Why Drexciya took Detroit electro underwater | Resident Advisor
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2018
- We dive into the mythology behind Detroit electro's most influential duo.
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As Drexciya, the Detroit duo Gerald Donald and James Stinson made some of the best electro ever put to record. Through their track titles, artwork and lyrics, they imagined an expansive science fiction universe populated by people who lived underwater-the descendants of pregnant slaves thrown overboard during transatlantic journeys-and beings from outer space. Following in the footsteps of artists like Sun Ra and George Clinton, Drexciya created an Afrofuturist fantasy that remains captivating and emotional today. In this film, we explore the roots of Donald and Stinson's unique take on electro, the aquatic mythology that surrounds it, and their lasting impact on electronic music.
Gerald Donald quote: Red Bull Radio
Image at 1.17: Mark Dancey / Red Bull Music Academy
Interviews with James Stinson: Andrew Duke and Liz Copeland
Narrator: Moxie
Writer: Andrew Ryce
Editor: Guy Clarke
probably the most important techno narrative ever, the Drexciyan myth.
mission out.
Indeed !
Drexciya really pushed and expanded what you could do as a dj. It really put your mind in a different place. Sometimes we would get in my car and drive outside the city, out into the countryside, and this is the kind of stuff I would listen to. It was a a part of the soundtrack for escaping Detroit for a while.
Thanks for recognizing some of the true pioneers of electronic music in the US. Would be wonderful to see more on Detroit techno in general (Mad Mike Banks interview please... ?)
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Mike would never do an interview !
@@CatfishD He has in the past.
This is fantastic. Thank you so much for keeping their story alive for the generations that missed out on this wonderful time in electronic music history.
I am already underwater… thanks to all these tears. Much respect for RA on this one, Drexciya is forever!
What's the RA?
@@aliendriftsResident Advisor
"Experiments must continue. Even till death" RIP J. Stinson
The corrrect quotation goes like this: "Experiments must continue at all costs, even if it means death!"
@@rexmundi649 I loved your music you kept the actual trance in your style of trance
tracks played in here (well, almost every one, dunno what that track is during that Jeff Mills bit for example), in order:
bubble metropolis
black sea
a number of names - sharivari
neon falls
wave jumper
aqua jujidsu
temple of dos de aqua
polymono plexusgel
drexyen star chamber
cascading celestial giants
astronomical guidepost
thanks man
🙏
Stay Deep.
stay pressurized
Drexciya must be one of the musical acts with the deepest lore out there
Great documentary, wish it was an hour long.
Underwater Resistance! Gotta love the Drexciyan belief behind these legends. Great video, big up! RIP Mr Stinson
There was also a side project that the Drexciya Duo were involved with called Doppler Effect, think a more robotic Kraftwerk fronted by a female vocalist speaking in monotone. It had to be heard to be believed.
I remember when I heard hydro theory and bang bang for the first time three years ago on youtube. My neck hair raised and my whole body got goosebumps, I was immediately captivated by their sound... learning more about them just deepens the meaning of their music to me and creates new fantasies about Drexciya and the entire journey their mythical civilization has made
There's a special kind of happy when a video with a title like this pops up on your homepage :D
One of the best random weird corner of the record shops finds of my life
Love being from Detroit, so much talent
This fed my soul. This was beautiful. Stinson and Donald were such a huge influence in my life and are so underrepresented. Thank you for making this!
You guys HAVE to do a follow up with Dopplereffekt and all his associated acts!
Much respect.
Life is short. Drexciya is forever.
I discovered Drexciya though a tracklist of a Helena Hauff set this month. Perfect timing RA!
drexciya has so much good stuff for real, even the side projects are fantastic... and helena hauff is one of the best djs rn
no! be happy for him. he now has a lot new stuff to listen to.
Enjoy the joruney m8!
Koekebakker Don’t know if you picked up any of their albums yet, but I discovered them back around 09 or 2010, when the first “Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller” collection of their trax came out, and I fell in love. I ended up buying each subsequent JotDSD releases, four in all, and honestly, if you’re not looking to be a completist and just want a great collection of their trax, I highly recommend.
Helena Hauff and DJ Stingray both played a night in Bristol last October
Stay pressurised!
Oof ❤❤❤
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile yesterday- and realized that even after listening to this duo for years, I missed a reference to the Methane Sea from my first favorite rock-n-roller. Rik Davis aka Cybotron3070 wrote a track called "Methane Sea" which I now believe pays homage to the idea Jimi and Drexciya are getting at- an idea illustrated by another Hendrix track, 1983... A Merman I Should Turn to Be from Electric Ladyland: 1983 is not a year, it is a reference to United States Code 42 USC 1983- which basically gives the right to seek reparations when any authorized group, working in the service of the United States, works outside of Its authority. Otherwise, Drexciya was cognizant of Afro musical history, something I'm still learning about; most of all they have taught why some people identify as Afro-American rather than African-American. They've led me to Sun Ra, RammEllZee- and gave me further understanding of the continuing work of Gerald Donald, DJ Stingray, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and perhaps even a (supposedly) caucasian woman who calls herself The Doubtful Guest.
just saw dj stingray play still absolutely killing it
where?
Amsterdam Dance Event
I'm going to check him out tonight for another round ;)
Hes a beast saw him playing at BASSIANI last year and hes pretty often there like 2-3 times a year so we are quit lucky here in georgia lol
Damn this video isnt even 10 minutes long and it is already the best thing the Resident advisor channel has ever done. GREAT JOB keep it up and make more.
