Dopplereffekt interview, mix and live dates, Drexciya research and more

Dopplereffekt have live shows lined up for Berghain, Berlin on 13th March and then a string of US dates in May in New York, San Francisco and Detroit. They will also play the kmental festival in Amsterdam in July. All details via Resident Advisor here.

"This collection of musical pieces was arranged to demonstrate the diverse spectrum of aesthetic and styles of electronic music and textures. The objective: a higher dimensional experience, a stellar gate."

To promote Dopplereffekt's most recent 12" EP, Metasymmetry, there is a video by Shohei Fujimoto for 'Time Modulation-Graviton Pulse'. Dopplereffekt made also made a new various artists mix (see quote above) for Mixmag, you can listen here. For the first time in over ten years, Marcus Barnes has a new interview with Dopplereffekt for Mixmag here.

'Truth Matrix' 12" by Der Zyklus is now listed for pre-order on Bleep (rel. 27th Feb, although clone.nl says 23rd). 

At Juno you can pre-order and listen to a short sample of the new 'Algoirithmic Error (Heinrich Mueller System Restrictions)' remix on Protocolo Sysex's Geometria Virtual EP. Bandcamp link here..

There are six excellent 20 minute podcasts which were made to tie-in with Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music, an exhibition at MSU Museum at Michigan State University. I only found out about this myself and sadly it's over but it ran during 2025.

One of them focuses on Drexciya for about five minutes (Episode 5: Worldbuilding and Techno): In this episode alone there are exclusive interviews with Ingrid Lafleur, Tobias c. van Veen, Mike Banks and AduQadim Haqq. All the podcasts are hosted by the curator of the exhibition Julian Chambliss.

"This is a fun project, something fun and mysterious. It's a mystery, chasing around the world all the different stuff. Some of these might be hard and tricky to figure out. To us, it's fun." 

"We jump around the world to different ports around the world through our production company. Not too many people can we do what we do and survive. A lot of people stay in one port and rely on their back catalogue. For us, our lives are so abstract and the way we do things is so spontaneous, we need room to breathe. We need to fly, we need to spread ourselves around the world." 

- both quotes of James Stinson to Tim Pratt (Detroit Free Press 2002).

I certainly had fun making this map of some of the locations revealed in Drexciya's music, the labels they have worked with and a few other places they had connections with. If you can think of anything I've missed please let me know. 

"The second Dopplereffekt album was just noise. I told him: I understand you, I understand your development, but I know nobody will buy it. Nobody will play it, but I'll release it because it's your artistic evolution. I turned down the next Dopplereffekt album, which I regret now. It was never released."

One of my readers let me know about this recent interview with DJ Hell for Groove. I never knew they had an unreleased album, hopefully one day it will see the light of day and fill that mysterious void between Linear Accelerator (2003) and Calabi Yau Space (2007). 

I've previously made the connection between Drexciya's 'Nautilus 12' from their debut EP Deep Sea Dweller (1992) with the fictional submarine captained by Nemo featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874). However, if I include the 12 part, it might be a reference to the very real USS 0-12 aka Nautilus (1916-1931).

It might just be a coincidence, however, in keeping with Drexciya, it was used for exploration, had a laboratory and conducted experiments under the Arctic Circle at the end of its life (this was when it was retitled Nautilus). Read more about it here.

I was looking at the numbers on Drexciya's The Unknown Aquazone (1994) double pack: 'You're Now Entering The Fusion Zone 1.90 E and You're Now Entering The Basalt Zone 

3.65X'.  I thought the E might stand for east and therefore could be a line of longitude, making the other latitude. Thanks to Google AI and double checking on a physical atlas I got something of a surprise when the point of intersection was in the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea, just south of the border between Ghana and Togo (West Africa).

If you take the other two numbers from the B-sides, Zone 2.37Q and Zone 4.97Z and again use them as longitude and latitude you get another point in the ocean not far from the Gulf of Guinea. However, if you reverse them you get a more specific result in The Bight of Benin, again another oceanic location, which can also be seen on the map. Perhaps this is me making things fit but all the numbers point to a location somewhere in the Gulf of Guinea.

