HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD

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HIGH TECH SOUL: THE CREATION OF TECHNO MUSIC Director:Gary Bredow. 64 min. 2006. Documentary. LABEL: Plexi Film High Tech soul: The Creation of Techno, is a documentary film that traces the conception of Techno music. This film digs deep into the roots of Techno as well as the culture of a city, answering questions of how and why this music came from Detroit. Featuring Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes, Richie Hawtin, and many of the other innovators that continue to take the music to new levels today. High tech Soul also explores the relationships and personal struggles of the individuals who created this global phenomenon. From the riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 80's, the film invites you to take a walk around the globe and back to one of the richest and most challenging cities in the world. The artists explain why Techno with it's driving beats, abrasive tones, and resonating bass lines could not have come from anywhere else other than Detroit. Techno is much like the city itself, deprived and emotional yet continuing to set trends around the world, touching lives no one could have ever imagined.

My Interests

High Tech Soul
The creation of techno music

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Music:

Derrick May Intro: If one name crops up again and again in discussions of techno, it is that of Derrick "Mayday" May. Alongside Juan Atkins, Carl Craig and Kevin Saunderson, May is regarded as one of the kings of the Detroit sound.Inspired by Yello and Kraftwerk, he began to make electronic music with Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson while studying with them at Belleville High, Detroit. Recording either as Mayday or Rhythim Is Rhythim (occasionally in conjunction with Carl Craig) and generally on his own Transmat Records label, he went on to carve out a new vein in dance music that synthesized the advances of the electro movement with the more challenging end of the House movement - a music that defined "techno". Early cuts such as "Nude Photo" and "The Dance", both on Transmat, were inspirational to many. However, it was the release of "Strings Of Life" in 1987, which, with its wide appeal to the house music fans of the late 80s, simultaneously brought May his deserved acclaim and Detroit techno to European club-goers.May went on to cut three tracks on System 7's debut album, before Network released Innovator: Soundtrack For The Tenth Planet in 1991, a six-track EP that comprised some of May's definitive moments to date. In the same year, May was responsible for what Carl Craig has called the finest remix ever, SueÃ±o Latino's "SueÃ±o Latino", itself a reworking of Manuel Goettsching's epic "E2-M4". It was followed in 1992 by Relics, a double album of Transmat's finest moments, heavily featuring Rhythim Is Rhythim, which coincided with a re-release of "Strings Of Life" on the Belgium label Buzz, this time in a drumless version reminiscent of May's "SueÃ±o Latino" remix. More recently, Transmat has been revived following its signing to Sony. This has resulted in the long-awaited release of Rhythim Is Rhythim's 1991 recordings, "Kao-tic Harmony" and "Icon", and the Japanese (and subsequent American) release of a comprehensive Derrick May retrospective, Innovator, which contains all May's work for the Transmat label including remixes and tracks released for the first time.Detroit Techno landlord and head of the internationally respected Transmat Records, Derrick May continues to move dancefloors with his no-nonsense Techno grooves. One third of the Belleville Three, this electronic legend arranges classic Detroit tracks in a timeless fashion: frantically beat-heavy yet soulfully warm. Nervous beats and breaks pound away at curvy synths and digital melodies that stand in the background of these vibesome grooves like an electric scalloped fence surrounding a celebrity's home. Confident rhythms charge at your chest through an invisible spiderweb of string samples holding your consciousness captive on the dancefloor.

My Blog

High Tech Soul Italy

..> High Tech Soul Italy If you happen to be in Italy...I will be kicking off a 10 date Italian "High tech Soul" Tour for the Italian DVD release. Featuring Q and A session with myself, and variou...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:46:00 PST

HTS screening at Winterblast Feb. 9th Campus Martius

Please join me for a screening of HTS on Sat. Feb. 9th at 10pm in the big heated tent at Campus Martius.AFTER PARTY AT OZLO.Q and A following the film.http://www.winterblast.com/event/2007/filmfestiva...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:41:00 PST

High Tech Soul: Copenhagen, Denmark

http://www.cphdox.dk/d1/ft.lasso?s=2007135&ser=631Next screening is in Copenhagen, Denmark at the COP:DOX Festival (Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival) on November 15, 2007I will be ho...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:42:00 PST

Gary Bredow & Derrick May "High Tech Soul" screening in Warsaw, Poland

As part of Derrick May's world renowned "Hi-Tek-Soul" nights, the documentary film "High Tech Soul" will be screening in Warsaw, Poland on September 1st followed by a Q and A with Director Gary Bredow...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:53:00 PST

Resident Advisor article 4/07

RA articlehttp://www.residentadvisor.net/forum-read.aspx?id=288 59Detroit legend Stacey Pullen spins for Derrick May's globetrotting club night Hi-Tek Soul in Melbourne next month. Pullen is acknowled...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST

High Tech Soul Wins a Detroit Music Award (April 20th)

DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS - 2007 DETROIT -- The Motor City's diverse musical talents will be honored once again at the annual Detroit Music Awards, which will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, a...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:08:00 PST

NOISE Magazine Article March 21,2007

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID =2007703210304 I'm not 32, and I did not pay $125,000 dollars. Just for the record....
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 01:55:00 PST

High Tech Soul NYC with Derrick May and Gary Bredow and Village Voice Article

March 3rd @ The Sullivan Room 8pm Screening of High Tech Soul followed by a Q and A with Derrick May and Gary Bredow....Followed by a performance by Derrick on the tables.... http://www.sullivanr...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:19:00 PST

High Tech Soul screening in San Francisco W/ Derrick May and Gary Bredow

..> ..> HI TECH SOULw/ DERRICK MAYMighty119 Utah StreetSAN FRANCISCO / 21+ upDebut screening of the documentary film "High Tech Soul" followed by 45 minute discussion with filmmaker Gary B...
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:30:00 PST

Seatles "Best Music DVD's of 2006"

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=132847
Posted by HIGH TECH SOUL: the creation of Techno DVD on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:28:00 PST