“For a very long time, people knew of techno as a genre, but never placed it in Detroit,” says writer and cultural producer Imani Mixon. In this episode, we’re digging deep into the origins of that Detroit techno sound. Hanif and Imani are joined by “godfather & originator” of Detroit techno himself, Eddie Fowlkes, to guide us through the evolution of techno, from the basements of Detroit to the airwaves of Europe, and beyond. Plus, Hanif guides us through a playlist of his top Detroit techno tracks. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/oos-detroit.

/ Music In This Week’s Episode: /

Black Man Orchestra, Eddie Fowlkes

Alleys of Your Mind, Cybotron

Do It All Night, DJ Minx

Epilogue, Octave One

Good Life, Inner City

OBX-A, X-102

Urban Rains, Never On Sunday