Six releases in and Michigander label head Brian Kage teams up with the legendary French Techno producer, Taho, aka David Jacopin. The electronic music world knows to put respect on the Motor City, but the "Détroit EP" represents a fusion, emphasizing l’accent aigu — not a typo or spec on your screen that needs cleaning. Between Kage and Taho, their production pedigree includes releases for labels like FXHE, Planet-E, Delsin, F.Comm, and more, so it's no surprise the pairing makes for a masterfully produced EP covering the spectrum of Detroit house and techno sounds, with an added deft touch from its French connection. 

"D-Twah," the D's first pronunciation, opens with classic Detroit house energy featuring all the modern accoutrements. Distant chatter between solar systems gives way to a springy bass line that sets off an interplanetary party starter with uplifting piano chord progressions and just a touch of scattered cosmic disco effects. Angelic synth choirs and arpeggiated lines introduce short breakdowns before all systems fire back up. This one is surefire fuel for the discothèque. 

"La Belle Vie" picks things up with playful hand percussion, a driving guttural bass, and heavy Detroit techno stabs, reminiscent of its title in translation, one of techno's greatest hits a la Inner City. Beautiful strings sneak in building tension and drama before a piano releases any pent up energy through the stratosphere. It begs to bring on the underground warehouses or Movement festival stages again. 

Entering electro terrain, "Tour De Troit" encapsulates Detroit's earliest robotic impulses, starting with inimitable, snappy 808 drums, which are pedaled over with deep pads and a revolving acid bassline. It drifts off into dreamy territory with smooth, jazzy synth waves before funky keys coolly cut through the haze. Whether early in the night or afterhours, breakers are always prepared to slide across the floor for this sound. 

"Acid Renaissance" offers a clear epilogue to this journey with its cinematic and orchestral symphony. These emotive elements tower over electric undercurrents that complete an ending fit for having stumbled upon some epic space age discovery. At a time when NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover just provided the first audio recording of the Red Planet, this could very well have been the film score to that mission. 

If Detroit's electronic music history is seen as a time capsule, Brian Kage and Taho have opened it, rearranged its parts to fit their mutual influences, and sealed it back together with a project worthy of future explorations.


Written & Produced by Brian Kage & David "Taho" Jacopin 
In Detroit, Michigan & Paris, France. 
Mastered & Vinyl Cut by Dietrich @ Complete. 

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B2 - Search Patrol

1.      Nicola Brusegan - Temperance (Suena Hermosa, SH009V) https://www.deejay.de/__970684 @nbrusegan @suena-hermosa

2.      Alex Dam & Zambiancki - Glue Line (Relikt, RELIKTWHITE004)@alexdam_zambiancki @user-77100175

3.      Darius Syrossian - La Tribu (Meta, META018) https://www.deejay.de/__971170 @dariussyrossian @inkal_meta

4.      Altered Feast - Cyborg (One of 4, OOFF003) https://www.deejay.de/__974291 @alteredfeastmusic @floorpiece-music

5.      Francesco Mami - Planet Arrakis (Bar Musica, BAR005) https://www.deejay.de/__972910 @francesco-mami @bar-musica

6.      Ross Kiser - Swerve (Purple Box, PBOX004) https://www.deejay.de/__976998 @rosskiserofficial

7.      Montei - Classy (Mirror Vinyl Series, MVS001) https://www.deejay.de/__968550 @monteimusic @mirror-ba
      
8.      Unknown Artist - Therapy Mode (Programmer, PRGRMR1) https://www.deejay.de/__972759

9.      100Hz - Make Believe (MEDULAR SOUND, M3DRCL101) https://www.deejay.de/__966650 @jimmichapman

10.    Ali Demir - Fata Morgana (Ú Series, USL003) https://www.deejay.de/__969582 @alidemirr @useries

11.    Samuel Jabba - My Regression (Genie In A Bottle Records, GIABR002) https://www.deejay.de/__973686 @samueljabba @giabr333

12.    Sublee - Egold (AtipicLab, ATIPICLAB014) https://www.deejay.de/__963219 @subleee

13.    Soyro - Ucansee (Podgorze, PP002) https://www.deejay.de/__966794 @stan-bmoll @thepodgorzeproject
  
14.    Ben Jones - Fizzy Water (Nolga, Remix) (Before Records, BFR001) https://www.deejay.de/__968183 @benjonesmusic1 @elliot_nolga @beforerecords

15.    Delorean - Designated Driver (aurea music_lab, AUREA004) https://www.deejay.de/__972009 @aureamusic_lab

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Snippets of our new upcoming release, Eric Spire - Silver Pearl Reimagined.

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Ron Allen is the co-founder of legendary house music label Strobe Records, an instrumental force in developing the sounds of house music and techno in the early 90's. After moving to Toronto in 1988, Ron signed to Bigshot Records, owned by Jerry Fumo, Andrew Komis and Nick Fiorucci. "My first meeting was with Andrew Komis AKA "Komix" (RIP). I played Andrew my demo that up until that point had only been heard [Derrick May]. Andrew signed me Ron to Bigshot and became a studio rat from that point on." In 1991, producer/DJ's Ron Allen and Hayden Andre fused their talents and formed Strobe Records, one of the most influential house music labels of its time. The popularity of Strobe grew very quickly and its unique sound spread with classic releases such as Subculture "The Voyage", Helen Sharpe "Got 2 Have Your Love", Hayden Andre "Tribal Life", The R.A.S.E. "Get On Up" and Afterglow "Come Back 2 Me", Strobe was one of the hottest selling house music labels in the industry. Strobe's vision even gave birth to producer Nick Holder, owner of world renowned DNH Records (2), with the release of the critically acclaimed "Digital Age" EP.

HAFCAST 1 : Ron Allen

Recording of my warm-up set for Easy Tiger weekender at Raft.

Janko x Easy Tiger @ Raft - 23.9.2023. 🐯

Damien @damien_buc, based in Innsbruck/Austria, brings a varied mix for our #8 mix series, with some very well selected records and digital tunes straight from the underground.

His genre spectrum reaches from spacey house to techno, to breaks and electro.

Enjoy the ride.

Tracklist:

Chad Andrew – Invisible Pass
Eric OS – Liminal Space
J6 – Shutdown
Lucio – Mystic Area
Molen – The Simulation
Tunik – Elektro 02
Admo – Eyedrops
Eric OS – Wave Scape
Lukey - Stardawg
Eris OS – Superstitious
Eric OS – Watch me
Eric OS – Television
Data Memory Access – Woodwind
Mathijs Smith – Backwards
Edward Norton – Melodram
J6 -Passion & Energy
Morose – Holy Ghost
Steve Bug – Painkiller
Gabriel Belabbas – Good Times
Afriqua – DGTS
Autoerosynth – Drifting Pitch
The Grid – Boom (Freestyle Mix)

Underground Selektors Mix Series #8 - Damien

Here is a new podcast introducing a dear friend of mine - Cleder.
We starting our new collaboration as a duo dj & producer in Marseille- South of France.
Stay tuned to discover our own tracks oscillating between minimal and house music.

Paul Castel B2B Cleder

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