From discogs: 

Underground Resistance is probably the most militantly political outcropping of second-wave Detroit techno. Combining a grubby, four-track aesthetic, an almost strictly DIY business philosophy, and an oppositional, militaristic ethos similar to Public Enemy without the drama (or the familiarity; the members refuse to be photographed without bandanas obscuring their identities), UR have redirected their portion of the Detroit techno legacy to social activist ends, trading mainstream popularity and financial success for independence and self-determination. Begun in the early '90s by Detroit second-wave trinity Mike Banks, Robert Hood & Jeff Mills, UR adapted the flavor and kick of early Detroit techno to the complex social, political, and economic circumstances in the wake of Reagan-era accelerated inner-city decline, and was formed as an outlet for uncompromising music geared toward awareness and change.

The early UR catalog is defined by a typically Detroit combination of Motown and Chicago soul, and ruthless, at times caustic lo-fi techno, acid, and electro (Mills' background is in, among other things, Chicago industrial and EBM-style electro-techno, with Banks and Hood both coming from a solid house and techno base). Much of the label's early output was the product of various permutations of Banks, Mills, and Hood, both solo and in combination, before Mills and Hood left UR in 1992 to pursue (and achieve) international success. Banks continued to operate UR in the wake of the split, releasing EPs such as "Return of Acid Rain," "Message to the Majors," and "Galaxy to Galaxy" under the UR banner, as well as 12-inches by increasingly renowned artists such as Drexciya, Suburban Knight and Scan 7. The first actual full-length credited to Underground Resistance was 1998's Interstellar Fugitives. When the UR and Submerge Recordings Headquarters moved from 2030 Grand River to 3000 E Grand Blvd., the UR 'family' transformed again by assigning new members such as DJ 3000, S², Aquanauts, Buzz Goree and most notably the live band Los Hermanos.

01. [00:00:00] Underground Resistance - Greater Than Yourself - UR020 (1992)
02. [00:04:49] Underground Resistance - Cosmic Traveler - UR020 (1992)
03. [00:08:57] Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Hi-Tech Jazz (The Elements) - UR025 (1993)
04. [00:12:07] Scan 7 - Password Soul - UR031 (1995)
05. [00:19:41] Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Astral Apache (Star Stories) - UR025 (1993)
06. [00:23:50] UR - Untitled - UR038 (1997)
07. [00:29:01] UR - The Mighty Asteroids Of Jupiter - UR028 (1994)
08. [00:31:50] Underground Resistance - The Storm - SW1008 (1992)
09. [00:34:32] Andre Holland - Inversions - UR032 (1995)
10. [00:40:15] DJ Rolando - Aztec Mystic - UR035 (1996)
11. [00:43:31] Underground Resistance - Fuck The Majors - UR023 (1992)
12. [00:49:01] UR - Acid Fog (The Mystery) - UR024 (1993)
13. [00:52:04] Underground Resistance - The Lightning - SW1008 (1992)
14. [00:55:01] Underground Resistance - The Seawolf - WPA-002 (1992)
15. [00:59:22] The Aztec Mystic A.K.A DJ Rolando - Jaguar - UR049 (1999)
16. [01:05:05] Underground Resistance - Kamikaze - WPA-001 (1992)
17. [01:09:51] UR - Communications Silence - UR028 (1994)
18. [01:11:53] UR - Logic Bomb - UR033 (1995)
19. [01:18:22] UR - Ain't No Sunshine (The Sign) - UR024 (1993)
20. [01:20:25] UR - Orbitals In Motion - UR028 (1994)
21. [01:23:44] UR - Cyberwolf - UR028 (1994)
22. [01:28:00] Mad Mike - Planet X - UR022 (1992)
23. [01:31:05] UR - Turbulence (The Warning) - UR024 (1993)
24. [01:32:50] UR - Particle Shower - UR028 (1994)
25. [01:35:00] UR - Low Pressure Front (The Pulse) - UR024 (1993)

[Detroit Techno] Essential Guide To Underground Resistance (1992-1999)

As part of RA2122, our ongoing celebration of 21 years of club culture, we'll be featuring some of our favourite DJs from around the world, highlighting the parties or clubs most important to their lives in dance music. 

The first time we featured DJ Nobu on the RA Podcast, over ten years ago, we called him "one of Japan's best DJs." In hindsight, i think we can all agree that the country qualifier is no longer necessary: he's one of the world's best DJs, bar none. An absolute master at curating and mixing techno, Nobu has helped to inspire a Japanese school of techno that is psychedelic, hypnotic and often very pretty, without losing the genre's oomph or edge. And he's more popular than ever around the world, playing some of the best parties and clubs in pretty much any country or city you could name.

