Kevin Saunderson's underground techno alias e-Dancer has returned and this time his son, Dantiez, is joining him at the controls. This aims to be soulful, groove-fuelled, underground techno straight from the heart of Detroit and the duo will present the new era, and of Detroit techno, with new single ‘Melodica’, out now.
In the '90s, Kevin Saunderson released e-Dancer’s debut album, ‘Heavenly’. It’s a techno production that has possible reverberated across the decades, from the ‘90s to the 2020s, and is regarded by some as the definitive Detroit techno album.
Kevin Saunderson: “Dantiez sounds like me. Working on this next generation of e-Dancer with him, I'm more passionate and energetic than ever. This is about me, the pioneer, passing the torch to carry the legacy. I know it's in Dantiez's DNA. I know he’s ready."
Dantiez Saunderson: “When people hear the new music, I hope they feel the elevation and the synergy between the original e-Dancer and the new iteration."
On ‘Melodica’ he pays homage to his father’s sonic palette while also adding a heavy dose of his own new school Detroit style.
Innovation is at the forefront of every Kevin Saunderson project. His nickname, "The Elevator”, was given to him not just for his role in transporting a new sound from Detroit to a global audience but also for his continued dedication to progressing the culture he helped create.
This isn't the first time Kevin joins forces with his son to bring a fresh approach to the classic blueprint. In 2019, the pair revived Kevin's formative Inner City project with a world tour and the first original album in 30 years.
Since e-Dancer's inception, the alias has evolved in the work of fellow Motor City artists, Juan Atkins, Carl Craig and Kenny Larkin, who put their stamp on tracks from the e-Dancer album, ‘Heavenly’.
Years later, Kevin turned out an alternative version, ‘Heavenly Revisited’, and Adam Beyer's Drumcode also honoured e-Dancer's influence on ‘Re: Generate’, a remix album released in 2021 where the likes of Amelie Lens, TYGAPAW, Robert Hood, and DJ Minx created their own interpretations of e-Dancer.
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