House House

tech house

nick 2

torke

House

Kevin Sanderson

Kevin Saunderson Re-touched & Reshaped

innit mmn

Kevin Saunderson

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Tesla

Never Gonna Break

Beatport

Daniel Zuur - Never Gonna Break

Self Made 3, in stores and on Itunes 9/17! 

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Know You Better (feat. Fabolous and Pusha T)

Tech House Mix...

21 YEARS AGO MODEL GATHERED THE BEATS & SAMPLES FOR WHAT WAS TO BECOME ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CLASSIC PIANO ANTHEMS FROM BACK IN THE DAY 'SWEET HARMONY'. 
HE WAS ORIGINALLY ONE HALF OF THE GROUP 'LIQUID', AND WROTE AND PRODUCED THE DARK AND MOODY 'LIQUID IS LIQUID' AMONGST MANY OTHER TRACKS BEFORE MOVING ON TO A SUCCESSFUL SOLO CAREER.

21 YEARS ON, HIS LATEST WORK BRINGS US SOME OF THE ORIGINAL LIQUID STYLE BEATS, WITH SOME REFRESHING NEW FLAVOURS...  NEW RELEASES DROPPING SOON...

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MODEL TECH HOUSE MIX OCTOBER 2013

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ANZ: November 8
UK/Europe: November 11
North America: November 12

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Flume

The Greatest View (feat. Isabella Manfredi)

Dilate Remixed

Elliptic (Barker & Baumecker Remix)

CLAUS BACHOR playing BACKSTAGE DIARIES "Queer | Straight | Not Sure | Rock´n´Roll" at the ARTHEATER CGN / GER, ec.14th 2013: Another "Psycho Thrill" cutting edged/multistyle 2,5-hour Techno-Set by the label founder himself closing the venue deep in the night. 

The 100% vinyl mix draft contains - regardless whether there was a temporary humming caused by a defective grounding (around 44:00 - 50:00) ... club life's reality in times of the mp3 - tracks by TIN MAN / ONIRIS / DEEPA & BIRI / TERRENCE DIXON / GERD [remixed by SERGE & ALDEN TYRELL] / 808STATE / ELEC PT.1 / PAUL DU LAC / LA-4A / RON TRENT [remixed by K-ALEXI SHELBY] / INFINITE LOOPS / ARTEFAKT / SVRECA / DRUMCELL & MATERIAL OBJECT [remixed by BRENDON MOELLER] / RAUDIVE / TRIPEO / ROBERT HOOD / GREG GOW & GARETH WHITEHEAD [remixed by SILENT SERTVANT] / PETER VAN HOESEN / FOKUS GROUP / SLEEPARCHIVE / CHEVEL / TRUNCATE / DASHA RUSH / KRAFTWERK [remixed by ROLANDO] / LAURENT MALDO & DAVID GAUGAIN / WILLIE GRAFF & TUCCILLO / TONY LIONNI / COSMIN TRG [remixed by LEGOWELT] / SUN ARK v/ CARL CRAIG / MODERAT [remixed by HEAD HIGH] / ARKIST / SANTIAGO SALAZAR / TOMAS SVENSSON / LAWRENCE [remixed by XDB] / OCTOBER / MONTY LUKE / CRUSHED SOUL & JEFF MILLS … 

Don't miss "Psycho Thrill Cologne" right down there in Cologne on "NewYearsEve"!
https://www.facebook.com/events/231000813744013