The coastal region of the Gulf of Guinea is historically known as The Slave Coast and was a main departure point for millions of African slaves to the Americas and elsewhere from the 1500s to 1800s. This previously unknown aquazone location (given by Drexciya in 1994) of course ties in very well with one of The Unknown Writer aka UR's Cornelius Harris' suggested origin stories from The Quest (1997) sleeve notes. As I've written here before, the idea of Drexciyans as the offspring of pregnant African slaves thrown overboard during transportation took on a life of its own through journalists, artists and fans even within James Stinson's lifetime but he himself never confirmed or denied the possibility (although by 2002's Grava 4 he seemed to place the Drexciyan origin as deep outer space in the Drexciya Home Universe). The only time he mentions Africa and or slavery is in the same quote he gave to John Osselaer (Techno Tourist) towards the end of his life in 2002, "Some of the things of slavery will tell more when the time comes. Stay tuned! I can only tell you a little bit now. After the storm is over I will tell the story. What I can tell you is that in Africa we have a dimensional jump hole. Tell you more later." 

This location now gives much more weight to the possibility that certainly at this early stage, James Stinson's own thinking behind Drexciyans was connected to Africa and perhaps even slavery.  I personally like to think both origin stories can be connected and I think even James was trying to do this with his dimensional jumphole in Africa (to link to the Drexciya Home Universe?) but that is just my opinion. While the Gulf of Guinea is not "in Africa", this aquazone might be an underwater city or base, perhaps even the Bubble Metropolis itself! It's totally up to each fan to make this new information fit into whatever mythology which most resonates with them. Feel free to let me know what you think or if something else occurs to you.

The next thing I discovered is very connected in my opinion, please make up your own minds. I looked at the label artwork of 'You're Now Entering the Basalt Zone' and it's an Olmec head and I've briefly written about the mystery behind its supposed African facial features here before. This time when I looked at it, again thanks to Google AI, I found that the heads are actually made of basalt rock. Ivan Van Sertima (1935-2009), who wrote They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America (1976), was the originator of the theory that Africans had sailed to Mesoamerica around 700 BCE and influenced the Olmec culture. It was a bestseller at the time and could easily have been read by James Stinson and or Gerald Donald. The first chapter is called 'The Secret Route From Guinea' and that I feel is the connection they were trying to make in giving these coordinates and the Olmec head in the label artwork and text. 

We'll never know for sure (better if it remains a mystery) if this book and its thinking was central to  the thinking behind the Drexciya myth (no doubt it was many things, including a fascination with the ocean and marine life) but for me it would historically place Drexciyans as pre-dating the slave trade and pre-historic or even cosmic in origin. 

Despite being a bestseller, the theory of the book was not accepted by scholarship as true and is seen as pseudoarchaeology and pseudohistory. However, much like the Drexciyan mythology, I can see it's poetic truth and appeal.

I'll leave you with another James Stinson quote and the strong possibility that there are still plenty more secrets to discover that will also have us "chasing around the world". 

"There are small itty-bitty links between them all (the records) -- and that's the fun part. You have to see what the pattern is to figure it out. It might just be one song but there's a lot going on. It's a lot of fun. This is a fun project, something fun and mysterious. It's a mystery, chasing around the world all the different stuff. Some of these might be hard and tricky to figure out. To us, it's fun. We're humans and humans love mystery - we're very curious creatures. If you don't challenge the intellect of people, they're going to be bored."

-James Stinson to Tim Pratt (Detroit Free Press 2002).

'Roland TR - 909 rhythm composer for your obsolete TR - 808 . Yes , my machine is AOK . If you can help a fellow musician , please contact me immediately . Gerald Donald...'

One of my readers located this classified advert from the May 1989 issue of Keyboard magazine (see pic below). This must be the 909 Gerald Donald eventually sold to Robert Hood. This is a fascinating find and shows he was making music as early as '89 (two years before his self-released Glass Domain 12" EP). Assuming he is a year or so younger than James Stinson, he would have been about nineteen then.

