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Fri, 12 Mar 2010  /  Post a comment
Motor City Drum Ensemble is one man with a drive for soulful music and a passion for disco, house and techno. His 'Raw Cuts' series has propelled him into the spotlight with their stripped-back grooves & old-skool 4/4 beats and he is now at the forefront of the re-emergence of house music.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010  /  3 Comments
Danilo Plessow explains his deep-seated fascination with the music of The Motor City to Beatportal: "I'm not saying I have the same hard times but I can identify with the emotions in the music from Detroit."

Fri, 29 Jan 2010  /  6 Comments
Danilo Plessow steps up for XLR8R with Jacob Korn, Ron Trent and Ben Klock all in tow.

Fri, 08 Jan 2010  /  Post a comment
Those of us who did have our heads in the media, and of course the clubs, couldn't have failed to note the impact of deep house, with DJs and producers moving en masse towards warmed-up chords, soulful vocal refrains and percussive work-outs. It may have been ubiquitous this year, but with producers such as STL, Motor City Drum Ensemble and House Of House keeping the quality levels bubbling over, we're hardly complaining.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009  /  Post a comment
Danilo Plessow tells Juno Plus what's been floating his musical boat this year. Among others, DJ Sprinkles and Bodycode hop aboard.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009  /  Post a comment
It’s the same top three at last year, although in 2008 it was Villalobos who pipped Hawtin to the post... The results show that minimal techno still reigns in the world of RA readers, although a number of promising house producers – including Motor City Drum Ensemble and Jus Ed – did well in the poll, suggesting the house renaissance is set to continue in 2010.
Minus boss Richie Hawtin has been named the world’s number one DJ in Resident Advisor’s “Best of 2009? readers poll, ahead of Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano.

It’s the same top three at last year, although in 2008 it was Villalobos who pipped Hawtin to the post.

The remainder of this year’s top 10 consisted of Loco Dice, Marcel Dettmann, Sven Väth, Dixon, Seth Troxler, Magda and Joris Voorn.

The results show that minimal techno still reigns in the world of RA readers, although a number of promising house producers – including Motor City Drum Ensemble and Jus Ed – did well in the poll, suggesting the house renaissance is set to continue in 2010.

You can check out the full list right here


Wed, 18 Nov 2009  /  Post a comment
As you can probably tell from his all-conquering Raw Cuts series, Danilo Plessow spends more time looking for old records than new ones. Not that he has much time at the moment - between batting off an impressive 70 remix requests this year, working with Rainer Truby and confirming a DJ schedule until June 2010, he's straight-up busy.
As you can probably tell from his all-conquering Raw Cuts series, Danilo Plessow spends more time looking for old records than new ones. Not that he has much time at the moment - between batting off an impressive 70 remix requests this year, working with Rainer Truby and confirming a DJ schedule until June 2010, he's straight-up busy. But ask him to take a few minutes to talk about music, and he'll fit it in...
Tracklist

1. John Coltrane 'Kulu Se Mama' [Impulse]
2. Duke Edwards and The Young Ones 'Why' [Prestige]
3. Terry Callier 'Dancing Girl' [Cadet/MCA]
4. James Wells 'True Love Is My Destiny' [AVI]
5. Millennium To Millennium 'Timeline' [UR]



Thu, 01 Oct 2009  /  Post a comment
Danilo Plessow AKA Stuttgart's Motor City Drum Ensemble says he may get round to an LP next year if he ever clears his mountain of remix requests.

Wed, 02 Sep 2009  /  Post a comment
Cadenza tops the charts, "The Voice From Planet Love" appears twice in the top 20 and both sides of Motor City Drum Ensemble's recent 12-inch make the cut as well.
Top 50 tracks for August 2009

