Detroit techno and the like...

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 10:47pm #1

Having discussed with ianuss in the track of the day thread, decided there was the need for yet another youtube thread...

The 'and the like' bit allows for the European side of Detroit techno, so the stuff that crossed over or was being done around the same time, fair to say there was probably a similar sound evolving anyway around that time from both sides of the Atlantic. As per some other genre threads, I suggest sticking with no more than 3 tracks per post.

3 obvious-ish ones to start with...

Carl craig - Landcruising

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKoHsvSN1n4

Kenny Larkin - Loop 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZEidKBBblg

Mayday - Wiggin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9cTBFFPt7s

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 10:59pm

This guy has some great stuff, actually from the UK but obviously very influenced by Carl Craig and Detroit techno in general. His album 'Desert Scores' from 1996 is great.

Don't know though if I'm going a little too upbeat here though ianuss and with some of the previous ones too?! Anyways... a thread of this ilk was still needed :pac:

Ian O'Brien - Eurydice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPmV1-hcW4Y

Ian O'Brien - Monkey Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IywuXQ_pvkU

ianuss · 20-10-2011 11:22pm

Great stuff there.

I'll wade in with some tracks I've been listening to a bit lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXRcUMOpd0c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TX4VpVoYpA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKg4Hs5l27w

ianuss · 20-10-2011 11:30pm

Carl Craig could almost have his own thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE3jUpqWRVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMzy1RLBFzQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F5W4lvMiug

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 11:36pm

Yeah nice, I'm defo getting more of a feel now as to the buzz you're on!

Check out Arne Weinberg, much more recent but brilliant.

Arne Weinberg - Paranormal Existence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOCatj9Pps

Arne Weinberg - Defining Negative Spaces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKJYbEkM7l4

Arne Weinberg - Nuadu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYTnQhtA8LM

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 11:43pm

3 from Tom Middleton & Mark Pritchard (more recently of Harmonic 313 and one half of Africa Hitech).

Reload & E621 - The Biosphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6ioKafHSU

Reload & E621 - Ptyzh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25vTabfzq1s

Reload - Peschi (Original Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbT4y7uIvHg

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 11:54pm

Going to give this one a mention all of its own, unbelievable track.

Balil - The Whirling of Spirits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRdxaWPqag

Scubadevils · 20-10-2011 11:59pm

Ooh this while I think of it, another with Carl Craig forming part of the production as Urban Tribe.

Urban Tribe - Covert Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3MyziCA7rU

ianuss · 21-10-2011 12:05am

I recognise the name Arne Weinberg but I've never listened to any of his stuff before. I love the second and third tracks there and that Reload stuff is right up my street.

Africa Hi-Tech were playing the night of Shed recently, I went up a few times but never really stayed for too long at all. They were banging some really fast D'n'B style stuff and the atmosphere in the stage was pants. Really odd crowd, just huddled in groups. No buzz or atmosphere in the room.

I find the UR stuff I've heard to be a bit hit and miss. Some stuff I really wouldn't be in to but then there's some other absolutely wicked tunes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzgWvISiFjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fCYQBaMaE

ianuss · 21-10-2011 12:07am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJqC8_QomPk

And I'm a big Stephen Brown fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvqJsHiquRc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Il4tDFallY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvdUNBa_2jw

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 12:15am

Yeah I'd imagine Africa Hi-tech may not have been great, initially I really liked the album but went off it pretty quickly, there are some good moments though. Anything either Tom Middleton or Mark Pritchard did in the 90s was pretty great, especially as Reload, this album is a must...

http://www.discogs.com/Reload-A-Collection-Of-Short-Stories/master/17159

And this is also essential, a collection of their early EPs...

http://www.discogs.com/Reload-Evolution/master/286759

Yeah UR are great and deserve all the praise they get but there are some moments alright that don't do anything for me, but equally they have some fcking stunning releases, whether together or as various individuals. I love 'Astral Apache'

Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Astral Apache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0KeuAztbyY

And completed unrelated and back to Europe again, this is a fcking gem from 1991. Think I'll crack open the decks this weekend again, been a while and got the urge now listening to these!

2000 And One - Geometric Nature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRpSzQ0E8Gs

ianuss · 21-10-2011 12:21am

Scubadevils wrote: »

Think I'll crack open the decks this weekend again, been a while and got the urge now listening to these!

Whip out the cassette player and hit record while you're at it

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 12:27am

ianuss wrote: »

Whip out the cassette player and hit record while you're at it

Still actually have the old Sony separates cassette deck hooked up and all, proper oldskool!