Cybotron is another noteworthy electro duo that comes to mind with similar lineage
Cybotron3070 does not get the same recognition as his partner, though (when referencing techno history). I have a hypothesis that Rik Davis is the Unknown Writer.
Smif and Wesson Model 500
R. M Don’t think Davis did any other records solo as 3070 but I’m sure he co-wrote Time Space Transmat with Juan.....after that he was finished with music maybe?
True
So much love for these underwater soundscapes
Music with the concept and soul!
Long live their heritage 🌸
Da aquabahnnnnn!! . RIP James Stinson.
First Burial, now Drexciya's history. Thank you resident advisor for making these awesome documentaries.
Are you planning to make more videos? Can you make one about Aquacrunk?
"[...] just love each other. Love the music and go for it. Whatever your heart desires."
James Stinson, 2002
Amazing look into two real musical geniuses, they are still far ahead of their time, thank you for making this.
A doc this good rarely comes along. incredible story.
Their creative mythology really impressed and influenced me years ago as a child, and even still today.
fuck me up this is the kind of electro I've been hunting for. Absolutely timeless.
This was/is beautiful. Thank you. ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼✊🏽❤️♾
Great work on this RA, thank you.
I find it intresting listening to artists like drexciya and dopplereffekt whilst in run down areas with bordered up houses, dirt and litter everywhere. It feels like this music is the sound track to this scenery and in a way a private escape from the reality of life in areas that are run down, with the arists coming from Detroit that makes sense.
This is pretty well made actually.
The masters! Thanks for showing us your soundzz.
Just hit the Aquabhann, and tear down it in your Lardosian cruiser. Nice piece RA
Thanks RA! Always so interesting.
"To stay sane in an insane world"... The most relevant thing today 🔥❤️
Well produced video which deserves more attention, just like Drexciya.
much props to RA for having this feature.
Amazing break down of a very special group. Only re listened to Stinsons interview with Liz Coperland...very inspirational poetic and haunting seeing that he passed away months after recording the interview.
So good, thanks RA
RESPECT. ty for making this.
sound of my (now fading) youth, great job on the video
Drexciya didn't just make music, he made his music art trying to transmit something to people, that's something that nowadays in the music industry isn't done anymore, you just want to make a lot of money producing repetitive and empty music from my point of view, thank you James and Donald very much for making your music art.
@ROOTSCONTRA lol man don't even bother responding to these guys. They usually don't make the effort to try and hear for themselves what's up today on the techno and electro scene. And if they do, they do it with some dark devil in their mind saying "yeah but remember it will always be better before". This guy probably doesn't know Stingray plays loads of new stuff as well in his sets.
So well made and very informative , even for a 20 year fan
What a piece of art
Excellent. Thank you.
Just found 3 vinyls in my collection...ooohhhh!!!!...vinyl forever!
thank you so much for this
Fantastic video!
RA should add a credit to the source interviews from Andrew Duke and Liz Copeland.
Great LEGEND!! ONE LOVE.
Legends. The originals.
Profound artists! Thanks for the lovely doco RA!
very well done, yes !
Thanks!!!
The masters of the machines!
Amazing thank u!!
Drexciya and Apex Twin made my young age wierd ;) and i like it ;p
great video, thanks :)
I knew nothing about this scene or Drex. This is fucking awesome. Keep up the dope work~~~
Absolute legends
wicked feature
Thank you DREXCIYA..........
Take your mind to another level, feel the power of the...
Devil
Best group ever!
Wow, I hadn't heard of these guys in other techno documentaries, but more the original Detroit guys.
Come back to Earth, Great Ones
Pure art
Good stuff!
Pioneers!
LEGENDS. RIP JS
awesome
chills
Fro sun ra to drexciya. When your mythology and culture is stolen, you create your brand new own. The legend is written.
awesome!
This is a masterpiece
'The Art' of techno.. 💗
I think you misspelled electro mate ;)
So gooooood
Still so much love and admiration for their music + sound x
So happy 1 x Drexciyan is still operating : seek and you shall find.
But seek hard.
Not that hard. Stingray.
bang bang chickachicka ahh
awesome awesome awesome!
i must mention Ultradyne, who produced back to back with Drexciya and are also a part of Drexcian universe
Yeahman ;)
@@mr_diatribe2324 no way, we meet again. I am of the conclusion now that you tube recommends me the videos you have viewed and commented on. Although I am already a minor drex fan.
@@JMJC1 Hows it going Quartz ............. ;)
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@@mr_diatribe2324 what's the video meaning?
Forever!
WOWZA
Drexciya is the best of its kind
black sea - masterpiece
Drexciya, UR, The Martian sure have kicked out some sounds over the decades! Did you mention L.A.M??? We are on teeveeeeee!
support!
Inspirational
Very interseting! Didn't know that side of Detroit
💙
🔥 That Fire 🔥
Drexciya✨
Makes me shudder to think what kind of tracks Drexciya would have made in this present day.
WOW!!! I thought that UR’s Codebreaker with Morse code melody was great idea, but haven’t listen to Drexciya anything after The Quest (greatest hits album???).
Now I got to go and find other, what I missed.
Thanks RA.
Also about Afrofuturism, watch Last Angel Of History.
And can anyone recommend some others documentaries about Afrofuturism???
Check out all of the Detroit Techno documentaries on youtube. Afrofuturism is running through the vein of all of them
I watched them "all", at least easy to find or ones that people mention as references. If you can point me in more less popular or less known??? I will be grateful. Thanks.
Thanks!!!
RIP James x