1 Artist /
Cesar Merveille & Pablo Cahn-Speyer Title /
Tribute Label / 52-267
Cadenza Records
2 Artist /
Leon feat. Corrina Joseph Title /
I Follow You
(Deetron's Springtime Leaves remix) Label / 46-254
Rebirth
3 Artist /
Sebo K & Metro Title /
Saxtrack
(Reboot Twisted Fist remix) Label / 43-197
Cécille Numbers
4 Artist /
Pan-Pot Title /
Confronted Label / 43-223
Mobilee
5 Artist /
Anthea & Alex Celler Title /
The Playmaker
(Dyed Soundorom Cougar remix) Label / 42-166
Freak n' Chic
6 Artist /
Seth Troxler feat. Matthew Dear Title /
Hurt Label / 41-231
Spectral Sound
7 Artist /
Kabale und Liebe Title /
Una y Nada Label / 40-223
100% Pure
8 Artist /
Uner & Coyu Title /
Raw Sweat Label / 38-194
Diynamic Music
9 Artist /
Motor City Drum Ensemble Title /
Raw Cuts #5 Label / 29-147
MCDE
10 Artist /
Super Flu Title /
Shine Label / 29-164
Monaberry
11 Artist /
Santos Title /
Hold Home Label / 27-163
Moon Harbour Recordings
12 Artist /
Daniel Steinberg Title /
Bailando Label / 25-114
Front Room Recordings
13 Artist /
Wax Title /
20002 Label / 25-130
Wax
14 Artist /
Christian Smith & John Selway Title /
Mistral
(Anton Pieete remix) Label / 23-115
Bedrock Records
15 Artist /
Super Flu Title /
Rolloch Label / 23-117
Monaberry
16 Artist /
Coyu & Edu Imbernon Title /
Burn Myself Label / 23-134
Great Stuff Recordings
17 Artist /
Precious System Title /
The Voice From Planet Love Label / 21-99
Running Back
18 Artist /
Motor City Drum Ensemble Title /
Raw Cuts #6 Label / 21-105
MCDE
19 Artist /
Coyu & Edu Imbernon Title /
El Baile Aleman Label / 21-118
Liebe*Detail
20 Artist /
Precious System Title /
The Voice from Planet Love
(Dixon's Chic-A-Go Edit) Label / 20-83
Running Back
21 Artist /
Bernard Badie Title /
Move to the beat Label / 20-102
Mojuba
22 Artist /
Cesar Merveille & Pablo Cahn-Speyer Title /
La Yuca Label / 20-112
Cadenza Records
23 Artist /
Glimpse & Alex Jones Title /
True Friends Label / 20-116
Kindisch Records
24 Artist /
Martin Eyerer & Benno Blome Title /
Pianoroll
(Ramon Tapia remix) Label / 20-121
Great Stuff Recordings
25 Artist /
Horacio Title /
It Is Because I'm Horacio Label / 19-91
Raum...musik
26 Artist /
Doomwork Title /
Isla Label / 19-104
Neurotraxx Deluxe
27 Artist /
Tiefschwarz feat. Seth Troxler Title /
Trust Label / 19-104
Souvenir Music
28 Artist /
Tom Budden Title /
The Tree Dance Label / 19-126
Alive Recordings
29 Artist /
Doomwork & Neuroxyde Title /
Jazzy Stuff Label / 18-70
Starlight
30 Artist /
Moritz Piske Title /
Dirt Cabana Label / 18-85
Salon Records
31 Artist /
Baeka Title /
Right At It
(Michel Cleis remix) Label / 18-106
Rekids
32 Artist /
iO Title /
Cabaret Label / 17-77
Diynamic Music
33 Artist /
SQL Title /
Distorted Reality Label / 17-88
SK Supreme Records
34 Artist /
Ben Klock Title /
Subzero
(Function-Regis remix) Label / 17-93
Ostgut Ton
35 Artist /
Cirez D Title /
On Off Label / 17-97
Mouseville
36 Artist /
Rampa Title /
Wife Label / 16-51
keinemusik
37 Artist /
Ribn Title /
Cottbus Label / 16-81
Ovum Recordings
38 Artist /
Minimono Title /
Let Me Wonder Label / 16-81
Bosconi
39 Artist /
Kabale und Liebe Title /
Hotpants Label / 16-84
100% Pure
40 Artist /
Chaim Title /
thrill you Label / 16-85
BPitch Control
41 Artist /
Marek Hemmann Title /
Gemini Label / 16-89
Freude Am Tanzen
42 Artist /
Huner Et Chaptal Title /
If This World Were Mine Label / 16-92
Arearemote
43 Artist /
Alex Niggemann Title /
El Hechizo Label / 16-111
8bit
44 Artist /
Michel Cleis Title /
Red Tape Label / 15-73
Supplement Facts
45 Artist /
Joris Voorn Title /
Sweep the floor Label / 15-75
Rejected
46 Artist /
Nick Curly Title /
Pujante Label / 15-81
Cocoon Recordings
47 Artist /
Shonky Title /
Mama Queen Label / 15-84
Contexterrior
48 Artist /
Jimpster Title /
Sleeper Label / 15-84
Freerange Records
49 Artist /
Channel X Title /
Mosquito Label / 15-91
Upon.You
50 Artist /
Lauhaus Title /
Back To Ipanema Label / 14-69
Cocoon Recordings




Fri, 14 Aug 2009  /  3 Comments
New York's Sunday clubbers can now re-live last weekend's party at The Yard as Sunday Best are hosting Danilo Plessow's full set.

Tue, 28 Jul 2009  /  Post a comment
Burlington Project chat to Stuttgart's Danilo Plessow about his home city, his various influences, and the difference between his Raw Cuts and standard MCDE material.

Fri, 12 Jun 2009  /  Post a comment
2020 Vision are hosting a deluge of mixes in the podcast section of their website, including recordings of Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moodymanc, Ralph Lawson and Crazy P.

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