I think it's just as interesting to learn he was reading this magazine, which is full of reviews and articles about the latest music making hardware/software of the time. Essential information for him, James Stinson and no doubt many more Detroit producers to help them learn their craft. I found a full PDF scan of the issue from March 1989 and it's well worth a look and gives a great insight to the times.

Dopplereffekt Metasymmetry EP, Der Zyklus 12" Truth Matrix, Drexciya reissues and more

 

Dopplereffekt haver a new four track EP Metasymmetry released on Tresor from 12th December, you can pre-order here.

There is a new Der Zyklus 12" coming soon (already available as a limited white label) called 'Truth Matrix' You can listen and pre-order here.

Clone Records have reissued all four volumes of Drexciya's Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller series with new artwork by Ellen Gallagher. 

Dopplereffekt's live in a film studio 2022 concert for ARTE to coincide with Tresor's 30th anniversary can be watched again on YouTube. 

I would recommend this new interview with Keith Tucker (Aux88/Optic Nerve), he mentions Drexciya and Dopplereffekt quite a few times. From the always excellent Sonic Groove podcast.

Tresor has reissued Drexciya's 'Fusion Flats' 12" EP from 2000 with the original remixes. They have also re-pressed most if not all of their Drexciya catalogue (including a new cassette of Neptune's Lair) so might be easier look at their main Bandcamp link here.

Spain's Tarta Relena have scored a Dopplereffekt remix or a 'Isotopic Filter Re Structure' on their latest release. The original version of 'Mille risposte' can be found their second album És pregunta (2024). Digital only, Bandcamp here.

The Wonky Angle has made an excellent guide to Drexciya side projects at this link. Check out his other Drexciya and Dopplereffekt videos on his channel. 

In other and rather unexpected news, in an online White House memo issued on 21/8/25, 'President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian', a currently on display art exhibition: 'From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson', is included in a list of art works offending to Donald Trump at Washington's Smithsonian. For context you can read a new piece on Axios which includes the information that, '"President Trump will explore all options and avenues to get the Woke out of the Smithsonian and hold them accountable," a White House official told Axios'. I've shared Ayana V. Jackson's inspiring exhibition at the Smithsonian here before and you can find more information about it here. Resident Advisor also picked up on the story here.

Drexciya Day 2025 and more

 

We are about six weeks out from Drexciya Day (Wed 3rd September) so, as ever, if any fans want to organise an event, be it in person or online, please feel free to do so and if you give me the details I will share them here. 

This is a celebration which has grown from fans in 2017 and has existed each year since then in a small and sometimes big way. The dates for events are always flexible, give or take a week, but up to now have coincided as close as possible with the date of James Stinson's death. As many of you know, September is also when Drexciya began as a concept (18th) and suitably even when James Stinson was born (14th). So anytime you want to stage an event in September is good.

If you are looking for ideas, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary since Drexciya made their biggest impact to date with the release of both the Aquatic Invasion EP on UR and The Journey Home EP on Warp. It was also the year of Elecktroids.

Take a look at previous events for ideas.

#drexciyaday2025

There was a Drexciya Day event in Birmingham on 5th Sept

DJ Ironlung on KPFT-FM in Houston, Texas dedicated a radio show to Drexciya on 5th September. Scroll down this link for archived show called Deep Dive (only available for two weeks to stream and download).

On 6th Sept Phil Robertson did a two hour Drexciya themed DJ set livestream. You can view it here.

There will be a Drexciya Day event in Vilnius on 12rh Sept

There will be a Drexciya Day event in Rome on 19th September organised by Giano Electronics 

Clone Records have re-pressed the Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller four volume series with new artwork by Ellen Gallagher. You can see and order them here and elsewhere online (promo text below).

'It comes with new artwork by critically acclaimed American artist Ellen Gallagher, who created a series of paintings titled Watery Ecstatic, inspired by Drexciya’s music—which she discovered while immersed in the mid-'90s New York techno scene.

