Detroit’s Rebecca Goldberg, aka 313 Acid Queen, releases 5 techno bangers incl. Mark Broom remix on Phoq U.
Phoq U Phonogrammen, the rebellious U-TRAX sublabel, returns after 26 years with its eight release, produced and manufactured in Detroit.
Detroit native Rebecca Goldberg, who has previously released music and performed live under her 313 Acid Queen alias, will present her brand new People Mover EP at the Detroit Movement festival, on May 26, 2023.
The EP features 5 dancefloor fillers, including the Detroit-style remix by Mark Broom of the opening track Automated.
The EP is inspired by transportation, industry and travel, as well as the city of Detroit of course, paying homage to the original minimal techno music and the evolution of technology and industry.
All tracks are live jams, recorded in one take on all hardware instruments. Rebecca tries to do as little post-work as possible, with just a little bit of final arrangement. Her work often incorporates field recorded sounds, and for this EP she used samples recorded while riding on the Detroit People Mover itself, the elevated automated light rail system in downtown Detroit. Goldberg started a sound walk group called Detroit Frequency and the recordings were taken on during the first event last summer.
The EP kicks off with the fast-paced Automated, that echoes the hypnotic minimal techno sound of Robert Hood. Mark Broom added an extra dose of 909 funk in his Mark Broom remix, which provides the track with even more pumping rhythms and making it sound even more ‘classic Detroit’.
The B-side opens with Elevated, that features industrial-ish DPM sounds on a bed of pure acid, as if Goldberg wants us to remember why she is named the 313 Acid Queen.
Staying On meanwhile, puts a repeating DPM announcer’s voice central stage, making it a fascinating piece of minimal techno. The closing track Linear Motion creates a dark atmosphere, with eerie, down-pitched DPM sounds that makes this a spooky techno trip that we believe many people will love.
Both Rebecca Goldberg and Mark Broom will play at the Movement Festival in Detroit this year (26-28 May).
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released May 26, 2023
Produced and arranged by Rebecca Goldberg
Mastering by Andy Toth
Pressed at Archer Records Pressing Co., Detroit
Independent Dutch label, based in Utrecht. Released 20 leftfield techno/acid/house/electro records between 1993 and 1997 on
U-TRAX and its sublabel Phoq U Phonogrammen.
After a soft re-launch in October 2018, U-TRAX is back with re-releases, re-presses and fresh new music since 2021.
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This is a wonderful journey into the vast space of Detroid electro music. A masterpiece of its own, made by none other than the masterminds behind Arpanet, Drexciya, Der Zyklus and many more unique projects. Each track is special in its own, creating with sound worlds of emotions and dreams. Buckle up and go on a cosmic trip with this extraordinary music that will get under your skin down to the bones and make you feel Electro as only a few masterpieces can. quzani
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Ethereal and sublime... if I had to sum this up in a sentence, I'd say it almost sounds like Dozzy's take on Berlin-School with some hardware sequencer-esque arpeggios with of course modern touches. Is a collaboration with Steve Roach next? jonarmst
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