Candy Chang has posted six new pieces of techno from her recent live set. With tracks named “Cobo Hall” and “Highland Park”, the inspiration for the Detroit, Detroit EP is obvious: dramatic urban landscapes that are noble, sometimes failed, and very legendary. Aside from the track titles, there are direct nods towards some of Detroit’s other landmarks: the nervous sounds of Ersatz electro ca. 1999, Plastikman’s Muzik melodies, and a touch of Moodymann’s loopy retro-house. There are even a few plain-out dirty Dj Assault moments (see “Greektown”). The overall sound, however, is not so obvious: disco crashes into minimal techno, which is fuzzed over with brash synths and firecracker drums and a few skittering high-hats. I’ll lay off the adjectives now, except to say it’s big and raw and very much Detroit.

Candy Chang – Woodward Avenue
from Detroit, Detroit. Red Antenna, 2007

Download the rest of Candy’s tracks here. (I like to think that this has something to do with her making new songs).