TRACK LISTING:
01 TIN MAN: Swarm [ A-Side from “Underdog EP Pt.2” Pomelo 034 | AUT 12” ]  
02 ONIRIS [XAVIER JANUARIO]: Hope & Despair [ A-side from Astropolis Records 02.2 | NEWS Distr. FRA 12” ]
03 DEEPA & BIRI: Pressure Loss  [ A2-track from Gigolo Music LTD. 302 | NEWS Distr. DE 12” ]
04 TERRENCE DIXON: Pacers  [ A-Side from Polytone Recordings 010 | DECKS Distr. DE 12” ]
05 GERD: Palm Leaves _ Serge & Tyrell Dub Mix  [ B-Side from Royal Oak 010 / Clone | Clone Distr. NL 12” ]
06 808STATE [GRAHAM MASSEY, MARTIN PRICE, (A GUY CALLED) GERALD SIMPSON]: Flow Coma  [ A2-track from "Newbuild" Creed RecordsState-002 UK LP | 1988 ]
07 ANDREAS "ELEC PT.1" GEHM: A Groove [ A1-track from Abstract Acid 008 | Rubadub Distr. UK 12” ]
08 PAUL DU LAC: Spank _ Techno Mix  [ A1-track from "Living Low" Bio Rhythm Records 001 | Clone Distr. NL WL-12” ]
09 LA-4A: Invader  [ A1-track from "Levelled" Delft Records 00X | Clone Distr. NL WL-12” ]
10 RON TRENT: Altered States Of K _ K Alexi Mix  [ D-Side from "Altered States Sampler" Prescription Classic 005 | Complete Distr. US 2x12” ]
11 INFINITE LOOPS: Design Principles  [ A-Side from Nightime Drama 001 | D-N-P Distr. AUS 12” ]
12 ARTEFAKT: The Other Sun  [ B1-track from Field Records 010 | Clone Distr. NL WL-12” ]
13 SVRECA: Disorder _ Oscar Mulero Remix  [ A2-track from "Övergang EP" Warm Up Recordings 036 | Triple Vision Distr. ESP 12” ]
14 DRUMCELL & MATERIAL OBJECT: Strumpet _ Brendon Moeller Echologist Trick  [ B2-Track from Blank Code Recordings 006 | Detroit Threads US 12” ]
15 RAUDIVE [OLIVER HO]: Ruins  [ A-side from Macro Recordings 031 | WAS Distr. EU 12” ]
16 TRIPEO [DARKO ESSER]: UGANI  [ A-side from Deep Sound Channe 001 l  Records| Shipwrec NL 12” ]
17 ROBERT HOOD: Alarm  [ B-side from "Eleven" M-Plant M.PM-018 | NEWS Distr. BEL 12” ]
18 GREG GOW & GARETH WHITEHEAD: Vacant _ Silent Servant Remix  [ B-side from EPM Music 005V| NEWS Distr. BEL 12” ]
19 PETER VAN HOESEN: Force Withdrawn  [ A-side from "Life Performance" Tresor Records 266 | Interfish DE 12” ]
20 FOKUS GROUP: Mucky Crack Funk  [ A2-track from "Nut Nut" Pennyroyal 004 | Hard Wax UK 12” ]
21 SLEEPARCHIVE: "6"  [ A2-track from "A Man Dies In The Street" Tresor Records 264 | Interfish DE 12” ]
22 CHEVEL [DARIO TRONCHIN]: Own  [ B2 -track from "Air Is Freedom" Non Series 010 | WAS Distr. ESP 2x12” ]
23 TRUNCATE [DAVID FLORES]: Control V1  [ A1-track from "Control" Truncate 010 | Complete Distr. US WL-12” ]
24 DASHA RUSH: Les Six  [ B2-track from "Interception Of Arts" Full Panda Records 020 | Hard Wax Distr. FRA 12” ]
25 KRAFTWERK: Expo 2000 _ DJ Rolando Mix  [ A1-track from "Expo Remix" Kling Klang Produkt 7243-8-89612-6-4 | EMI Music  EU 2x12” ]
26 LAURENT MALDO: Skyhats  [ A1-track from Blooming Soul Records 006 | Intergroove Distr. FRA 12” ]
27 WILLIE GRAFF & TUCCILLO: Groove On  [ A-side from "The Power Hour" Final Sessions 018 | Crosstalk Distr. US 12” ]
28 TONY LIONNI: Anubis  [ B2-track from "Loving You EP" Apt. International NWR3158 | New World Distr. JAP 12” ]
29 COSMIN TRG: Terminus Abrupt _ Legowelt Remix  [ A-side from 50Weapons RMX 008 | Monkeytown / Hard Wax DE 12” ]
30 CARL CRAIG: Angel _ Jerome Sydenham Special Japanese Edit  [ A1-track from Ibadan Records 122 | WAS Distr. US 12” ]
31 MODERAT: Bad Kingdom _ Head High Remix  [ A-side from 50Weapons RMX 009 | Monkeytown / Hard Wax DE 12” ]
23 ARKIST feat. LEE RISDALE: Summer Shimmer  [ A-side from Apple Pips 025 | S.T.Holdings. Ltd. Distr. UK 12” ]
33 SANTIAGO SALAZAR: Espacio Profunda  [ A1-track from Love What You Feel | In The Machine Age / Crosstalk Distr. US 12” ]
34 TOMAS SVENSSON: High Tower  [ A-side from "Solen" Vidab Records X2 | KOMPAKT Distr. DE WL-12” ]
35 LAWRENCE: Angels At Night _ XDB Remix  [ A1-track from Dial Records 065| KOMPAKT Distr. DE 12” ]
36 OCTOBER: Goddess Is Women  [ A-side from "Gravida EP" Boards / Soul Peeople Music SPMB 002| WAS Distr. US 12” ]
37 MONTY LUKE: Lonely Is The Night  [ A-side from Black Catalogue BC-007| FIT Distr. / Detroit Threads US 12” ]
38 CHRUSHED SOULS: Shades  [ D1-track from Ostgut Ton 070 | KOMPAKT Distr. DE 2x12” ]
39 JEFF MILLS: Descending _ Micro Terra  [ A1-track from "Jungle Planet" Axis Records 062 | FIT Distr. / Detroit Threads US 2x12” ] //


