These Suburban Knight tunes are Yummy (PLANETS!!!), but actually what I feel UR stuff has been missing recently. I've personally found the quality of UR material slipping of late, and I am a die-hard fan and have all but a few of their releases.
One example is the Galaxy 2 Galaxy LP I just listened to on Juno. I was a disappointed with the new tracks (all 4 of them?), "Sounds like a theme tune to a day time television show" said a friend referring to the first track. Don't get me wrong, I will most probably buy it, I like it, but it's not the ground breaking stuff I was hoping for. The first tune would sit happily along side hi tech jazz on that EP, but that was over a decade ago. All the old tracks on the LP all have a place in my heart and back when I first heard them they were futuristic and ahead of their time. They are what put me on the path to listen to more jazz in the first place. Maybe the newer ones were produced at the same time, but not released? Or maybe I'm just spoilt for future jazz these days with the quality coming out of west London and the whole broken beat scene, as some of those guys manage to merge techno with jazz that really does sound ahead of its time. If I'd not heard the older tracks on the LP before, I'm not sure how impressed I would be of this in 2006. I have a few Jazz Head friends that are getting into Detroit stuff so it will be interesting to hear their opinion; someone that can approach Nation 2 Nation or A Moment in Time with fresh ears. Then again I'm probably just getting a little too upset about a few "extra" tracks on what I suppose is a retrospective album of Galaxy 2 Galaxy work. And no doubt there is another Codebreaker or Transition just waiting round the corner that will have me jumping like a Looney again. ROLL ON INTERSTELLA FUTURTIVES 2! On Another note. (for UK URer's) Suburban Knight, DJ3000 and Technasia are playing at SPLIT on February the 4th at The Key. Roll Call.... Who's Going? www.splitmusic.net Judging by the clips below, Its going to be a belter! Max -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 09 January 2006 20:14 To: 313 Subject: (313) new Surburban Knight material Message --- Original Message ----- From: Régis De Waey Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:01 PM Subject: ON RELEASE NEXT WEEK @ AUDIOPOLIS LABEL GROUP ! streetdate: 16th of January 2006 SUBURBAN KNIGHT - DIGITAL WARRIOR PART I - DARKPRINT 04 A crucial figure on the outskirts of Detroit techno since the mid '80s, James Pennington's recordings as the Suburban Knight pioneered the moodier side of the Motor City with classics like "The Art of Stalking" and "The Groove." And though he collaborated on the biggest hit to come out of Detroit, the techno-pop monster "Big Fun" by Inner City, he later recorded with subterranean mainstays Underground Resistance. It was through his connection with another Detroit mainstay, Derrick May, that Pennington began recording. May had set up his own Transmat Records in 1986, and Suburban Knight debuted the following year with the third release for the label, "The Groove." He had also been working with Kevin Saunderson, and co-wrote "Big Fun" with Saunderson and Art Forrest. After vocals were added by Paris Grey and the record was released, it became a worldwide hit and virtually defined early Detroit techno for many foreigners. Though Pennington only released one more single for Transmat, it was the dark classic "The Art of Stalking." With the rise of Detroit's second wave in the early '90s, Pennington became a mentor for Mike Banks and the Underground Resistance crew. With UR, he released the singles "Nocturbulous Behavior" and "Dark Energy." Finally new production work by Darkprint supremo SUBURBAN KNIGHT (UR - DETROIT), coming on strong with the DIGITAL WARIOR episodes. On episode one, 'TINY TOYS' harks back to SUBURBAN KNIGHT in his DARK ENERGY faze on UR, a sublime dancefloor groove track with nuff Detroit licks n percs, to make the crowd go into a frenzy! 'ORACLE' unleashes a deeper moodier athmosphere before exploding in early 90ties hardcore breakbeatz a must! Furthermore on episode one, there is the electro tech outing 'MY FAVOURITE WALKMAN' a firing take on elektro with a serious technoid kick underneath. SUBURBAN KNIGHT is here to stay! ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK004/A1-TINYTOYS.m p3 ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK004/B1-ORACLE.mp3 ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK004/B2-MYFAVOURIT EWALKMAN.mp3 SUBURBAN KNIGHT - DIGITAL WARRIOR PART II - DARKPRINT 05 A crucial figure on the outskirts of Detroit techno since the mid '80s, James Pennington's recordings as the Suburban Knight pioneered the moodier side of the Motor City with classics like "The Art of Stalking" and "The Groove." And though he collaborated on the biggest hit to come out of Detroit, the techno-pop monster "Big Fun" by Inner City, he later recorded with subterranean mainstays Underground Resistance. It was through his connection with another Detroit mainstay, Derrick May, that Pennington began recording. May had set up his own Transmat Records in 1986, and Suburban Knight debuted the following year with the third release for the label, "The Groove." He had also been working with Kevin Saunderson, and co-wrote "Big Fun" with Saunderson and Art Forrest. After vocals were added by Paris Grey and the record was released, it became a worldwide hit and virtually defined early Detroit techno for many foreigners. Though Pennington only released one more single for Transmat, it was the dark classic "The Art of Stalking." With the rise of Detroit's second wave in the early '90s, Pennington became a mentor for Mike Banks and the Underground Resistance crew. With UR, he released the singles "Nocturbulous Behavior" and "Dark Energy." Next up on DARKPRINT is the 2nd episode of SUBURBAN KNIGHT'S DIGITAL WARRIOR series, while episode one took off in 4/4 territory, on episode 2, he delivers the goods Detroit Electro tech style. 'ELIMINATION' shows SUBURBAN KNIGHTS roots firmly based in UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE territory, dark raunch Detroit electr beatz n soundscapes that will send shivers through your spine!!!!! 2nd up is 'BIG BROTHER' moving things up a notch in a true Ghetto tech way, without losing that wavy melodic Detroit string feeling! On side B, there is acidic 'PLANETS' track, that suggest THE MARTIAN has moved from his RED PLANET & turns up on DARKPRINT for a quick blow in your face! To top things of in a stylish manner, 'RESONANCE' a fast n furious Ghetto Techno workout! SUBURBAN KNIGHT, the DIGITAL WARIOR indeed! ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK005/A1-ELIMINATIO N.mp3 ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK005/A2-BIGBROTHER .mp3 ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK005/B1-PLANETS.mp 3 ftp://ftp.ghent.audiopolis.net/music/samples/Darkprint/DARK005/B2-RESONANCE. mp3
