something i wrote for idj mag in the uk – thought it worth sharing…
the intro…
the re-release of robert hood’s ‘minimal nation,’ and carl craig’s re-instatement as musical director of the demf, are momentous events, not far behind us. shadows of the first and second wave detroit forefathers, then, perennially loom large over the shoulders of any new motor city blood. whether that pressure is why techno headlines have come mainly from berlin in the last couple of years or not, is now irrelevant: detroit’s where it’s at in 2009.
published on December 15, 2009 11:21 am.
filed under: detroit, dub techno, echospace, fxhe, house, intrusion, kris wadsworth, kyle hall, lee curtiss, luke hess, omar s, patrice scott, seth troxler, sistrum, spectral sound, techno, wolf + lamb
i’m writing a piece for someone on detroit’s current crop of production talent [which explains the detroit centric questions] so have briefly email interviewed a few of the main proponents. only the odd quote will be used in the piece and i thought it a shame not share the answers in full, so here they come…
published on July 25, 2009 9:48 am.
filed under: detroit, dub techno, interview, luke hess