More "Psycho Thrill" clubmixes from "BACKSTAGE DIARIES", september 2012 / Cologne [Parts 1-3]:

http://www.samurai.fm/claus-bachor--psycho-thrill-cologne/claus-bachor-playing-backstage-diaries-at-artheater-cgn-ger

http://www.samurai.fm/claus-bachor--psycho-thrill-cologne/claus-bachor-backstage-diaries-part-2-0

http://www.samurai.fm/claus-bachor--psycho-thrill-cologne/claus-bachor-playing-backstage-diaries-at-artheater-cgn-ger-part-3-0


More PSYCHO THRILL/ Claus Bachor club mixes that might be also interesting for you:

Psycho Thrill "BUNKER ALARM 16.0"_DUB CLUB II
https://www.soundcloud.com/claus-bachor/claus-bachor-plays-pt-bunker

Psycho Thrill "BUNKER ALARM 12.0"_DUB CLUB I
https://www.soundcloud.com/psycho-thrill-recordings/claus-bachor-plays-pt-bunker

Claus Bachor plays "PACOTEK" at the THE DELI, TelAviv ISR
https://www.soundcloud.com/psycho-thrill-recordings/cb-pacotek-deli-050713-cb

Claus Bachor playing Psycho Thrill "Sons Of Acido"
https://www.soundcloud.com/psycho-thrill-recordings/claus-bachor-plays-sons-of

Claus Bachor plays "SIENCE FRICTION" at THE WORKS, Detroit USA
https://www.soundcloud.com/claus-bachor/science-friction-3-0_the-works

Claus Bachor plays BACKSTAGE DIARIES Artheater CGN Dec.14th2013

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iTunes

On My Own

Midi Mann - Maxxim

Hey Mickey - Toni Basil  *REMIX*

This week’s Source to Cycle comes from gAs, the Italian DJ and producer currently making waves on the scene, and the man behind the latest Cadenza Lab release, ‘Ray Of Light’.  gAs has also recorded for Memento Records, LED and Orion Muzik, his love of electronic sounds, and specifically the Detroit techno music, creeping it’s way into his music.  Djing also around Europe, 2014 looks set to be a big year for gAs, also known as Enrico Gasperini.

