VA: Detroit Underground Vol. 3
Detroit Underground

Featuring tracks based on samples of Kero's “Bent” as well as new compositions from Direkt Jive and DeLien, Detroit Underground Vol. 3 honours the spirit of the first volumes with five more equally challenging excursions. Warp artist Jimmy Edgar conducts a stunning master class in tightly coiled junglisms, while Direkt Jive (Chad Titian) sprinkles chilled glimmers onto breakbeat skitter and DeLien (Pete Greko) mixes synaptic funk with hip-hop. True to their name, the Dutch Funcken brothers kick up some serious steam, with pinballing beats breathlessly punching their way through dark atmospheres. Aside from Himawari's “Flexiadeconstruction (Kero Remix)” (whose eviscerating squeals and pounding ammo firings are perhaps a bit too extreme), volume three continues the series in fine form.

November 2004