Now partly based in New York and Rotterdam, the connection was easily made. Her Watery Ecstatic series serves as the inspiration for the covers of this new edition of Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller, with embossed artwork offering a tactile, physical complement to Drexciya’s immersive sound world.

Drexciya needs no introduction for most—it’s one of the most influential projects in techno history. But for some, this might serve as an entry point into their sonic universe and the broader (Detroit) techno culture. Their music emerged from a harsh environment, and it shows—raw, uncompromising, and boundary-pushing. Drexciya redefined Detroit techno like no one else.

Their unique sound and mythical aesthetic made them a true cult phenomenon. Guided by Mad Mike Banks of Underground Resistance, their early releases were works of art in themselves. Drexciya stands for the darker, deeper edges of techno and electro—not just club music, but a profound extension of the mind and spirit.

Twenty years after the release of Deep Sea Dweller (their debut), and ten years after Grava 4 (their final album), we've released Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller—an almost complete collection of their early works, remastered from the original tapes.

Since the original releases—on labels like Underground Resistance—had such a strong identity and still stand on their own, this reissue doesn’t aim to recreate that magic. Instead, we’ve stirred up the catalogue, taking the tracks out of their original context to give the ‘in-the-know’ listener a fresh experience, and the new listener a perfect introduction to Drexciya’s sonic universe.

Enjoy the ride!'

There is a Heinrich Muller remix of Elena Sizova's 'Sticky Floor' from her debut album Muza. Bandcamp link here

The next Dopplereffekt live date I am aware of is at '20 Years of Dave Clarke Presents' in Amsterdam on 24th October, details here. 

Latest Clone Reissues, Dopplereffekt live and more

Clone have a slew of new reissues available, including  a 'Colored Marbled Limited' 12' re-press of Sunday Night Live At The Laptop Cafe by The Other People Place, a re-press of Drexciya's 'Black Sea'/'Wavejumper'a blue double vinyl of Lab rat XL, regular black double vinyl of Abstract Thought's a;bum. Check out their main site and Bandcamp pages. 

You can hear an audio preview here of the new Dopplereffekt remix of 'Fear of Programming' by Marcell Dettmann. The 12" of remixes will be available from 14th Feb on Dekmantel.

Dopplereffekt are on the bill for Jazz is Dead! festival in Torino, Italy  on 30-31st May. Also, 20 Years of Dave Clarke Presents at Melkweg, Amsterdam features Dopplereffekt and many more, Fri 24th October.

The recent Dopplereffekt Quantum Paradox EP can now be listened to in full on YouTube on the 'Dopplereffekt - Topic' channel. 

The NFT (plus one-off gold plated 12") version of this EP did sell. I know this wasn't everybody's favourite thing for Dopplereffekt to do. I personally didn't mind but I'm very glad it was easy to get the actual music and photographs etc so that it wasn't a fully exclusive thing. 

In the NFT text, the possibility of future NFT releases like this was raised so hopefully there is more unreleased music and things from their archive to come. Perhaps it might even all manifest as a physical archival release in the future.

'No home is complete without at least one Drexciya album, so why not make it three?'

For those new to the world of Drexciya, there is a three album bundle offer (plus an additional 10% off) over at Bleep. You can pick your own combination and include albums by Drexciya, Elecktroids, Japanese Telecom, Arpanet, Der Zyklus, NRSB-11, Shifted Phases, Transllusion, The Other People Place and other related releases still currently in press.

"When they (Drexciya) eventually came down for an interview (BMG's Crush Collision radio show), we ran James’ voice through some processing, and Gerald showed up with his face painted half white, half black like that episode on the original Star Trek."

-BMG of Ectomorph in a Drexciya tribute he wrote in 2012. I found the episode of Star Trek in question, Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969). The story had a racial theme with the two guest characters hating each other as they were black and white on opposite sides but came from the same planet. 

'Spock's comment that "Change is the essential process of all existence" remains one of the most memorable lines of dialogue ever uttered on Star Trek.' This makes me think of a possible interpretation/context for Drexciya's message, 'Don't Be Afraid of Evolution'.  

