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Third Ear's Detroit Beatdown series was instrumental in redefining the perception of Detroit electronic music abroad. Now we come to the final Detroit Beatdown release. Four Detroit artists giving us as good an ep as any of the releases in the series. The tracks by Mike Clark and Rick Wade rank amongst their best, for sure. DJ-T1000, a Detroit producer and DJ known for some of the city's hardest Techno, surprises with a stripped-back groove that is pure electronic Funk. Wrapping up the ep is Scott Ferguson's A Groove, a heavy skanking groove with that classic Beatdown rawness. Before the Detroit Beatdown Volume One compilation in October 2002 was released, Detroit was known primarily for Techno. Moodymann, Kelli Hand, and Terrence Parker were the only artists from Detroit known in Europe and Japan who were thought to make House music (Theo Parrish was not regarded as a House producer). Detroit Beatdown Volume One changed all that. The Detroit Beatdown series introduced many of the Detroit artists who are now well known representatives of the music scene of the City of Detroit; Delano Smith, Norm Talley, Keith Worthy, Pirahnahead, Mike Clark, to name the most well-known. Kelli Hand came to the attention of new generations of DJs and fans through the Detroit Beatdown series of releases on Third Ear. Drivetrain (Derrick Thompson), DJ Minx, Reggie Dokes, Ibex (Tony Ollivierra) all delivered classic tracks through the series. Artist's such as Patrice Scott had the door opened for them by The Detroit Beatdown sound. Theo Parrish's Falling Up on Detroit Beatdown Volume One has become one of his signature tracks. The truth is, The original Detroit Beatdown DJs, Mike Clark, Norm Talley, and Delano Smith, never only played House music. The Beatdown sound of Detroit was very inclusive, playing Techno releases from the city all the while, and often long before they were picked up in Europe and beyond. As an example, anyone who experienced the Detroit Beatdown DJs will know that Norm Talley was one of the first DJs playing Omar S records some time before Omar S was well-known. Detroit Beatdown tracks have come to be regarded as Detroit House music. Yet, in the city, music is just music and the genre boundaries applied outside the community of artists aren't used or recognized. This is most evident in the playlists of the Detroit Beatdown DJs. But this fact is also there to be heard on all the Detroit Beatdown releases.

Mastered by Stefan Betke @ Scape Mastering, Berlin.
Artist: Mike Agent X Clark/Rick Wade/DJ T-1000/Scott Ferguson
Title: Detroit Beatdown Volume 2 the final ep
Cat Number: 3EEP-2014_03
Release date: 28 Feb digital; 14 March vinyl
Distributed by: Clone (worldwide) vinyl; Finetunes (worldwide) digita

Detroit Beatdown Volume 2 - The Final EP

Third Ear Recordings Detroit Beatdown - the final ep MIKE CLARK You Know How I Feel (FULL TRACK)

Thomas Brinkmann returns on Third Ear just over a year after his Guy Martin ep in 2013. Once again, his sheer class and technical skill are in abundant supply, creating blistering Techno drenched in the funk. Just brilliant.

When The Music ep

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Phonica ventures down to South London for its 123rd mix in our long running series. Leila Beesley also known by everyone as Chinese Daughter has been stretching the sounds of original, new, and future jungle records alongside the sounds of bass-lead old school rave, future hardcore, and breaks. While also working behind the scenes at Warp records, taking to her regular show on Rinse FM and repping the Swamp 81 crew; you can also find Beesley at parties all over the UK and further afield(not forgetting her smashing set at our 20th anniversary at fabric last year). The set she has supplied for us here is no different. Mixed on all vinyl Chinese Daughter here showcases a broad spectrum of 2010's bass gold, kicking drums and party going anthems all built together in a beautifully seamless narrative. We had a quick chat with Leila about the mix and what she has coming up over on WWW.OFFTHERECORD.NET

Phonica Mix Series 123: Chinese Daughter

From nearly 40 tracks we selected these 4. With a catalogue stretching back over 20 years, including some classics that got us into this music in the first place, we thought it was necessary to deliver a release that stood up with his best. That's why we needed to listen to so many tracks to make this release. We think we're releasing one of his best records.

