The Goldarndest Mixtapes: Detroit Stabs with Richie Anderson (July '22)
Melodic Distraction
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Description
Richie Anderson began producing acid and techno music in 1992, with releases on obscure hard techno labels such as ‘Kill Out’ and ‘Drop Bass Network’ under various guises.
This month's show's theme focuses right in on a particular aspect of a single sub-genre, namely the sound of rhythmic keyboard stabs that characterised what was perceived as Detroit Techno in the early 90s. Reminiscing on a long-lost mix tape from that era, the show is a simple mix of tracks Richie finds evocative of that era's sounds. Sounds that used to frequent the warm-up sets at the legendary Orbit club in Morely, though many of the tunes played here are of recent origin. The phrase Detroit Stabs is one Richie long thought he was alone in utilising to describe the harmonic pulse, but seems like Josh Wink does too with a track of the same name which features on the show.
