AbuQadim Haqq’s 33 Years of Techno Art and Afrofuturism, book and music

Detroit native AbuQadim Haqq, the artist who gave form to the Drexciyan Empire and helped craft the visual identity of Transmat, Planet E, and Underground Resistance, has put 33 years of that imagination into an art book and compilation project.

DJ Stingray is posting short science music videos and I’m there for it

Social media algorithms have enforced a mind-numbing sameness across the music world – pose for the camera, post a few seconds of playing a crowded rave. But not so on DJ Stingray’s feed. It’s time for ear mites. No, not metaphorically — like actual parasitic mites.

Peter Kirn - January 29, 2024

Underground Resistance is back with new EPs, reissue, mix, and Detroit – Tijuana hookup

With electronic sounds like no others, Detroit legends Underground Resistance are treating us to a massive lineup of news. While this likely got drowned out by war, it’s worth visiting, as UR dropped the news at Black-organized festival Dweller last week in New York.

Peter Kirn - February 28, 2022

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