Adam X has delivered another brilliant Sonic Groove podcast, this time he interviews Daniel Bell. The whole thing is worth a listen but there's a cool story around 40 mins about Daniel showing Adam around Detroit in the mid '90s and bringing him to Buy-Rite where he recommended him getting the Glass Domain 12" (the original pressing, which was still in stock there after about four years). 

There is plenty more about living in and the club life of Detroit, Frankfurt and Berlin and obviously they cover his own life and career (a real education, like eavesdropping on the best conversation). 

He mentions his 7th City Distribution company (1994-'98) but while he doesn't go into it here, I've linked a previous quote in comments where he talked about pressing and distributing all the Dopplereffekt records on Dataphysix.

The Wonky Angle have been reviewing albums by Drexciya, and Dopplereffekt, check out their channel to find these videos. 

One of my readers kindly sent me this review of The Quest from September 1997 issue of Muzik by Tim Barr. I haven't shared it here before.

Dopplereffekt Quantum Paradox EP NFT, Clone Aqualung reissues, Neptune's Lair 25th anniversary edition and more

 

There is a new Dopplereffekt EP, Quantum Paradox, on a revamped Dataphysix. While there is a one-off physical gold 12" record in a pouch with additional "undisclosed material", it is primarily an NFT. The music will also be available digitally in an 'open edition'. There are three unreleased tracks 'Measurement Problem', 'Observer Effect', and 'Infinite Quantum', recorded between 1991 and 1995. 

You can already hear some of the music on a video on TikTok (link below). At another link below it seems it will be possible for anyone to listen to the entire track from Dec 10th. I'm just figuring it all out myself, loads more info at the following links (small section of text below). The main NFT EP goes on auction from 9th December. 

Main info for Quantum Paradox EP

Two short videos with music (I'm not a member of TikTok but they played for me)

Open Edition with links to play music from Dec 10th (if you go into 'View Original Media' you can play the tracks now)

'Fans will have the opportunity to own a piece of music history, with exclusive, previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1991-1995, as well as digital and physical artworks and collectibles that reflect the visionary nature of Donald's and To-Nhan’s work. Retroactive airdrops, as well as physical NFTs and merch, will be considered immediately after the sale of the initial NFTs is concluded.'

'The drops will be deployed under the artists’ very own smart contract, which acts as a revamp of Gerald’s private label Dataphysix. The first release, namely Quantum Paradox EP, is a three-tracker collection showcasing the duo's diverse range in the audible spectrum, always with a hint of sci-fi storytelling and intense scientific and math-inspired sound design.'

'Measurement Problem, Observer Effect, and Infinite Quantum Series will be available in the following formats:

1 x 12” Gold-plated historical collectible record vinyl that includes all three tracks.

Expiring open edition for each digital track individually.

All participants will be eligible for retroactive airdrops, merch, discounts, and accessibility to IRL and metaverse events.'

There's also the first new track in a long while on the Dopplereffekt Bandcamp page. 'Hydrostatic Equilibrium' features a female vocal and is dreamy to the extreme. Hopefully a sign of a new album. It appears the vocalist is Beatrice Ottmann. 

Clone Records have again reissued the Clarence Hyperspace Sound Lab (1991) 12" EP, the Glass Domain self-titled 12" EP and the Der Zyklus' 'Elektronisches Zeitecho' / 'Mathematische Modelle' 12". Some are available on coloured vinyl, check the Clone Aqualung Bandcamp to order. 

There is an excellent 10 minute Dopplereffekt track called 'Quantum Zeno' on XX, the new various artists 2x12" to celebrate 20 years of Spain's Apnea label. Last year this label reissued the Gedankenexperiment EP (Heinrich Mueller & Beta Evers) from 2011 on vinyl. You can order it on vinyl and digital on Bandcamp.

As far as I know the track was previously only available digitally during the fundraiser for 'The Book of Drexciya Vol. 2'. It was then called 'Ascension of Genetic Intelligence'.

