Name: Harnessed the Storm..
Brand: Drexciya

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TRESOR181LPX

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804135023

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

TRESOR181CDX

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Digipack.

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4251804135030

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Drexciya

Genre GB

Techno / Electro

Label GB

Tresor

Detroit electro-techno outfit Drexciya emerged in 1989 and gained recognition in 1994 with their release "Aquatic Invasion". James Stinson and Gerald Donald, the masterminds behind Drexciya, remained hidden behind their alias for most of their career. They crafted a complex personal mythology centered around a fictional race called the "Drexciyans" - descendants of pregnant slave women thrown overboard during trans-Atlantic deportation. Their music, which they claimed was recorded live rather than programmed, served as a bridge between their African roots and contemporary USA.

Tragically, James Stinson passed away suddenly on September 3rd, 2002 due to a heart condition. However, Gerald Donald continues to create music under different names.

Tresor is a Berlin-based techno label that was founded in July 1991 by Dimitri Hegemann. The label takes its name from the techno club that was established in an underground vault after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tresor was formerly a division of another label, and it has undergone changes to its label code over the years.

From 1991 to 2002, Tresor had the label code LC 7572 / LC 07572. Afterward, from 2002 onwards, the label's code changed to LC 3702 / LC 03702.

Tresor has played a significant role in shaping the techno music scene with its authoritative presence and influential releases. With its roots deeply embedded in Berlin's rich musical history, Tresor continues to be at the forefront of electronic music innovation and remains a respected force within the industry.

After the re-release of Drexciya's Neptune's Lair and Transllusion's The Opening of the Cerebral Gate, Harnessed the Storm is the third album in Tresor Records' great Drexciya reissue program. Originally released in 2002, Harnessed the Storm was conceived as the opening chapter of the legendary Seven Storms - a series of seven albums created within a single year and released via several labels under different names. Harnessed the Storm was the sole one in the series credited under the main Drexciya project. The album, which is considered to be one of the pair's darkest, was produced in a time of creative outbreak and emotional turbulence. The duo's confidence was at a peak, new techniques revolutionized musical production, but the duo also had to face Stinson's severe health issues. This led to a radical shift of pace in producing and releasing music. For the Detroit pair it was time to move on from their ground-breaking past. It was time for some shape shifting and wave jumping to occur, in Drexciya's terms.

Harnessed the Storm..

Music GB