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Legendary Detroit artist Optic Nerve debuts on @Soma.

Soma proudly present a label debut from one of electronic music’s most influential figures, Keith Tucker aka Optic Nerve. With a detailed discography on some of Techno & Electro’s most well respected labels, stretching back to the 80s & 90s either via solo projects or as part of genre defining group AUX 88, Tucker has been at the forefront of the Detroit scene since his beginnings. Considered by many to be the blueprint for modern day Techno/Electro, Tucker is one of the scene’s most hard working artists devoting almost 30 years to his career as an electronic artist.

Appearing on Soma sub label, Avoidant, at the end of 2020 as DJ K-1, the opportunity to continue working together with his Optic Nerve pseudonym arose. Resulting in Soma’s 600th release, the Far Away EP. Combined with Scottish based artist Kyle Irvine’s unique Sci-Fi based artwork, Tucker has delivered a unique and modern day outlook on his famed Detroit Techno/Electro sound.

Title track Far Away is a classic take on the seminal Detroit sound. Distant and drifting vocals glide across sweeping textures and tripped out synth sequences, glued together by deep emotive strings. Channel Z captures the classic Optic Nerve sound perfectly; pure machine funk soaked in harmonic atmospheres. The ominous Techno Programming has a darker, edgier tone to the previous tracks but by no means less emotive. A funked up, warped baseline sets the tone backed by jacked up drums as the track exudes pure attitude. Fellow Detroit based artist Strand drops a remix of Techno Programming to close out the EP. Their version leans on more melancholic elements but retains the feel and demeanour of the original.

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Far Away

Premiere: Optic Nerve "Techno Programming" (Instrumental) - Soma

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Est. 2008 Los Angeles

Hello to everyone, I'm just a music listener since I was born "1974"!!! Without music the world is wishy-washy.
I've done voice in a punk band called "Breakdown Brain" here on my land, but since invented Techno,
I follow the style with nails and teeths, thanks to Speedy J, Oscar Mulero, Chris Liebing, Plastikman, Ken Ishii, Emmanuel Top, Anthony Child, Fumiya Tanaka, Richard D. James, Autechre, OrbitalJeff Mills, Chris Knowles and all the Liberators, Guy McAffer, CJ Bolland, Green Velvet, UR, Laurent Hô, Miss Djax, N-Son-X, Daz Saund, A.Paul, DJPepo, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, FSOL, Hardfloor, Acid Junkies, Mário Roque, Jesus del Campo...
and many more...! You know what I'm talkin about!
I don't know why I never got into production and DJing, maybe one day (it's a project) ...
Thank you all for your work and good luck to everyone! Good job SoundCloud!
"LET THE MUSIC TAKE CONTROL!!!"
Thank you guys for the TECHNO I've been hearing here at SoundCloud and around the world with you ALL!!!

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