There is a 25 year anniversary grey/white 2x12" edition of Drexciya's Neptune's Lair on Tresor. See their Bandcamp for details. 

One of my readers sent me some great music by Roy Ayers and it sent me searching for any connections or references to Drexciya. I discovered in a Pitchfork review a mention of 'Everybody Loves' (1976) in relation to 'Sunrays' by The Other People Place and they are spot on, James Stinson must have been a fan (he did speak about being into jazz). 

'The album ends on a hopeful note though. “Sunrays”—with its bubbling melody, placid ticks and a female voice whispering “relax your mind/slowly unwind”—sounds like Roy Ayers’ “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” for the new century. It’s a warm sunbeam that can best be felt away from a laptop screen.'

One of my readers did a really great job locating and uploading the recording of Dopplereffekt's first live show in Dublin (Sugar Club 5/7/08). A 22 minute section was later broadcast on Dave Clarke's White Noise radio show. It's a great performance and you can hear Dave's introduction and he talks again at the end as well. 

Glasgow's Nighwave had a Drexciya Special for Drexciya Day 2024. You can listen here.

I made (another) Drexciya Special for my Time Travel show on Dublin Digital Radio. After a few years my previously archived special from 2018 disappeared when it fell foul to Mixcloud's more recent policy of not allowing a certain amount of tracks from the same artist. This time I've tried to outfox it by delving into other projects such as The Other People Place, Abstract Thought, Elecktroids, Transllusion, Jack Peoples, Shifted Phases and Lab Rat XL.

Drexciya Day 2024 and more

 

We are about a month out from Drexciya Day (Tues 3rd September) so, as ever, if any fans want to organise an event, be it in person or online, please feel free to do so and if you give me the details I will share them here. 

Liverpool 30th August, Kazimier Garden 6pm til late FB details

Weimar 3rd Sept at C.'Keller FB details

Brussels 6th Sept FB invite/at Cafe Central from 9pm

Birmingham 7th Sept FB invite/Online invite/at Pan Pan venue from 7pm

On 3rd Sept there was a Drexciya special on Nightwave on Glasgow radio station Buena Vida, archived here.

This is something which has grown from fans since 2017 and has existed ever since in a small and sometimes big way. The dates for events are always flexible, give or take a week, but up to now have coincided as close as possible with the date of James Stinson's death. As many of you know however, September is also when Drexciya began as a concept (18th) and suitably even when James Stinson was born (14th). So anytime you want to stage an event in September is good!

Take a look at links in comments with previous events for ideas.

#drexciyaday2024

Gerald Donald (and others) played a show as Daughter Produkt at City Club Augsburg, Germany  on Friday 26th July. It was part of the Water and Sound festival. 

Patrick Wacher of Australian now San Francisco based label Southern Outpost kindly got in touch about the Source Code EP from 2003 which they dedicated to James Stinson.

'This record was our 6th release on the label. The whole record was our small dedication to James Stinson as he passed the prior year. In general, the whole label is/was greatly influenced by Detroit Techno/Electro, specifically the music and ethos of UR & Drexciya. This ep was produced by Sofie Loizou (ShapeShiftr), Phil Chan (Kloc) and myself (The Sentinel) in Sofies studio. This came about after a previous trip to Detroit (one of many back in those days!) catching up with Mike Banks and the Submerge crew. If memory serves me, at this time the label was being distributed by Submerge, just before we moved it across to Clone. Mike had actually given me an obituary program from James’ funeral, which I still have and keep safe.

One small secret is that we were in very early discussions with James to potentially release an ep on Southern Outpost, but it never came to be due to his passing.'

This makes three labels we now know of that James Stinson was in touch with not long before he died about potentially having a future release. It's interesting to imagine what these records would have been like and know that he would have continued to wave-jump and evolve into different scenes around the world. The other labels were Digital Soul (UK) and Isophlux (Miami). 