Check out ‘Ray Of Light’ here http://www.beatport.com/release/ray-of-light/1222738

https://www.facebook.com/gasdj
http://aether-artists.com/portfolio/gas/

Cycle Tracklist
Afefe Iku - The Blues
Doubtingthomas – Snooze Operator (Original Mix)
Wade - Ginger (Original Mix)
Cardace & Perazzini - Clean Up the Scene
Nick Daring - Once Upon A Time (Original Mix)
gAs - Green Mamba
Djulz - Da Madness (Original Mix)
Bar Za - Creepin' (Original Mix)
Dano - Czech Da Tech (Re-UP 2013 Edit)
DJ Qu – Eden
DJ Linus - Who Stole The Soul (Acapella)
Gabriele Mancino - Panorama Sonntag
Mr. G – Moments
Matthew Styles – Dominion
Michel Cleis & Salvatore Freda – Collivo
Lorenzo Silvano - Cant Stop (Maximiljan Remix)
Loco Dice - La Esquina
Carl Cox - Family Guy (Loco Dice Remix)
Âme - Tatischeff (Original Mix)
Mendo & Yvan Genkins - Gods On
Daniel Dubb - Wash The Dish (Original Mix)
Memoryman Aka Uovo - Large Stool (Original Mix)
Mirko, Francesco Bonora - Soul 1.1 - Rekorged Mix
Rhythm & Sound w/ Tikiman - Ruff Way (Afefe Iku Remix)

Source Tracklist
Rhythm & Sound w/ Willi Williams - See Mi Yah
Dwayne Morgan – Everything
Nina Simone - Save Me
Saint Germain - Land of...
Grace Jones - Feel Up
Nightlife Unlimited - Peaches & Prunes (Ron Hardy edit)
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
Gonzales - Higher Than You
Madonna - Justify My Love
LCD Soundsystem - Great Release
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Cadenza Podcast | 102 - gAs (Cycle)

On this week's Cadenza Music Source to Cycle podcast, we head back to one of our favourite musical cities, Detroit, for a session from one of techno’s fore-founders. 

Eddie Fowlkes, the self styled 'Godfather Of Tech Soul', has been at the heart of the techno music scene since it began. Releasing the Goodbye Kiss single on Juan Atkins’s Metroplex back in 1986, Eddie ‘Flashin’ Fowlkes has since gone on to record for some of the most legendary labels, such as Tresor, 430 West, Peacefrog, paper Recordings as well as his own labels City Boy Records and Detroit Wax. 

And Eddie continues to push his sound, this year with tracks coming on Desolat and Detroit Wax, an appearance at this years Movement Festival in Detroit, a summer booking at DC10 and plenty of European dates, Eddie shows no sign of letting up. 

So kick back and enjoy two hours in the company of the Godfather of Tech Soul, Mr. Eddie Fowkles

https://www.facebook.com/Eddie.Fowlkes.Official.Fan.Page

Cadenza Podcast | 107 - Eddie Fowlkes (Cycle)

This week’s special guest on the Cadenza Music Source to Cycle podcast is London’s JB, AKA Jon Barnett.   JB has his roots firmly footed in the acid house era, coming up on the UK’s first wave of house and techno music and parties. From seminal British raves like Spiral Tribe, to legendary clubs like The End and Fabric in London, JB has been an ever present figure on the London scene, developing also a label and club night brand called Dance Wicked, hosting artists such as Timmy Regisford, Blaze, Derrick May and Tony Humphries. To date, JB is working with A Guy Called Gerald on their new brand 'Selecta' and as the main resident at The Egg Club London you can catch JB's sets every Tuesday night at Paradox. 
 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/JB/479711205485554

http://www.therealjb.com


Cycle Tracklist

Ziggi Kinder, Promo
Manaus Madness (Marek Hemmann remix)byGunnar Stiller
UNKNOWN
No Need To Worry (Camea Jak edit)byMarc Depulse, Hollis P Monroe, Overnite
Play His Game (Adam Shelton remix)byGwen Maze & Phil Dark
UNKNOWN
Talk About JackbySidney Charles
UNKNOWN
My Bassline FriendbyDo Santos, Simone Vitullo
Green TeabySidney Charles
UNKNOWN
TerminalbyAndroid Cartel
UNKNOWN
Me RoarbySuper Flu & Monkey Safari
UNKNOWN
Me RoarbySuper Flu & Monkey Safari
Baby Don't Go (Teenage Mutants & Lars Moston remix)byHaze M
Esperanto JugglerbyDusky
UNKNOWN
Secret PlacebyGabe


