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Europe
5 OffStereo shows touch Europe, spanning 1957–2022. Among them: Detroit techno origins, Don Cherry: Pocket Trumpet, Global Soul.
Detroit techno origins
Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Eddie Fowlkes forged Detroit techno in the early 80s, a sound that fuses cold electronics with Motown soul on labels like Metroplex and Transmat.
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Don Cherry: Pocket Trumpet, Global Soul
Don Cherry's pocket trumpet guides free jazz from Ornette Coleman's quartet to global fusion, pioneering 'collage music' and a nomadic spirit from 1965's 'Complete Communion' to 1975's 'Brown Rice'.
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Nigeria's Silent Synth Prophet
William Onyeabor's reclusive genius and independent synth-funk pioneered Nigeria's 70s and 80s electro-boogie, a sound now rediscovered with Steve Monite and Goddy Oku.
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Wave 103 — Vice City's New Wave Station
Wave 103 archived the sleek, synth-driven European sound of 80s new wave, from Gary Numan's 'Cars' to Blondie's 'Atomic', reintroducing its stylish rebellion to a new generation.
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Detroit's Machine Soul
From Cybotron's "Alleys of Your Mind," Juan Atkins builds Detroit techno, a sound Derrick May's "Strings Of Life" imbues with soul and Kevin Saunderson's Inner City sends global, before Underground Resistance reclaims.
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