I also liked the story told on the Discogs site for Outpost, 'whilst Patrick was visiting the old Submerge building at 2030 Grand River Ave, he signed the wall (as all visitors were asked to do) with a personal message to the Submerge crew. It was signed "much respect from the southern outpost". On seeing this, Mad Mike Banks said, "That would be a great name for your record label"... That's where it started.'

Southern Outpost still exist and you can check out their back catalogue via their Bandcamp.

Helena Hauff talks about how she got into Drexciya (3 mins in) and more in this very entertaining new podcast from Tresor Berlin. She has also recently made a great new Tresor Berlin themed mix for Carhartt Work In Progress. She starts it off with Drexciya's 'Intro: Temple Of Dos De Aqua' and also includes 'Scattering Pulsars' by Shifted Phases. 

A downloadable tribute to James Stinson was brought to my attention. It's said to date from not long after he died and the ten tracks were anonymous contributions from various producers. The website no longer works but can be accessed to some degree here (image below).

Dopplereffekt - Gesamtkunstwerk reissue, Datashader remix and more

Dopplereffekt's legendary 1999 compilation of early EPs, Gesamtksunstwerk, is getting yet another reissue on double cream and black vinyl editions from Clone Classic Cuts (due 20/5/24). You can order it from the Clone shop or Bandcamp as well as other retailers. They have great new sharpened images of the personnel headshots on the label artwork.  

You can now order Digital Entropy by Datashader from Tresor. The 12" and digital feature Dopplereffekt's 'Gravitational Remodel' of 'Breath Controller' (now available to preview in full on Bandcamp). 

You can listen to Dopplereffekt's recent live set for Austria's Donau festival here.

The short film, Somewhere in Detroit, made by Roland about Underground Resistance and Submerge and everything they do is now available to watch (12 mins). There are some very good interviews with Mike Banks and his sister Bridgette, Cornelius Harris and many more. Drexciya get a very cool name check from Mike too. There is a very good and useful expanded text version for the film here.

One of my readers, DJ and producer Mark Turner got in touch to point out, 'Originally the sales were pretty low on the Drexciya (Elektroids/Journey Home) projects on Warp, that's why they became high value items in the 2nd hand market, plus they didn't actually do the A+R for those releases, a friend did, he was the one who pushed for them to be on Warp.' This is an excellent 2017 interview with Turner where he talks extensively about DJing at legendary Leeds techno club The Orbit and much more. 

Very cool to see this new video of Drexciya's 'Aquabahn' (1994) pitched-up and played on the street of Detroit and people breaking out their Jit moves on the sidewalk. 

Rob Lawrence, one of DRL's readers, gave this new info about how he first got to here The Other People Place's Lifestyles of the Laptop Cafe.

'Sometime in the summer of 2001 (August 2nd) I went to a playback of the Aphex album Drukqs at the London Planetarium, which obviously in itself was pretty f-ing cool....

Anyway, following this, in a nearby boozer, was a little after show drinks party put on by the label. During the course of the evening they played other forthcoming Warp Records releases, one of which immediately caught the attention of my ears, namely The Other People Place. I got chatting with one of the dudes from Warp and he told me this was one of the last releases that Rob Mitchell, one of the founding members of Warp who sadly passed away earlier that year, had signed to the label, Warp was starting to move in different directions at this point but he was adamant that this should be on the label even if it wasn't quite on trend....Thank you Rob, and Thank you James.'

Rob Mitchell actually died from cancer two months later on 8th October but it's good to learn he was involved with the album and so adamant it would be released. Previously, Sean Booth of Autechre has talked about how he first introduced Mitchell to the music of Drexciya in '93. TOPP's album was released on 3rd Sept and Drukqs followed on 22nd Oct (weirdly, in between these dates 9/11 happened).

Following on from a reader my request for US retailers who stock Drexciya and related projects such as Dopplereffekt, Arpanet, Abstract Thought, Shifted Phases, Transllusion etc, Seattle's Further Records came to my attention. In the US, they have the biggest selection I've seen so far for all these groups and more that US customers could order from and not be hit with large postage fees from Europe. Doing my bit to help.