This is the latest in my "Hot Track Time Machine" series, where I dig through my music collection and play some of my favourite tracks from over the years I've been DJing that fit a particular theme. This volume's theme is "Ode To Detroit." 

I'm visiting Detroit in May/June 2016 and am extremely excited not only to see the birthplace of techno, but also explore one of the world's most fascinating cities. So I decided I would put together a mix of some of my favourite tracks from Detroit producers, artists who have been inspired by the Detroit techno and house scene, and tracks which have sampled classic Detroit house/techno tunes. 

As always, the mix is more about the tunes than the technical side of things.

Hope you enjoy!

TRACKLIST
1. Omar S - 20000001
2. Ore - Rise (Darling Farah Mix)
3. Deepchord - Where Science Meets The Divine
4. Hector - Hide (Delano Smith Mix)
5. Vince Watson - Deja Vu
6. Rolando - Where Were You?
7. Ultraviolet - Union (Stacey Pullen Mix)
8. Joris Voorn - Incident (Miyagi)
9. Reese & Santonio - How To Play Our Music (Ben Sims 25th Anniversary Edit)
10. Jeff Mills - Drums Of Thunder
11. Jeff Mills - Alarms
12. DJ Bone - War
13. Octave One - Empower
14. Octave One - Siege
15. Jeff Mills - Automatic
16. Floorplan - Phobia (Re-Plant)
17. Ben Sims - New Blood (Robert Hood Mix) 
18. Killabyte Productions - Good Life

Hot Track Time Machine Vol. 4 (Ode To Detroit)

Andrew Wowk is a DJ, producer, radio host, promoter, and writer who has been active in the Eora (Sydney) electronic music scene for over 20 years. First introduced to dance music culture through work experience at community radio station Rhythm FM at age 16, Andrew exudes a passion for and knowledge of music that is the result of years of experience.

As a DJ, Andrew has earned a reputation for refined technical skills and eclectic track selection. His tastes run the gamut of techno, house, breakbeat, drum & bass and jungle, electro, and leftfield electronica, demonstrating a deep respect for the history of dance music, a love for its present, and excitement about its future. But even with such a wide range of music at his disposal, he finds ways to combine these numerous sounds into a cohesive whole. Often focused more on telling a story or creating a particular feeling with his sets, he regularly moves fluidly across stylistic boundaries, preferring to find other similarities between tracks than just their genre.

His intelligent approach to DJing has led to him playing at some of Sydney and Australia's most well-respected clubs/events, both as a headliner and as a support act for international artists. He has also received international recognition, being invited to play guest sets at Circus Osaka in Japan, DEPTH and Train Car House Party in Seattle, as well as perform on 313.FM in Detroit, WNYU in New York, and provide mixes for Animal Instinct in Berlin, Fnoob Radio, and Error Sessions in the UK.

Outside of club DJing, Andrew also produces music under the alias End User License Agreement, which has been released on labels such as Biotech Recordings, Baroque Recordings, Extra Spicy, Communication Records, Monarch Recordings, and Late Night Music. His remix of Floor Twenty’s “Say My Name” and his original track “Chonk” were both featured in Beatport’s and Juno's best bass music releases from 2021. He also hosts a weekly radio show "Time To Track" on 2SER, regularly writes for both print and online media, and runs events covering the spectrum of underground dance music, featuring previous headliners such as Dave Clarke, Ben Sims, Marcus Intalex, Regis, Hodge, Adriana Lopez, Djinn, SNTS, and Nastia Reigel. 

Andrew is passionate about social and political issues and strongly believes in using music as a medium for addressing these issues. Much of the music he loves was originally created in tandem with social, cultural, and political movements, and he believes that contemporary music should also carry a message. To put this into practice, he launched Music For Change, a label which donates 100% of profits from all releases to various charities, alongside Jessica Tassone in 2021. Releases on the label have been supported by international artists such as Dave Clarke, Ani Klang, and Alchemist/Amy Kisnorbo, played on BBC Radio 1, and added to the rotation on local radio stations FBI Radio and 2SER.

It's always about the mixing in life. In the few semesters of chemistry I studied, I already learned how to mix molecules and substances. But not only in chemistry it is important to mix different things to get harder, stronger or other variants. Also with us humans it is important to mix, to meet each other and to let something completely different and new emerge. 
We mix different kinds of vegetables and spices to get highly delicate food. We mix different materials to get designer clothes. We mix fruits for smoothies. We mix raw materials to obtain the most advanced technology. We mix colors for the greatest works of art in the world. And we mix different frequencies to create the best music in the world. 
Only by mixing can we create diversity and individuality. Only when we break down the borders between black and white and move in the grey zone it becomes exciting. Only by mixing can we achieve things that have never been there before.

Hot Track Time Machine Vol. 4 (Ode To Detroit)

Andrew Wowk/End User License Agreement