Search - Various Artists :: Great Lakes Sound: Techno From I94-I104

This is the next wave of electronic musicians from the Great Lakes area of the American Midwest - the cradle of House music and Techno. On a path cut by Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Underground Resistance, Richie Hawtin, DJ T-1000, Mike Dearborn and Green Velvet, the artists on this compilation are working to keep the heavy grooves and the driving beats flowing. Several tracks from established composers like DJ ESP Woody McBride (Minneapolis) and L.A. Williams (Detroit) are included as well as other well-known names like Jake Fairley, pan/tone, and Mike Shannon from the highly regarded Canadian scene. Detroit newcomers, Rex Sepulveda and Punisher (Michelle Hermann), are taking the music in a UR/Jeff Mills direction while Cozmic Spore (Mike Brickner) gives us an uncompromising hard industrial groove. What is remarkable about this compilation, in addition to the exceptional quality and variety, is that each city has both an identifiable sound and a geographical proximity that influences and inspires up, down, and around the I94 and I194 highways between these great cities. Third Ear has carefully sequenced the tracks on this compilation so that the album works either as two separate CDs, or as a full two hour session. This is only due to the quality of all the tracks which have been compiled by Mark Quail of Secret Weapon Records.