RA presents Hi-Tek Soul in Melbourne
- PublishedThu, Apr 5, 2007, 02:35
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- Stacey Pullen spins for the globetrotting club night Hi-Tek Soul in Melbourne next month.
- Detroit legend Stacey Pullen spins for Derrick May's globetrotting club night Hi-Tek Soul in Melbourne next month. Pullen is acknowledged as a pillar of the second wave of Detroit techno alongside the likes of Carl Craig and Underground Resistance, but perhaps he’s a little more tech house than his contemporaries. His DJ philosophy? "I don't really classify music," says Pullen. "I didn't even know electro was electro until someone told me. I enjoy music for what it is. In clubs a lot of people ask ‘What are you gonna play tonight?" and I never know. I just play from the heart. It's house, techno, broken beat or whatever: if the vibe is right I do it." The Hi-Tek Soul concept takes its name from the documentary 'High Tech Soul', which charts the birth and evolution of Detroit techno. Set up by techno pioneer Derrick May, recent Hi-Tek Soul nights have taken place in London, Miami and Tokyo featuring guest DJs such as Rolando and Kevin Saunderson. 'At Hi Tek Soul parties I choose people who truly believe in what they do and are not prejudiced against any music that has soul," says May. "The music is not all four on the floor. It is everything that is electronic and soulful. The idea with these parties is to bring people on board that represent something that will help to keep the real electronic movement alive. The meaning of Hi Tek Soul is to put the soul back into electronic music.'
- Sat, May 5, 2007
Hi-Tek-Soul feat. Stacey Pullen
Stacey Pullen, Christian Vance, Dan Beck, Franco Bianco, Virginia Le