I'm off to bed, and something to finish tonight with from Detroit but considerably more down tempo, brilliant brilliant album.

Detroit Escalator Company - Force

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4nWhISpc4E

ianuss · 21-10-2011 12:31am

Scubadevils wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRpSzQ0E8Gs

Three thumbs up in Chernobyl - what a tune!!

ianuss · 21-10-2011 2:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWLHEPeQLfA

And I'm probably blurring the genre here a bit with these next two??....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8enX78qo4I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5sY3VOE91c

Entec · 21-10-2011 7:14pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRmbv_X9YAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLL5dB4IhS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxGNZknwYwg

ThirdMan · 21-10-2011 7:38pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHkdH294UAc

francois · 21-10-2011 8:02pm

isn't speedy j dutch?

anyhoo not sure where to start have loads of this stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR11ExdrTXk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrLpHWYdZI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtCg0Nt22S8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4qJ5CFPjs

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 9:10pm

francois wrote: »

isn't speedy j dutch?

He is but in the opening post I mentioned about the European side of this techno from the early 90s etc - that's the 'and the like' bit in the thread title

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 9:13pm

ianuss wrote: »

Three thumbs up in Chernobyl - what a tune!!

Worth checking out the label that track is on, 'Eevo Lute'. Dutch label which was partly founded by Stefan Robbers who I've posted many a track by in the track of the day thread.

http://www.discogs.com/label/Eevo+Lute+Muzique

Another nice one on Eevo Lute...

Max 404 - Fractal View

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiURYY-tV_w

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 9:25pm

3 from Stefan Robbers...

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Florence

Terrace - In Search Of... Myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_XnsJKOi4I

Florence - Analogue Expression

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bP25n_mA0

Stefan Robbers - Mistified

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EclEEkH7vNI

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 9:34pm

ianuss wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWLHEPeQLfA

You should definitely spend time also browsing the B12 label, they reissued everything (on CD only unfortunately) as a six part series a couple of years back. They did also reissue actually a few of the older 12"s too plus some new releases - they seem to have since disappeared again, nothing since 2009.

3 from the B12 label.

B12 - Hall Of Mirrors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_RomAnBlgA

Redcell - Practopia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWHxA1MtbNk

2001 - Space Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ5t77G0HkE

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 9:45pm

francois wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4qJ5CFPjs

Love that track, it was on the Stacey Pulllen DJ Kicks from years back, along with many other quality tracks.

http://www.discogs.com/Stacey-Pullen-DJ-Kicks/master/147505

Scubadevils · 21-10-2011 10:03pm

Oh and going back again to B12, Stasis (Steve Pickton) was another to feature early on along with Kirk Degiorgio... a couple of tracks from these guys.

Stasis - I Think It's In Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOPAyZaG8XQ

This next one is from the ART label which was founded by Kirk Degiorgio, another label to get stuck into for all of this...

Phenomyna - The Exiles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXL0cR6PnII

Finally one from Kirk Degiorgio...

As One - Epic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTAyyskCrrk

SteoL · 21-10-2011 10:20pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvTzI6PYJsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwtiOfPx-gA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjDI_9sSz0

D'oh didn't realise Hi tech jazz was already posted.

Scubadevils · 22-10-2011 2:06pm

Didn't notice that there were a couple of new releases on ART this year, very nice this one from Kirk Degiorgio & Ian O'Brien...

Kirk Degiorgio & Ian O'Brien - Promenade Eleven (Original Reworked)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICZq5z5fvM

Which is a rework of 'Night on the Promenade' that featured on the brilliant compilation 'The Electric Institute' from 2005. Its on youtube but by one of those 'Mp3tube' poxy videos so I'm going to up it myself today!

While on the subject of the above compilation though, may as well post another 2 from it :pac:

Stacey Pullen - Liquid Letter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG6PRghfhFc

Beetlejuice - Whatever Happened to the Cosmic Kid? [weirdly this track is a collaboration with Kirk Degiorgio, Dan Keeling and Chris Martin of Coldplay - where he comes into it I've no idea! - great track though]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hA4oFrUMsI

Nolanger · 22-10-2011 2:33pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T5nFCJzCpw

Scubadevils · 22-10-2011 9:53pm

Another from Stefan Robbers, I just upped this one to YT today as the one up already has terrible sound quality and does this gem no justice.

Terrace - Into Deep Space