Source Tracklist

Colonel Abrahams - Not gonna get
Change - Searching
Chaka Khan - Ain’t nobody
Asfhord & Simpson - Bourgie Bourgie (Larry Levan Mix)
BROOKLYN EXPRESS - SIXTY NINE
Carly Simon - Why (12  Mix) - Paradise Garage mix
Rose Royce - Magic Touch
Surface - Falling in love
The Gap Band - Oops upside your head

Cadenza Podcast | 108 - JB (Cycle)

The past, present and way beyond with the Man From Tomorrow.

For more, visit Resident Advisor:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=192

EX.192 Jeff Mills

Lil Wayne ~ Believe Me (Feat. Drake)

Lil Wayne releases his new song D'Usse produced by Lee Majors

D'usse - Lil Wayne

Rick Wilhite delivers this super strong collection of tracks made by producers coming from either New York, Chicago or Detroit. This is Vibes 2, part 1 of 2... 

As a DJ and promoter Rick Wilhite has been holding it down for over 20 years, and his 'Vibes - New & Rare music' record store has been a main source in Detroit for soulful electronic music until it's closure. The tracks selected for the 'Vibes New & Rare Music' compilation truly represent the artists, Wilhite says. After releasing Vibes 1 in 2010, he delivers the sequel, featuring pioneers and new talents alike from Detroit, Chicago and New York.

Find Vibes 2 via our shop and distribution:

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TJ Dumas - Gin Gimlet 3 Cherries

Who Do You Love Remix

On this week’s Cadenza Music Source to Cycle session, we welcome a very familiar name from the house music fraternity. Pit Waldmann, AKA Gorge, has been a consistent and ever reliable provider of the beats for quite some time now. Producing music and DJing since the 1990’s

Alongside Nick Curly, Gorge set up the 8Bit Records label in in 2006 swiftly followed by his new imprint in 2014 with his old friend SKAI called Re: Fresh Your Mind.

A platform for the music of Gorge and Curly, the 8Bit label also released music from the likes of Johnny D, Peace Division, Oxia, Mendo, Santé, Sidney Charles and many more.

Gorge has also gone on to feature on labels such as Freerange, Plastic City and Objektivity. 

He also continues to DJ regularly, and has played many of the world's most esteemed night spots such as Cielo in New York, Space in Ibiza, DEdge and Warung.

www.gorge-music.de
www.soundcloud.com/gorge


Cycle tracklist

1. Rampue - Leporidae (Mario Aureo rmx) - promo
2. El Mundo - Diva - 8bit
3. Renato Ratier - Miss Stereo (Ian Pooley rmx) - DEdge
4. Lee van Dowski & Dean Deman - Inside out - Mobilee
5. Dachshund - Crate Digger - 8bit
6. Tuccillo - Notorium (Gorge rmx) - Bondage music
7. In2Deep - On Rainy days (Patlac rmx) - L'enfant terrible
8. André Hommen - The bottom line - Objectivity
9. Dj Leroi - The Railway - Re:Fresh Your Mind
10. Paul C & Paolo Martini - Miss Me - 8bit
11. Pezzner feat. Armina - One up (Gorge rmx)

Source tracklist 

1.  DJ Devastate feat. Segerfalk - Don't stop (Sunset)
2.  Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
3.  DJ Vadim, Syrus, EME - Fear Feats
4.  Visioneers - The world is yours
5.  Will.i.am feat. Terry Dexter - Lay me down
6.  Cybordelics - Adverntures of Dama
7.  Jimpster - A Love like this
8.  Raze - Break for love
9.  Wonderland Avenue - White horse
10. Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia - Far away
11. Nalin & Kane - Backfire
12. Art of Noise - Moments in Love

Cadenza Podcast | 119 - Gorge (Cycle)

Okain, AKA Samuel Thalmann, has been racking up an impressive release schedule over the last few years.  His slick and sophisticated brand of house and techno has graced labels such as Tsuba, BPitch, Memento and Hypercolour over time, and he lands on Luciano’s Cadenza Lab with a superb two track offering.

