The Elektroworld album is perhaps one of the smoothest , finest , most futuristic Detroit electro-techno records out there. Even today the sound has not dated , and still holds its own against newer artists and productions. It has acquired cult status , even among all the releases in the revered and much storied discography of James Stinson and Gerald Donald. I bet Underground Resistance really regret letting this go to Warp !
I would like to think the Elecktroids vision of Detroit was different than Model 500's dystopia , and the album has a 'soulful, romantic' feel in many of the tracks, such as "Midnight Drive" and "Mystery World".
The album cover is a homage to Kraftwerk's seminal work "Computer World". Needless to say the music contains many nods to the Kraftwerk style circa Computer World!
The people behind the Elecktroids were never really verified, James Stinson of Drexciya was a confirmed member, but others say Gerald Donald (Drexciya, Der Zyklus, Arpanet, Dopplereffekt) was also a member along with the duo from Ultradyne (Alex and Dennis) , some think Anthony Shake Shakir or Sherard Ingram was involved.
The Elecktroids only had one other release, a 12" called "Kilohertz" , also on Warp, which is less romantic, but with more funky basslines.
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1 comments:
damn sold out,
would have loved a copy of this great record
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