Brooklyn based Metro Area’s music truly stands the test of time. In 1999, hearing “Atmosphrique” in the club for the first time was head turning, “what’s that?” type experience. It’s house, but with synth nods to jazz, boogie, world, minimal, disco delivered in a slick, yet funky stripped down style. Through the years they (Morgan…
DetailsAutomaticamore w/JAZ Friday Feb 1 @ Whiskey Disco https://www.facebook.com/events/621785011588433/?ti=icl :::: It’s always a pleasure to hear that a new International DJ takes a residency here in Detroit. Diana McNally aka Automaticamore, who hails from Toronto, Canada, will touch down at Whiskey Disco for her new monthly Night Moves club event (first edition Friday, Feb…
DetailsIt began with a Skype call in late 2013 between Detroit writer Walter Wasacz and Berlin entrepreneur Dimitri Hegemann. The interview was for a story in XLR8R magazine on the resurgence of Tresor, the label, club and globally recognized techno brand that was inspired by what came before it in Detroit. But the conversation…
DetailsLafleur : Article & photos by Pontchartrain Lafleur, the driving force behind what has become one of Detroit’s most influential soulful underground venues, Motor City Wine, sits down to discuss three essentials of humanity- wine, music, and parties. For the past 25 years, David Armin-Parcells, aka Lafleur, has been a resident of Detroit…
DetailsBelmont Boys article By Walter Wasacz. Photos by Zlatan Sadikovic Mark Sanford and Daniel Woodhead are the Belmont Boys, an electronic music production duo with Canadian roots now living in Detroit. These guys are out there working it, living the dream. Sanford works with Aaron Siegel at a Detroit distribution company and label FIT Sound;…
DetailsWritten by Kevin Reynolds. Photos by Robert Guzman DEQ’s own Kevin Reynolds interviewed Jesse Cory and Roula David of Detroit’s Inner State Gallery and 1xRun. KR: Tell me about the beginning, starting with the first gallery 323East. Why make the move from the affluent suburbs to Detroit? JC: I moved back to…
DetailsBig Strick Interview by Gehrik Mohr, Photos by Lance Bashi Leonard Strickland aka Big Strick is a DJ, producer and founder of his label 7 Days Entertainment. His tracks are the essence of what the world looks to Detroit for: spine shaking, yet groovy tracks with that analog rawness. He has also released several…
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