive addition is Limited Network, run byRead More →
Terminal 313 favourites of 2023, with the focus on techno, electro, acid and more, the tracklist included. TRACKLIST [artist – track – release (label cat. no)] Suss – Gallup AZ – SUSS (Northern Spy NS156) VC-118A – Glub – Waves of Change (Delsin 157DSR) Galaxy of Flesh – As WeRead More →
Terminal 313 favourites of 2023, with the focus on ambient, dub, IDM and melodic electro, the tracklist included. TRACKLIST [artist – track – release (label cat. no)] numün – Beyond – Book of Beyond LP (Shimmy Disc Shimmy-2015) Plant43 – Frost Walk – Silver Streams LP (Plant43 Recordings PLANT43008LP) PaulRead More →
Kyle Hall is another (American) top producer to join Apnea. After Gerald Donald’s Gedankenexperiment and E.R.P., the prolific Detroiter drops three tight cuts for the Spanish label. Equally feeling at home in house and techno, Hall lets loose his talent for velvety funk. After a delicate, pad driven start, fatRead More →
A new sci-fi interpretation from Detroit. “Alien Invasion” is the second release of Jessbeatz for Electrostatic, which belongs to the Escaped Distribution family, formerly known as Submerge. What seems like a new generation of Detroit electro, is a comeback of Jesse Anderson. Under the Frequency alias, he co-wrote with KeithRead More →
For the first time, John Heckle presents his craftmanship on the label of the Irish artist Eddy Reynolds aka Tr One. Heckle is having fun with electronic harmonies where the North American influences can’t be overheard. Jazz is in da house in the opener “A”, where ample chords and radiantRead More →
A new label by Scan 7 gets a dream start with three versions of “The Resistance”. In fact, the original track is from the year 2011, when Tresor released the much-coveted EP under the same name. With spiritual strings and inspirational vocals by WysPurr, Scan 7 delivers floral grooves fromRead More →
Since the end of 2020, DJ Godfather has dropped three (digital) albums with over one hundred tracks. Still, such an industrial scale of music seems not to be enough. Accordingly, the artist follows up the compendiums with a stash of EPs that feature full-length versions, alternative mixes, acapellas and instrumentalsRead More →
Eloquent deep house on a split EP. Detroit’s seasoned producer Derrick Thompson aka Drivetrain still runs on schedule with his Soiree imprint and drops two parts of “It Can Never Be The Same” on the A-side. Dub notes give a boost to the first part, while in the second halfRead More →