Clyde Moop’s Wavy Lab Vol. 1 is a love letter to the classic ’90s sounds of Detroit’s ghettotech scene, a genre that started in the city’s dance clubs but cross-pollinated with electronic styles as varied as house, techno, UK garage, jungle, hip-hop, and R&B. The music was loose-limbed and lewd, with fast, four-on-the-floor rhythms…
Hebinomichi, which means “The Serpent’s Path” in Japanese, is an artists’ collective and label founded by Denver-based producer SteLouse and Detroit beatmaker aah-ooh. The crew recently announced that it had found a new home in Detroit with its upcoming Future Perfect series. Future Perfect plans to bring some of the most talented contemporary…
With 2015 in the books, we’re ready to start 2016 with a bang. We hope your resolution involves going to more shows and listening to new music. With that in mind, here’s our shortlist of events we recommend checking out this month. Secret Friends Fest 3 Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 10 7:30…
Jack White has dug into his seemingly bottomless vault of recordings and come up with some live performances with pre-White Stripes bands Two Star Tabernacle, The Go, and Jack White and the Bricks. Three LPs will be released in the latest installment of Third Man’s Vault subscription series, with each album dedicated to one…
Detroit producer and MC iLLingsworth has been a major player in the city’s hip-hop community for years, not only as a solo artist, but in collaboration with the likes of Open Mike Eagle and Clear Soul Forces. He’s a prolific artist but only just released his debut album Worth the Wait in November via…
“Collective of artists and occasional record label” No Rest Until Ruin will host their second annual No Rest Fest on Saturday, December 19 at warehouse venue Tires. Twelve bands will play ten-minute sets in rapid succession, with Clear Soul Forces, The Armed, Old Gods, and Mexican Knives among them. Tires also features an indoor skate ramp,…
Now in its tenth iteration, Mittenfest will be hosted at Bona Sera Restaurant in Ypsilanti, MI from December 29 through January 2. The benefit concerts will raise funds for 826michigan, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting young students in their creative and expository writing endeavors. Over the course of the festival’s nine-year history, it…
In honor of the 25th anniversary of his label, Plus 8, Detroit techno icon Richie Hawtin surprise-released a brand new album this weekend. From My Mind to Yours includes work from Hawtin’s various aliases — Plastikman, FUSE, Robotman, Childsplay, 80xx, and R.H.X. Many of the album’s tracks had been issued as mysterious white-label 12″…
“The Lost Albatross” is our first taste of new music from the backward-looking/forward-pushing Omar-S. The producer started his career in the early 2000s by cozying right up to the minimalism of Detroit techno and adding a dash (sometimes more) of Chicago house. Omar-S has always had a gift for creating steely sonic landscapes inhabited…
Since his days as Phreshy Duzit, Brooklyn-via-Detroit rapper Amir Obè has upped his game with every release. Along with the name change, Obè refined his bars and production style, releasing Detrooklyn last year to critical acclaim. He worked with OVO producer Vinylz on a track from that project, which led to a producing credit…