But DJ Nobu's roots and heart are close to home. Frustrated with techno in the Japanese capitol, he created his own party in his neighbouring hometown, Chiba, where nightlife was less pretentious and the vibe was a little looser. Future Terror quickly became known as one of Japan's premiere techno parties, and paved the way not only for Nobu himself, but many other Japanese DJs who Nobu and his later partner Haruka gave the chance to shine. The party also recently celebrated its landmark 20th anniversary with its first-ever party in London.

This mix is a direct tribute and encapsulation of Future Terror, what Nobu calls a "condensed story" of the series focusing on the more outré elements at the fore—an "awareness of techno" with plenty of more leftfield tracks thrown in. What follows might be a little gentler than you'd expect from Nobu, but it's all top-tier techno mixed with an expert hand.

@djnobu_bitta

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RA.855 DJ Nobu

Here's almost 5 hours of me and DJ Pete having a load of fun playing whatever we want at the Globus floor of Tresor in Berlin on 15th October 2022 as part of the '30 Years of Surgeon' night. Enjoy!

Surgeon b2b DJ Pete at Globus, Berlin October 2022

Deetron's remarkable impact on Techno started in the late 90s with countless dope records released ever since. He found a banging tape recording from around 1996/97. Enjoy!

ITPS091 DEETRON PRESENTS SOULMATE

Oceanic at Organik Festival 2023

Samhain XXIV at Tangent, Oct 26 in Detroit. Erika did a captivating under 120 bpm techno set to launch the night, Wata Igarashi was on directly after me, with Mike Servito following Wata and ultimately Scott Zacharias closing the 12 hour party. In the other room the Luv NRG Soundsystem raged as T4T did their thing. 

For this set I took the approach that at this time of year, in the Halloween time period, that feelings morph and change, how we feel about music on these nights is different, the context is altered. What is stern, scary, and stark can be very exciting at this time. What is warm and funky also takes a new shape and can be oh so freaky. I felt an impeding doom in the air and I wanted to channel that into solid sound system experience that was transformative and immersive. A sonic description of another world, the true power of techno. I am extremely excited about the shifting of eras happening within techno right now, and there was so much fresh music that fit the No Way Back concepts, but within a more pure techno language. I was also thinking of Mike Huckaby, who I worked with in the Record Time Dance Room, and his theories that a few amount of sounds makes a record the most powerful. There’s so many thrilling jams with only 4 sounds right now, this set gave me a special chance to explore that. 

Technically I used 4 CDJ-3000s and a Pioneer V10 and its internal effects with lots of layering with a new approach to mixing. If I’m doing something historic, it has to fit perfectly within the sonic context of what I’m playing, and for an older cut that can be very hard with today’s sonics, so I spend time remastering the older songs through my mixer and outboard equipment to give them a way to be played and allow them to glow within this new and living context. It’s all experimental at this point, a work in progress. The ones called QM are an older “quick master” technique that I did with software. Enjoy this journey to the other side. 

Podcast mastered by BMG.

Monks of the Drukpa Kagyu Order–Doungchen And Gyaling
Architectural — Rare Ceremony Tapes
Edit Select — Translate - Backward Signal
Terrence Dixon — Unconditional Love
The Vision — Detroit: One Circle (BMG Remaster)
Psyk — Disconnected
Mod21 — Childlike Wonder (Rrose Remix)
Feral — Flare
Orbe — Bronze
Feral — Chez Driss
Neel — Riflesso
Yan Cook — Cipher
Gene Hunt — Wildside Danny Dubb (BMG Remaster)
Shlomi Aber & Kashpitzky — Bazement
Troy — Awakening
Innersha — Emeralds
Dialog — Better Way (Feat. Benji)
Helena Hauff — Humanoid Fruit
Mod21 — Will You Ever Stop
Sexual Harrassment — I Need A Freak (BMG edit)
Psyk — Fear Of Sleep (Edit)
Allana Letm — Temois Multiplos (Centrific Remix)
Wata Igarashi — Collision
Erika — Wandering Mountain (Mike Parker Remix)
Mike Parker — Heat Inducer
Perfo — Muse
Luigi Tozzi — Spiral (Rrose Remix)
Kerrie — Replicants 
Andy Toth — Sycorax ver.1 [forthcoming IT]
Acid Junkies — Design The Future (BMG Remaster)
808 State — Flow Coma (BMG Remaster)
Aphex Twin — Isopropophlex (BMG Remaster)
CHBB — NBKE (BMG QM)

BMG at Samhain XXIV

Mike Dearborn @ Zero Chill NYE 31 Dec 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Recorded live

Mike Dearborn - Zero Chill - Brooklyn NYE 31 Dec 24

In the studio once again with the one n only Chloe Lula

In-studio: Chloe Lula Apr 2025

Live recorded on 3 turntables, vinyl only.

B2B with Helena Hauff Live at Trädgården, Stockholm

To Be

Rich, psychedelic techno.

@wata

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=617

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