Detroit Techno (feat. Eddie Fowlkes and Imani Mixon)

“For a very long time, people knew of techno as a genre, but never placed it in Detroit,” says writer and cultural producer Imani Mixon. In this episode, we’re digging deep into the origins of that Detroit techno sound. Hanif and Imani are joined by “godfather & originator” of Detroit techno himself, Eddie Fowlkes, to guide us through the evolution of techno, from the basements of Detroit to the airwaves of Europe, and beyond. Plus, Hanif guides us through a playlist of his top Detroit techno tracks. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/oos-detroit. 

Music In This Week’s Episode:
Black Man Orchestra, Eddie Fowlkes
Alleys of Your Mind, Cybotron
Do It All Night, DJ Minx
Epilogue, Octave One
Good Life, Inner City
OBX-A, X-102
Urban Rains, Never On Sunday

Show Notes: 

Look out for Eddie Fowlkes’ forthcoming releases this year—two EPs and a full-length album—on Detroit Wax.

Check out more of Imani Mixon’s work at her website. 

Credits:

This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Kathleen Ottinger, Rhiannon Corby, and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair. Extra gratitude to Joe Dawson and Saidah Blount at Sonos.