Detroit electronic duo Drexciya were great, and just as great is Kodwo Eshun’s 1998 piece on them published in The Wire. It serves as written complement to their mainly instrumental electronic music, taking into account liner notes and overarching themes of the tremendously well-crafted…
Drexciya: ‘Unknown Journey I’ (previously unreleased track, 2011)
http://www.factmag.com/2011/12/26/drexciya-journey-of-the-deep-sea-dweller-i/
http://www.discogs.com/Drexciya-Journey-Of-The-Deep-Sea-Dweller-I/master/392503
Drexciya - Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller I (Clone Classic Cuts)
Clone release the first installment of the Drexciya re-issue series, remastered from original tapes. By mixing up the catalogue of the seminal Detroit act, it serves as a new experience for the longtime fan and good introduction to the uninitiated. Deep aquatic journeys that are just absolutely essential, and a zero” exclusive!
Album and single tracks now available for download (MP3 / 320 kb/s)
Abstract Thought (a.k.a. Drexciya): ‘Bermuda Triangle’ (2002)
Footage off The Green Slime by Kinji Fukasaku, 1968.
http://www.discogs.com/Abstract-Thought-Hypothetical-Situations/master/5429
Drexciya: ‘Aquatacizem’ (1998)
Footage: Futurama Ride at New York World’s Fair 1964/65.
Stingray313: ‘Defender of the Faithless’ (2008)
http://www.discogs.com/Stingray313-Mental-Firewall/release/1523721
DJ Stingray coming also to Tampere’s manSEDANse2011 festival, 3 - 9 October 2011. (Other performers announced so far: Lone, Fantastic Mr Fox. More info soon.)
“Sherard Ingram has been an active member in Detroit’s electronic music community for nearly 25 years now, stretching back all the way to his first release as NASA on cult Detroit imprint Express Records alongside Scan 7’s Trackmaster Lou. Never shy of a collaboration, Ingram spent much of the ’90s teaming up with Carl Craig, Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir and Kenny Dixon Jr. to create a rich downtempo sound as Urban Tribe on James Lavelle’s Mo Wax label, with culminated in the release of 1998’s much-lauded The Collapse of Modern Culture album. He was then recruited to be the tour DJ for Drexciya in their final days, taking to the decks as DJ Stingray and masking his face from the audience, something he continues to do for all of his DJ appearances.
In recent years, his production work—as DJ Stingray, Mystic Tribe A.I., and Urban Tribe—has focused much more on his solo talents, and is now grounded in the futuristic electro style that is associated with his DJ sets. If anything, Ingram’s skills behind the desk are improving with age, as demonstrated by last year’s Social Engineering EP, which contained “tracks that transcend genre and time” according to RA’s Richard Brophy. 2009 also saw Ingram launch his Micron Audio label with the digitally released First Wave collection of tracks from Annie Hall, Mariska, Kon and himself amongst others, and it looks like 2010 will be a busy year for the imprint, what with the vinyl release of First Wave along with a multitude of additional 12-inches. We caught up with Sherard by e-mail to ask him about the mix, his thoughts about the electro genre and his collaborations with Drexciyan compadre Gerald Donald, AKA Heinrich Mueller.” (Resident Advisor)
VLR - Electromotive
TRACKLIST:
ERP - Wisteria
UHU - The Quest Goes On
Drexciya - You Don’t Know
The Exaltics - Negative Agency
Gosub - Low Volume Lovers
Komarken Electronics - Granular Material
ERP - Sensory Process (Plant 43 Remix)
Le Car - Cinematic Automatic (Heinrich Müller Remix)
Albert Van Abbe - NCS_0009121010 (Heinrich Mueller Remodel)
Gescom - Puzl
Model 500 - Time Space Transmat
Franck Sarrio - Robotic Invasion
Claro Intelecto - Peace Of Mind (Electrosoul)
Sheffield Bleep - Live At The Laptop Café
all tracks from Drexciya side project:
The Other People Place - Lifestyles Of The Laptop CaféTRACKLIST:
Eye Contact
It’s Your Love
Moonlight Rendezvous
You Said You Want Me
Let Me Be Me
Running From Love
Lifestyles Of The Casual
SunraysDOWNLOAD COMING SOON
