Dj Solaris interview, live vinyl mix

Many people assume that in North America, the London acid techno and hard techno scene, humble as it has always been, was fueled by party-people in cities like Toronto, Montreal, NYC, Chicago, and Detroit in the mid to late 90s. True enough. But if you ask folks in the know they may surprise you with more clarity: cities like Indianapolis… home of Adam Jay’s SUBterror or Kalamazoo, home of Jay Denham’s Black Nation records may be added to the list, still, rarely will the KC-area get its due, although in all honesty it deserves a place for its participation in some of the earliest acid techno parties in the US featuring names like Chris Liberator, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, and Rowland the Bastard.

Here is a mix to bring in the year from KC’s DJ Solaris featuring Andreas Kremer, Jeff Amadeus, Lars Klein…and more hard techno and schranz for the addicts. This is absolute hard techno the way you want it for the new year.. continue reading for an interview with Solaris about the Great Plains techno scene, a link to the audio mix, and a complete track listing of this set.

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