Metroplex US Vinyl & CDs

Review: It's time to head back to 1987 and the early days of techno and electro experiments helmed by Juan Atkins and Doug Craig as Channel One at their studio lab in Detroit for this one. Remastered from the original tapes for this reissue, 'Technicolor' sounds as new and inventive now as ever - it has crashing hits and tight arps with hints of Kraftworks tinny synth work over a punchy low end with muffled vocal stabs. Pure body music. Radio and long mixes are included alongside third version 'Color Dubbing'. Essential stuff.

Review: Hard to believe this package, recorded in Berlin by techno originator Juan Atkins, is 30 years old - it still sounds like it's from 300 years in the future. Remastered here for a reissue on Atkins' own Metroplex label, it offers up three versions of the title track that vary from from luxuriously lively space jazz to speedy but elegant techno and shimmering, phasing, metallic percussion. Two more originals, 'Neptune' and 'I Wanna Be There', complete the set, and pressed across two slices of vinyl, this is prime fare for anyone who loves the more experimental end of Detroit techno.