Relics - A Transmat Compilation [RARE] [Import]

Various Artists (Author), Long Ago (Author), Derrick May & Carl Craig (Author), Rhythim is Rhythim (Author), BFC (Author), Model 500 (Author), Mayday (Author), Psyche (Author), Suburban Knight (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Buzz
• ASIN: B001E9BKHS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,085,903 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1 Long Ago A Relic (5:18) 2 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval I (0:34) 3 Rhythim Is Rhythim Beyond The Dance (Re-Mix) (6:28) 4 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval II (0:26) 5 BFC Evolution (5:25) 6 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval III (0:45) 7 Long Long Ago* Another Relic (2:44) 8 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval IV (0:42) 9 Model 500 Info World (4:59) 10 Rhythim Is Rhythim Strings Of Life (6:19) 11 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval V (0:36) 12 Mayday Wiggan (Re-Mix) (5:11) Co-producer - Stacey Pullen 13 Psyche Intro CrackDown (Re-Mix Part I) (0:14) 14 Psyche Intro CrackDown (Re-Mix Part II) (2:08) 15 Psyche Intro CrackDown (Re-Mix Part III) (0:10) 16 Psyche CrackDown (Re-Mix) (4:38) 17 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval VI (0:51) 18 Mayday MS 6 (5:12) 19 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval VII (0:58) 20 Rhythim Is Rhythim The Dance (4:35) 21 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval VIII (0:43) 22 Suburban Knight The Art Of Stalking (5:44) 23 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval IX (0:46) 24 Longer Than Long Ago* A Relic (5:13) 25 Derrick May & Carl Craig Interval X (0:42) 26 Rhythim Is Rhythim Drama (4:39) 27 Suburban Knight The Groove (4:58)Su

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5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Detroit techno's finest moments!! 313 Techno on my mind..., August 22, 2009

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Eugene Sotela "[e-mail]" (PASADENA, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Relics - A Transmat Compilation [RARE] (Audio CD)

Well, after a 17 year search for this Detroit techno "holy grail" I have finally found it! It popped up of all places a small record store in my hometown of Pasadena, Cali. How it got there I'll never know but it had my name on it when I found it last week. I've seen this CD appear and disappear on eBay for crazy amounts of money. I even contacted Derrick May and the Transmat label asking if there would ever be a reissue. All answers were discouraging. A number of years ago the vinyl version got "repressed" but all 3 copies I bought had the same pops, clicks and surface noise which showed that a someone repressed this using a considerable played copy as the source material. Anyway, see that the LP was unofficially repressed I was hoping that the CD would also see an unofficial repressing but nothing ever happened. The CD version of Transmat Relics contains many more tracks not featured on its vinyl counterpart!

The tracks that stand out for me are the short interludes. Track# 7 is my favorite track off this release and sadly it was edited down to 1 minute when it reappeared on the Innovator 2xCD by Derrick May along with other butchered tracks from this compilation. A nice version of the classic "Strings of Life" appears on this comp along with great Psyche (aka Carl Craig) "Crackdown" tracks. The Model 500 (aka Juan Atkins) "Info World" track is the only electro sounding track on this release but manages to fit right in. What would a Detroit techno compilation be without Juan Atkins, right? All in all this is a great introduction to anyone interested in the early days of Detroit techno and what's surprising is that a lot of these tracks date back to 1986! As we approach the year 2010 these tracks still do not sound dated to me and still sound very fresh today. 313 - bow down!