JEFF MILLS LIVE AT LIQUID ROOM AXIS RECORDS Detroit’s Jeff Mills (first known as The Wizard on WJLB radio) co‑founded Underground Resistance with “Mad” Mike Banks and Robert Hood before launching Axis Records in 1992. A pioneer of rapid‑fire, [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BURN IT UP: THE RISE OF BRITISH DANCE MUSIC 1986-1991 CHERRY RED RECORDS Cracking open like a neon time capsule, Burn It Up gathers 50 snapshots on 4 CDs, from Britain’s 1986-1991 dance detonation, the moment cheap drum machines, [...]
COLLABS 3000 (CHRIS LIEBING & SPEEDY J) METALISM (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) NOVAMUTE (MUTE RECORDS) Collabs 3000 is the alliance of Germany’s Chris Liebing and Rotterdam’s Jochem Paap (Speedy J), two architects of high‑pressure, [...]
COLLABS 3000 (CHRIS LIEBING & SPEEDY J) 2025 EP NOVAMUTE (MUTE RECORDS) Twenty years after the album Metalism, Collabs 3000 (Chris Liebing & Speedy J) return to the studio with four new tracks that are more continuation than reboot. What [...]
CHARLOTTE DE WITTE CHARLOTTE DE WITTE KNTXT After 15 years of propelling herself to key-player status in the scene of global techno, Belgian DJ and producer Charlotte de Witte presents her eponymous debut full-length album. Released on her own [...]
SAINT ETIENNE INTERNATIONAL HEAVENLY RECORDINGS After 35 years of reshaping British pop with wit, warmth, and club-ready elegance, Saint Etienne, the trio of Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs, and Sarah Cracknell, return with International, their 13th and [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT DJ CENT MAY 26, 2025 DJ Cent is an important Detroit-based DJ known for her electrifying blends of ghetto tech, house, bass, and club music. A staple in the city’s underground scene, she has [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT QURL MAY 26, 2025 Qurl (Queen Under Radiant Light) is a rising DJ and producer from Detroit, Michigan, known for her genre-spanning sets. A regular on Detroit’s club and festival [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT RIMARKABLE MAY 25, 2025 Defying effortless categorization, Detroit native Rimarkable is a DJ, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and broadcaster. A child of funk, gospel, jazz, and soul, she fuses [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT SALAR ANSARI MAY 25, 2025 The Detroit Stage is the smallest of all the Movement Festival’s stages and feels most intimate. It is where Detroit’s finest and up and comers show off their craft. [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT JUNIOR SANCHEZ MAY 24, 2025 Junior Sanchez is a foundational figure in the evolution of American house music. Rising from the New Jersey underground, he quickly gained attention for his fierce [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT FATHER DUKES MAY 24, 2025 Being an opener can be lonely. While there is some safety in the small crowd, to get ahead you really need to bring it like the house is full. Father Dukes kicked off [...]
PAUL VAN DYK THIS WORLD IS OURS VANDIT RECORDS Paul van Dyk’s This World Is Ours is a bold and reflective album that sees the legendary German producer fusing emotive trance with commentary on AI and the human condition. Thirty years into his [...]
SQUAREPUSHER (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ULTRAVISITOR WARP RECORDS Squarepusher’s Ultravisitor, released in 2004, remains one of his most beloved records. Blending live instrumentation with studio precision offers a distinctive and experimental [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT DJ MINX MONDAY MAY 27, 2024 It is the last day of Detroit’s Movement Festival. Over at the Pyramid Stage it was all DJ Minx as she presented House Your Life, a day that included Dee Diggs, Horse [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT HIROKO YAMAMURA MONDAY MAY 27, 2024 It is the last day of Detroit’s Movement Festival. After yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm wash out and truncated schedule, the legions are out in full [...]
MOVEMENT MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 @ HART PLAZA, DETROIT TEKNONO: YES, YES SUNDAY MAY 26, 2024 Since 2006, Detroit’s Movement Festival has become an annual pilgrimage for all things techno and house. Although sometimes lost in the shuffle, at its [...]
ANGEL SCIENCE TERRANEAN ECHO LOCATIONS Angel Science, an Alberta underground producer of groovy tribal techno, has released the EP Terranean on the newish Calgary-based dub techno record label Echo Locations. The EP includes 3 original tracks: [...]
GROWING AN EMPIRE GUIDED BY MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH CARLO LIO & NATHAN BARATO OF RAWTHENTIC RECORDS Roaches are slang for both the tail end of a joint and pesky (apparently) nuclear war proof insects. The term combines the rock-solid [...]
GRAYMANE HEAL DISSIDENT MUSIC Ephemeral twitches of electronica greet you as Graymane’s track “Heal” wends its way into your consciousness. It’s one of those tracks that can take you wherever it is you want to go. Where that is remains to be [...]
PATRICK HOLLAND INFRA VERDICCHIO MUSIC PUBLISHING Montreal-based electronic music artist Patrick Holland is known for his soundscapes, crafted from, and merging house, techno, and ambient elements in unique ways. His music is characterized by [...]
NICOLAS BOUGAÏEFF EP1 NOVA MUTE Nicolas Bougaïeff, is a Berlin transplanted Canadian electronic musician who emerged in the early 2000s. Since then, he has amassed a notable discography with his most impactful contributions often associated [...]
PLASTIKMAN SHEET ONE (30th ANNIVERSARY REISSUE) NOVAMUTE Richie Hawtin, the UK born, Canadian techno titan (can we claim him?), rose to fame under his enigmatic alter ego, Plastikman. His cosmos growing up was the Windsor-Detroit corridor; the [...]
VERA GRACE INFERNVM DEESTRICTED Amsterdam-based Vera Grace’s debut album, Infernvm, takes us on a journey. The words ‘Dante’s Inferno’ are used as a proxy for descent into hell. The story, which is the basis of this album, is deep and shows the [...]