Average Mathematics

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Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Blake Baxter (@blakebaxter). Go to bit.ly/BaxPod for interview and track list.

GROOVE Podcast 454 – Blake Baxter

A rare club mix from the ever-evolving artist, with 90 minutes of shadowy, atmospheric pressure.

Music's therapeutic value is often linked to relaxation—gongs, singing bowls and the like. Dense passages of foggy droning and eerie static aren't traditionally considered restorative, but Laurel Halo makes a pretty good case for it.

The Detroit-born, Los Angeles-based musician's abstract, often improvised productions are heavy on sound design and emotional climax. Driven by atmosphere rather than rhythm, they push listeners to grapple with their innermost insecurities, fears and dreams. "I'm lucky my music has helped people through crises," Halo once told Discwoman. It's easy to see why.

Since her 2010 debut King Felix, Halo has built a stunningly diverse catalogue of classically-informed records. A multi-instrumentalist—piano, violin, guitar, keys—her sharpest instrument is arrangement. Inspired by the surrealism of Italo Calvino and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, her releases, from Atlas to Behind The Green Door, unfold with slow-burning narrative and dense emotional weight. Her soundworlds are layered and labyrinthine—an architectonic space where self-reflection happens almost by force.

Even in the club, the sought-after composer excels in immersion. Her sets extend the expressionist palette of her records, trading traditional rhythm for tension, space and surprise. It’s no wonder she takes a genre-agnostic approach to the dance floor—her deep roots in freeform radio began at WCBN-FM in Michigan, followed by Berlin Community Radio, Rinse FM, and now a regular show on NTS.

RA.992 stitches foggy ambient loops, propulsive techno, mutant percussion and heady left turns with care. Tracks from DJ Rush, Octave One and Eddie Fowlkes nod to her Midwestern heritage, balanced out by deeper, psychedelic fare from the likes of Polygonia and Cousin. It's the mark of an artist revealing both deep curiosity and a precise hand as a selector. Rare, indeed.

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RA.992 Laurel Halo

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Luis Sequiera aka B.Riddim drops his 3rd ep for Third Ear, and it's easily his strongest. His previous ep Magic My Ear was supported by DJs as diverse as Pearson Sound, Ellen Allien, Emika and Benji B and showed a talent flexing. Bubble Clocks opens with the sublime Talking Proud beautifully built around a vocal sample from one of Jazz's undisputed greats, Nina Simone. The title track Bubble Clocks is over 9 minutes of dream psychedelic bass music. Turn on, tune in, bliss out. Punchlines is a rave/bass crossover peak time bomb, and Output, the closing track is 10 minutes of totally individual vision, taking a convoluted idea and teasing it out in all its permutations. A major talent in the making who has been showing promise, delivers on this ep.

Bubble Clocks

A2 B RIDDIM - Bubble Clocks - Third Ear Recordings

This is a recording of my 3rd & final set at the amazing Splore festival in New Zealand . Feeling pretty spaced out and happy with all the sunshine,beach & good vibes going round :-) Enjoy ! I surely did :-) One Love xxx

Splore Sunday Spaced out closing session

DJ T-1000 drops 4 classic hard-edged cuts of pure Detroit Techno on Third Ear. Born and raised in Detroit and based in Berlin DJ T-1000 is DJ T-1000, owner of Detroit labels Generator and Pure Sonik, and a gifted Techno DJ. Also an accomplished graphic illustrator, known globally for his iconic artwork for Djax-Up-Beats, +8 Records, Transmat, Astralwerks and many other electronic music labels, including Third Ear. Alan did the artwork for The Defenders Of The Deep House World ep curated by Mike Huckaby, and he has done the artwork for his Third Ear ep also.

The Polymath ep

Liquid Metal (Acid Version)

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