Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, The Belleville Three

About Deep Space Radio

Podcast journeys presented by Kevin Saunderson
Deep Space Radio was originally formed in the early 1990s by Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Eddie Fowlkes. It was a Detroit radio show dedicated to house & techno. Deep Space Radio served as a platform where these young producers could have complete control in programming and the opportunity to expose the world to new sounds from the underground. Kevin went on to do a Deep Space Radio X-Mix for Germany’s Studio !K7 label in 1997. 2013 marks the return of Deep Space Radio as Kevin Saunderson’s monthly podcast, carrying on the tradition of introducing the most compelling new electronic music artists and presenting the deepest, funkiest techno sounds from the global underground.

Deep Space Radio  Episode 1 presented by Kevin Saunderson

Deep Space Radio Episode 2 presented by Kevin Saunderson

Pink Noise 002 - Robin Kampschoer Live Set
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Pink Noise 002 - Robin Kampschoer Live Set

Let'z Roll Back Exactly 29 Yrz 2 This Very Date... Live From Zurich, Switzerland with thee 1 & only Chicago Hard House Banger, Mr Mike Dearborn.
WARNING. ONLY 4 THEE HEAD-STRONG!!!

Manny Cuevas
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Thee House & Techno Historian 

Psalms 150=My Future DJ Residency

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Mike Dearborn Live From Zurich, Switzerland 7-29-1995' (Manny'z Tapez)

Virginia XLR8 Podcast

1. Jeremiah R_The Astral Journey_Organic Analog Records
2. Moon B_Ambassador Crazy_Peoples Potetial Unlimited 2:58min.
3. Skipson_Eighto_Deep Vibe Recordings 5:50min.
4. K. Hand_Messenger_!K7 10.00min.
5. ERP_Vox Automaton_Frustrated Funk 14:30min.
6. The Trash Company_The Manchester Stomp_Thug Records 20.00min.
7. LFO_Tied Up ( Electro)_Warp 23:00min.
8. Matti Turunen_Things You Do_Muhk 26:40min.
9. Hardfloor feat. ERP_You Know The Score (Morphology Remix)_Hardfloor 31:00min.
10. LoneLady_Groove It Out (LoneLady Michigan Dub)_Warp 35:00min.
11. Jeremiah R_The New Wave_Organic Analog Records 41:10min.
12. Casey Tucker_Tanita_For Those That Knoe 44:00min.
13. Steffi feat. Dexter& Virginia_Treasure Seeking 130 BPM Version_Ostgut Ton 52:00min.


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Set gravado no Mitocôndria bar, Pool party de rua no niver da Dri Chepezan, em SP no dia 11 de janeiro de 2025

Miss Renats @ Pool party de rua no Mitocôndria bar & club, 11 jan/25

Another Concept - Electric (Mellon Place Records)-Balanced-High

ARKYA - SØNAR (Original Mix)

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Kevin Saunderson in Da Mix #2

Kevin Saunderson Live  @   Innercity 2002, Amsterdam

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Kevin Saunderson & The Belleville Three Live from Movement 2017 - 8th October 2018

Kelly Lee Owens shares a hybrid mix including 30 minutes her Underworld support slot and 30 minutes of home recording. We catch up with the Welsh artist to discuss her growing reputation behind the decks, how spirituality influences her music, and whether artists have a responsibility to make political music...

Interview & Tracklist: https://bit.ly/2TUGntt

Podcast 116: Kelly Lee Owens

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Carl Craig on RinseFM

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Platinum-selling recording artist, label boss, festival promoter, true innovator in the pantheon of popular music, cultural champion, cracking DJ: there’s a lot to be said about Kevin Saunderson.

His influence runs deep, through both adopted hometown of Detroit, and music culture as a whole: as one of the Belleville Three, the high school trio which also includes Juan Atkins and Derrick May, he irreparably changed the face of electronic music; with Inner City, he gave it some of its most memorable tunes. 

The genesis of today’s enormous techno scene can be retraced straight to Kevin, Derrick and Juan, as their formative experiments on rudimentary hardware sketched a blueprint for a genre that was yet to exist. By absorbing Kraftwerk, cutting-edge funk, local radio stalwart The Electrifying Mojo’s electicism, and all manner of new synthesiser and drum machine-led pop music, the Belleville Three broke new ground as musicians and DJs in the 80s. 

Saunderson’s comparatively late start as a producer – kicking off in ’87 under the moniker of Kreem, with E-Dancer and Reese two of the more well-known names to follow – inadvertently gifted him a headstart. With the eruption of house music a few hours down the I-94 in Chicago, Saunderson married Detroit’s raw sound to more tactile, pop-leaning sensibilities. Inner City was born, and global success followed.

Between “Big Fun”, “Good Life”, debut album Paradise and a number of follow-up singles, Inner City (Saunderson and vocalist Paris Grey) amassed 12 UK top 40 hits and over six million records sold worldwide during their peak. A dancefloor-dominating remix by Luciano in 2008, and a globetrotting reunion tour in 2012, underscores the longevity of Inner City’s classic sound. 

His nickname of ‘The Elevator’ is apt: for his role in transporting Detroit’s new sound to a wider audience; as anyone who has seen him perform live can attest, his high-energy, high-spirit and high-impact DJ sets; and for spending the past 35 years of his life progressing the culture he helped create. 

Operating in tandem to his golden run as a producer in the late 80s and early 90s, Saunderson’s own KMS record label – a remarkable 30 years strong in 2017 – has chronicled the early footsteps of R-Tyme, Blake Baxter, MK, Chez Damier, Derrick Carter, Bicep and even Saunderson’s son and regular DJ partner Dantiez more recently. 

A special 12” series in 2008 called History Elevate, released in tandem with fellow polymath Carl Craig’s Planet E label, brought contemporary names like Mathew Jonson, Simian Mobile Disco and Loco Dice into the fold, proving his nous for fostering relationships with each new wave to come through techno’s gates. 25th anniversary compilations and numerous reissues have followed suit. 

Saunderson has a behind-the-scenes role to play, too: he is intertwined with the history of Detroit’s flagship Movement (formerly Detroit Electronic Music Festival / Fuse-In). Having produced the event in the mid-2000s, the last handful of years have seen repeated invites from Movement to display his ORIGINS showcase at the festival, bringing acts like Delano Smith, Phuture and DJ Minx under his curatorial umbrella. 

And of course, with a stacked international touring schedule over the decades, playing in nearly every country and at nearly every festival or club worth mention, he has not stopped pushing the feeling of techno on and on. 

The Groove That Won’t Stop, indeed.

Kevin Saunderson in Da Mix #2

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