Drexciya

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Drexciya
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Years active1992–2002
Labels
Past membersJames Stinson
Gerald Donald

Drexciya was an American electronic music duo from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of James Stinson (1969–2002[1][2]) and Gerald Donald.[3]

Career

The majority of Drexciya's releases were in the style of dance-floor oriented electro, punctuated with elements of retro and 1980s Detroit techno, with occasional excursions into the ambient and industrial genres. They had 3 releases on the highly influential Underground Resistance Detroit record label. Tracks were mostly centered around the Roland TR-808 drum machine, Casio CZ 5000 syntheszier, Korg Monopoly synthesizer, Roland D20 synthesizer, Kawai K1 synthesizer, and sometimes a Roland TR 909 drum machine.[4]

In 1997, Drexciya released a compilation album, titled The Quest.[5] The duo released three studio albums: Neptune's Lair (1999), Harnessed the Storm (2002), and Grava 4 (2002).[6]

Drexciya, which eschewed media attention and its attendant focus on personality,

The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness (1993), according to Kodwo Eshun.[10]

Stinson died suddenly on 3 September 2002 of a heart condition.[11] Gerald Donald continues to produce music under other names such as Dopplereffekt with To Nhan Le Thi and Japanese Telecom.[1]

The Book of Drexciya, Volume 1 and 2

In 2019, with support from Gerald Donald and Helen Stinson, the mother of James Stinson, visual artist

ISBN 9781734489736
.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

  • The Quest (1997), Submerge
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller I (2011), Clone
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller II (2012), Clone
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller III (2013), Clone
  • Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller IV (2013), Clone

EPs

  • Deep Sea Dweller (1992), Shockwave Records
  • Drexciya 2: Bubble Metropolis (1993),
    Underground Resistance
  • Drexciya 3: Molecular Enhancement (1994),
    Rephlex
    , Submerge
  • Drexciya 4: The Unknown Aquazone (1994), Submerge
  • Aquatic Invasion (1994), Underground Resistance
  • The Journey Home (1995),
    Warp Records
  • The Return of Drexciya (1996), Underground Resistance
  • Uncharted (1997), Somewhere in Detroit
  • Hydro Doorways (2000), Tresor

Singles

  • "Fusion Flats" (2000), Tresor
  • "Digital Tsunami" (2001), Tresor
  • "Drexciyan R.E.S.T. Principle" (2002), Clone

References

  1. ^ a b "James Marcel Stinson - Biography". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "James Stinson 1969-2002 - An Appreciation".
  3. ^ Rubin, Mike (October 1998). "A Tale of Two Cities". Spin. pp. 104–109. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. doi:10.21463/shima.10.2.08
    .
  5. ^ Beta, Andy (22 June 2012). "Drexciya's Imaginary Soundtrack for Science Fiction". MTV. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. ^ Beta, Andy (16 October 2014). "Drexciya / Transllusion: Neptune's Lair / The Opening of the Cerebral Gate". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ Samuels, A. J. (30 May 2013). "Master Organism: A.J. Samuels interviews Gerald Donald". Electronic Beats. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. ISBN 9781613747995
    .
  9. ^ "Interview with Kodwo Eshun of the Otolith Group". Art Practical. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. S2CID 13646543
    . Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. ^ "DREXCIYA MEMBER DIES". NME. 9 September 2002. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

Further reading

External links

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