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Drexciya
The Return of Drexciya, 1996
The Return of Drexciya, 1996
Background information
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre(s) Detroit Techno, electro
Years active 1992–2002
Label(s) Underground Resistance, Clone, Rephlex, Hardwax, WARP, Submerge
Associated acts Abstract Thought, Arpanet, Clarence G, Der Zyklus, Dopplereffekt, Elecktroids, Glass Domain, Intellitronic, Japanese Telecom, Lab Rat XL, L. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A. M. , Shifted Phases, The Other People Place, Transllusion
Former members
James Stinson
Gerald Donald

Drexciya was an electronic music band from Detroit, Michigan. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The late James Stinson was the only officially identified member of Drexciya, but it was considered an open secret that he had a partner, Gerald Donald. James Stinson (September 14th 1969 - September 3rd 2002 was an electronic music producer from Detroit Michigan Gerald Donald is a Detroit techno producer and artist He is most famous for his work as Drexciya with James Stinson.

The majority of Drexciya's releases were in the style of harsh, dancefloor oriented Electro, punctuated with elements of retro, 1980s Detroit Techno, with occasional excursions into the Ambient and Industrial genres. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Tracks are mostly centered around the TR-808 drum machine, with bass, melodies, and synth textures ebbing and flowing in time. Anecdotes suggest that Stinson and Donald recorded tracks while playing the instruments live, making use of analog equipment and sequencing methods.

Drexciya combined a faceless, underground, anti-mainstream media stance with mythological, sci-fi narratives, to help heighten the dramatic effect of their music. In this respect they were similar to artists within and close to the Detroit collective Underground Resistance. Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR is a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America

Their name referred to a myth comparable to Plato's myth of Atlantis, which the group revealed in the sleeve notes to their 1997 album "The Quest". Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece Atlantis (in Greek,, "island of Atlas " is the name of a Legendary Island, first mentioned in Plato 's dialogues "Drexciya" was an underwater country populated by the unborn children of pregnant African women thrown off of slave ships that had adapted to breathe underwater in their mother's wombs.

Reports of Drexciya's disbanding in 1997 were contradicted two years later when a new Drexciya track appeared on the Underground Resistance compilation Interstellar Fugitives, followed by three more Drexciya albums. Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR is a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America It appears that these were the solo work of Stinson. Both he and Gerald Donald continued to be prolific in their respective side projects.

Although both members of Drexciya remained completely anonymous throughout their active recording career, James Stinson, was identified posthumously in 2002. James Stinson (September 14th 1969 - September 3rd 2002 was an electronic music producer from Detroit Michigan See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The members of Drexciya have never been photographed, although they have given interviews, throughout one of which they wore Star Trek masks to conceal their identity!

Contents

Discography

Albums

EPs / Singles

Compilations

References

  1. 'More Brilliant Than The Sun: Adventures In Sonic Fiction' by Kodwo Eshun, pp. Kodwo Eshun (born 1967 is a British writer and theorist He studied English Literature ( BA Hons, MA Hons) at University College Oxford 06[083] - 06[085] (Quartet Books, London, 1998).

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