Kings Of Techno
Rapster
TECHNO
After having collaborated on numerous projects and having shared the best dancefloors around the world, LAURENT GARNIER and CARL CRAIG are now pairing up for the new volume of RAPSTER's popular 'Kings Of' series. A true testimony to Music culture!
This album is not your average 'Techno' mix album. How could it be - it features two of Dance Music's most significant players of the last 15 years, so expect the unexpected!!
Disc One = LAURENT GARNIER, one of the first Europeans to mix American House and techno music in Britain, earning his crown in the glory days of the Hacienda in the late 80's. Some tracks of his mix will be immediately recognizable as 'Techno', such as the phenomenal 'Utopia' by JEFF MILLS. But far from being strictly techno, Garnier's mix is both a testimony to the genre's main influences and an eclectic tribute to the town that saw its emergence: Detroit. The great beauty of his mix is the layering of the many styles, traveling from THE STOOGES to ARETHA FRANKLIN, from Motown's TEMPTATIONS to futuristic hip-hop-anthem-in-the-making, DABRYE's collaboration with JAY DEE on "Game Over".
Disc One = CARL CRAIG grew up in Detroit; his diverse musical output has gained him fans from a broad range of musical backgrounds. In direct contrast to Laurent's mix, his take in music mostly emanated from Europe. Like Laurent's, some falls easily into the 'techno' category: NITZER EBB's industrial bass heavy 'Join In The Chant' fits seamlessly with CAPRICORN's 'I Need Love' from defunct early 90's trance label SPERM RECORDS. VISAGE will be remembered for European chart success in the glory days of late 70's, perhaps best known for their hit "Fade to Grey". These all had a high voltage current running through their music and significantly, these tracks still gain a cheer on today's dance floor.
Each 'The Kings of' release features striking artwork from 60's ROLLING STONE photographer & voyeur extraordinaire, MICHAEL JOSEPH.
Don't underestimate the strength of these names when sitting in your racks
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