My Year of Mixtapes Week 48: Detroit Techno

By Chrissy Murderbot

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I'm nearing the end of this whole year of mixtapes project, so here's another genre that I couldn't really leave unrepresented. A lot of people still don't realize this, but Detroit's African American community invented techno. Anybody who says different is either uninformed or selling something.

Detroit's local brand of techno has some key differences from the countless other types of techno that have evolved from it in the last 25 years—generally speaking it's more "soulful" (whatever that means); it's more in touch with its roots in house and electro; and it's got a heavy tendency toward Black Nationalist and sci-fi themes (although in a primarily instrumental genre, these themes are often conveyed more through song titles and cover art than actual lyrical content).

I've started this tape off with some classic first-wave Detroit Techno, and gradually progress into the (somewhat) newer stuff.

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Featuring tracks by Rhythim Is Rhythim, Blake Baxter / Dreamsequence III, K.S. Experience, Paris Grey, Drexciya and more

Strings of Life (Piano Mix) Buy By Rhythim Is Rhythim	1
Electronic Dance Buy By K.S. Experience	2
Sound of Stereo Buy By Model 500	3
The Art Of Stalking Buy By SUBURBAN KNIGHT	4
Don't Lead Me (Nexus 21 Remix) Buy By Paris Grey	5
Spark (Chrissy Murderbot Instrumental Edit) Buy By Mia Hesterley	6
Big Fun (Magic Juan Mix) Buy By Inner City	7
Techno Music Buy By Juan Atkins	8
No UFOs (D-Mix) Buy By Model 500	9
Feel Surreal (Subconscious Mix) Buy By Rhythim Is Rhythim	10
Still (Life Keeps Moving) (Carl Craig Remix) Buy By Nexus 21 feat. Donna Black	11
Good Life (Magic Juan's Mix) Buy By Inner City	12
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Black Planet) Buy By Blake Baxter	13
Technarchy Buy By Cybersonik	14
Pump The Move Buy By E Dancer	15
Orietta's Theme Buy By Alan Oldham	16
The Warning Buy By SUBURBAN KNIGHT	17
The Journey Home Buy By Drexciya	18
I Wanna Be There (M500 Remix) Buy By Model 500	19
Bodyrhythms Bodyfusion (Carl Craig Mix) Buy By Aquajazz	20
Cachaca Buy By DJ Mark Flash	21
Compromised Evolution Buy By Blake Baxter / Dreamsequence III	22
ShapeShifter Buy By SUBURBAN KNIGHT	23
Electronic Warfare (Aux 88's Take Control Mix) Buy By Underground Resistance	24
Black Sea Buy By Drexciya	25
Codebreaker Buy By Underground Resistance	26
Parade Buy By Robert Hood	27

Steve Ball

9 months ago

this m ix takes me well back , theres some proper detroit classics here e.g mia hesterley spark, and drexia , well done mate i listen to this alot, thanks

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