Electric transmissions: Why London loves Detroit techno
From our London bureau, ISKA Films and Cass Corridor Films show us why Londoners can't get enough Detroit techno.
“Detroit’s got a sort of mystical status here in London,” says Nicole McKenzie, manager of London’s Sounds of the Universe record store.
We may think of electronic music as an underground artform here in Detroit, but the secret is out in London. In this video, a co-production of ISKA Films and Cass Corridor Films, find out from some members of London’s electronic music scene why homegrown Detroit artists like Jay Daniel and Kyle Hall make a big splash every time they head overseas.
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