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A fun look at Mid-Ohio's early House/Techno scene and it's key players... some fun photos of 90's hair too(1 NSFW)
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/detroit-techno-through-years/#
January 27, 2011
The World of Detroit Techno 1991-2005, A Photojournal by Todd Sines...
Todd Sines
I had first gotten my taste of “real†dance music in 1988 after hearing Kraftwerk’s Musik Non Stop. After getting sidetracked with industrial, goth, hip-hop, shoegaze and post-punk, in 1990, MTV‘s 120 Minutes showed a clip of 808 State performing “Cubik†at a Manchester rave; I immediately set my sights on techno. In 1991, I was sent an early Mute comp, Paroxysm, to review for my zine, featuring Underground Resistance; Mad Mike Banks called me afterwards, sent some records, and left a deep, lasting impression. Shortly after, I found “From Beyond,†Carl Craig’s project as Psycheâ€â€almost a fusion of Kraftwerk and This Mortal Coil. Within weeks, our band, Body Release, formed with key Ohio players Titonton Duvanté, Charles Noel [Archetyp] and Mike Szewczyk, dabbling in techno, IDM, jungle and house before we embarked on our own paths. In 1993, via Brian Gillespie, I was introduced to Detroit’s Carl Craig and Daniel Bell, which resulted in releases with Peacefrog, Planet E and 7th City within the year. We started throwing our own events, in collaboration with Ed Luna, as ele_mental in May of 1993, and brought Detroit artists to Ohio and vice versa. My world hasn’t been the same sinceâ€â€and these photos document our cherished memories across the midwestern rust belt in pursuit of house and techno.
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