‘Late Night Meeting’ is a slice of classic Okain; solid and swinging drums and deliciously deep musical touches and stabs, with a wandering male vocal floating over the rhythm section.  A highly polished slab of late night house perfection.

‘Season Two’ again benefits from some sturdy 909 drum programming, the classic piano stabs masked by a filter and playing off the simple bassline and dancing dubbed out keys, reminiscent of the Basic Channel sound perhaps.  It’s a understated arrangement, keeping on the right side of ‘deep’ and not breaking out into a sweat, rather retaining a classy air for the more discerning dancefloors.


Okain - Late Night Meeting (CAL021) [Teaser]

2nd part in this Rick Wilhite curated project, gathering exclusive tracks from his favorite New York, Chicago & Detroit producers.... a lot of of people have been waiting for this one! 

As a DJ and promoter Wilhite has been holding it down for over twenty years. His 'Vibes New & Rare music' record store has been a main source for soulful electronic music in Detroit until its closure a few years ago.

The 'Vibes New & Rare music' compilation only features material that Rick Wilhite truly believes to represent the artists. After releasing Volume 1 in 2010, Wilhite now delivers the sequel, featuring pioneers and new talents alike from New York, Chicago and Detroit.

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Rick Wilhite - Vibes 2 pt 2 - Rush Hour (RHM 010.2)

A1 – MOODYMANN – MOMMA
A2 – SEAN TATE – A MATTER OF HONOR (WILHITE REMIX)
B1 – LOS HERMANOS – IT’S THE FUTURE
B2 – DJ STINGRAY – TEMPORARY BOND
C1 – TJ DUMAS & RAYBONE JONES – RUNNIN 2 U
C2 – RICK & CALVIN – MEMORIES ANALIA
D1 – ORLANDO VOORN – THE RECIPE
D2 – K-ALEXI – HEAD BANGER

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Rick Wilhite - Vibes 2 pt 1 - Rush Hour (RHM 010.1)

A1 – JOSH MILAN – ELECTRO DREAMS
A2 – JON EASLEY – LEMON LIME
B1 – JOVONN – RUFF
B2 – NORM TALLEY & RICK WILHITE – 30 YEARS LATER
C1 – TJ DUMAS – GIN GIMLET 3 CHERRIES
C2 – SEAN TATE – A MATTER OF PAIN
D1 – K-ALEXI – I AM N LUST

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Moodymann - Momma

@Nihil-Young & @Damariisaunderson Pennies From Heaven - DaMarii Saunderson & Less Hate Remix

Pennies From Heaven - DaMarii Saunderson & Less Hate Remix

Kevin Saunderson - Smile Remix -(Dantiez Saundreson & Killed Kassette Mix)

Smile Remix   (Dantiez Saundreson & Killed Kassette Mix)

Kevin Saunderson Featuring Inner City -Do  You Love What You Feel - - -Dantiez Saunderson  & Tommy Onyx  Remix

Do  You Love What You Feel - Dantiez Saunderson  & Tommy Onyx  Remix

Kevin Saunderson Featuring Inner City Good Love - Dantiez Saunderson & Roger Jay  Remix

Good Love - Dantiez Saunderson & Roger Jay  Remix

Preview our first  collaboration together with my son Dantiez Saunderson 

Kevn & Dantiez Saunderson - Womp It

Episode 5 January 2015 Edition

David Gray - You're The World To Me

Keith Sweat, Toni Braxton, Monica, R.Kelly... - Slow Grooves Mix

Model - orbitting

Bring it on home-UB40 (651RMX) 2012

Continuum

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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.