I did this mix for the Audiodope podcast: http://www.audiodope.com/mixes/chaircrushertresor91-97mix/
After someone brought up the Eddie Fowlkes track "Move To Detroit", I found that it was on a Tresor release, and started looking at all the Detroit music that was released on Tresor in the 90s. This got me thinking -- while the primary vector of international dissemination for Detroit techno came from the UK, the Tresor label was crucial, particularly for popularizing the harder side of Detroit Techno. Even in the United States, Tresor releases were an important source of new Detroit music, as Tresor often had wider US distribution than Detroit labels. The tracks here aren't all Tresor original releases -- many Detroit tracks were licensed from Detroit labels --- but I've given the Tresor catalog number and date. Two of the tracks are actually by German artists, but that can be misleading as some of Juan Atkins releases were produced in Berlin in collaboration with Mauritz Von Oswald, and Thomas Fehlmann. The influences were by no means unidirectional -- just as Detroit artists were hugely influential in Europe, Detroit artists often found new sounds through exposure to European music and culture. With the rise of the modern 'minimal' style centered on Berlin and Richie Hawtin, it's important to remember the way Berlin and Detroit first formed an artistic affinity, and the way that Tresor in particular helped make the careers and reputations of Detroit artists on the world stage. Track list: Blake Baxter – “Reach Out (Reach Deep Down Underground Mix)” Tresor 31 1992 Eddie Flashin Fowlkes & 3MB – “Es-29″ Tresor 3 1992 Kelli Hand – “Terminal” Tresor 64 1997 Model 500 – “M 69 Starlight” Tresor 63 1997 Blake Baxter “The Warning” Tresor 2 1991 Infiniti “Hard Drive” Tresor 48 1996 Jeff Mills “Condor to Mallorca” Tresor 25 1994 Joey Beltram – “Game Form” Tresor 33 1995 Blake Baxter “Minimal Freak” Tresor 74 1997 X-103 “Hagia Triada” Tresor 12 1993 X-102 “Titan” Tresor 3 1992 X-102 “Hyperion” Tresor 3 1992 3MB “Jazz Is The Teacher” Tresor 9 1993 Robert Hood “Home” Tresor 27 1994 Lyot (Maurizo Mix) Vainquere Novamute NoMu 14 1993 Eddie Flashing Fowlkes “Move To Detroit” Tresor 49 1996 3 Phase – “Der Klang Der Familie” Tresor 6 1992
