Detroit's Underground Music Academy has teamed up with charity 2k Foundations to launch a new educational studio space in Detroit.
Located at 2990 East Grand...
Over three decades after bursting onto the scene with tracks like ‘I Believe’ and ‘Falling In Dub’, Detroit second-wavers Lawrence and Lenny Burden are back with a new LP, the contemplative ‘Never On Sunday’. As they prepare to play this month’s Movement festival, DJ Mag catches up with the brothers to talk about the album, their creative process, and just how they became so adept at packing their live gear
From underground Detroit hero to flourishing international headliner, DJ Bone has worked hard to get where he is today. He meets Joe Roberts in Amsterdam to talk about his innovative FURTHER party series, his homelessness charity, repping the Motor City overseas and keeping the funk in techno
Released in 1997, Drexciya's double-vinyl compilation 'The Quest' marked the duo's breakthrough onto a larger public stage, as well as their first, temporary, retirement. With liner notes that sharpened their Afrofuturist mythology into focus , it is also the record that cemented many fans' sonic liaison with the Detroit duo, following a series of 12" releases that perfected their musical ideas. Here, Ben Cardew reflects on a record that most perfectly encapsulates the style, grace, and range of James Stinson and Gerald Donald's project
Coming up in Detroit, Waajeed’s never been afraid to take the necessary steps in order to evolve and thrive as an artist. It’s been a career defined by constant change, pushing against expectations, and seemingly having no fear of what’s next. Bruce Tantum catches up with the veteran Motor City DJ and producer to find out more about his search for musical perfection, the Underground Music Academy, and finding peace in chaos
Detroit-born, Atlanta-based Ash Lauryn is a digger in the truest sense, repping a soulful, classic house sound in her sets and helping preserve and bring back to the fore the Black roots of electronic music through her Underground & Black project. She speaks to Ria Hylton about discovering her passion and making the most of opportunities
Detroit's DJ Minx has been championing the electronic sounds of her hometown since day one, but has flown under the radar for much of her...
A new initiative, started by the founder of Love Parade, aims to have Berlin's techno scene recognised as a cultural practice, supported and preserved by...