Ethereal and groovy. Neo-Soul. This is one for beautiful, sunshine-filled days.

The song started as a groovy two-chord vamp and bloomed into a smooth, dreamlike neo-soul delight, with Tallulah’s pure vocals soaring above the fierce chops of her band-mates and her own sultry saxophone stylings. The single is inspired by the late choreographer – and close family friend - Janis Claxton, and the lessons learned from growing up around such a creative and powerful woman.

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Rhadoo b2b Ricardo Villalobos at Sunwaves 13 Afterhours (part4)

Ricardo Villalobos & [arpiar] Raresh, Pedro, Rhadoo - Live @ Circo Loco Party - DC10 - Ibiza (06-10-2009)

Ricardo Villalobos & [arpiar] Raresh, Pedro, Rhadoo - Live @ Circo Loco Party - DC10 - Ibiza

Download + Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2017/truancy-volume-181-detroit-in-effect

Soundcloud: @detroitineffect

Coming into producing through a series of events that involved a producer suddenly leaving the hip hop label he was signed with back in the early 90s, DJ Maaco had already gained himself quite a reputation as one of the best live DJs in the area of Detroit. Producing, however was something completely new to him and the sudden request from the label owner for him to become their new producer helped kicked things in motion for the eventual setting up of MAP Records, a label he set up with close friend Odell. Together, they came into prominence as production and DJ duo, Detroit In Effect, releasing a string of classic Detroit electro, that started to turn heads overseas as well as on home turf. We caught up with DJ Maaco at length, questioning him about DJ battles and block parties in Newport, Detroit, how he met Odell (P-Dog) through taking his DJ spot at a club and debut Europe tours organized by Clone back in 2003. His detailed responses shine a light on characters who might not not have had the same exposure and breakthrough success as people like Underground Resistance but who still laid the blueprints for a thriving community of music lovers, dancers, DJs and party goers in Detroit during the late 80s and early 90s. His Truancy Volume, racking up at an hour in length, is pure 'Detroit-style' as he describes himself, with fast, hard mixing getting thrown down over quick cuts and plenty of scratching. It's the most 'live' sounding Truancy Volume we've had in a while, working through tracks by D.I.E themselves as well as music from Lathun Grady, Body Mechanic, Missy Elliot and more.

http://truantsblog.com

Truancy Volume 181: Detroit In Effect

I felt it was time to make an Afro-oriented mix!
All the tracks in here are not necessarily from Africa but all have an Afro-feel in my opinion.

Artwork by: Charayda Andeloe.

Afrosphere (2018)

One of many debuts at Dekmantel Festival later in the year will come from Detroit in Effect aka D.I.E, the now solo project of Tameko J. Williams, also known as DJ Maaco. The Motor City artist has roots that run deep into techno and electro and have helped make him one of Detroit’s most under the radar but influential acts. Records like ‘RU Married’ are classic to this day, while other releases on M.A.P. Records helped established D.I.E’s sound as the artists themselves tended to stay out of the spotlight. 

But this mix will surely put Williams very much back in the headlines: it’s an hour of pure techno and electro heat from the heart of the 313 area code. Quick, slick mixes keep things moving at a real pace as slippery drums and squelchy bass race out of the speakers. Touching on everything from classic Drexciya to timeless vocal cuts, deeper grooves to all out physical assaults, it’s as much a mixing masterclass as it is a real history lesson.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 173 - Detroit In Effect

Ben Klock - SWF 2019 - 17.08.2019

My most recent b2b set with @helena-hauff at Secret Project LA for @thefactory93

Looking forward to the next North American dates already..
Oct. 23 Mine Music Hall @ Chicago 
Oct. 24 U Street Music Hall @ Washington DC
Oct. 25 Space @ Miami
Oct. 26 Warehouse on Wells @ Philadelphia 
Nov. 20 Bijou @ Boston
Nov. 21 Masonic Temple @ Toronto
Nov. 23 Timewarp @ NYC 
Dec. 5  BIO-HAQUE with Grimes, Nina Kraviz, SOPHIE at Art Basel, Miami

Nina Kraviz B2B Helena Hauff at Secret Project LA

QTrack #1 - Johnny Biner & Nils Attermeyer

Nicolàs lutz - Toi Toi London 31.03.2013

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