Underground Resistance - Gamma-Ray - Underground Resistance - 1991

Underground Resistance - Elimination / Gamma-Ray Label: Underground Resistance Cat.No: UR009 Format: Vinyl, 12" Country: US Released: 1991 Style: Techno, Acid Notes: Etched on B side: GAMMA~RAY. Mastered at National Sound Corporation, Detroit. A Side contains a different version and the original of "Elimination", which first appeared on the Sonic EP. The vocal sample on Gamma-Ray was taken from the female hard-rock band Hearts song "Barracuda" which actually was penned after a show in Detroit as a reaction to a annoying reporter who insinuated that the band were lesbian. Tracklisting: A1: Elimination (6:35) A2: Elimination (4:40) B: Gamma-Ray (6:14) Underground Resistance Profile: Underground Resistance is probably the most militantly political outcropping of modern urban American techno. Combining a grubby, four-track aesthetic, an almost strictly DIY business philosophy, and an oppositional, militaristic ethos similar to Public Enemy without the drama (or the familiarity; the members refuse to be photographed without bandanas obscuring their identities), UR have redirected their portion of the Detroit techno legacy to social activist ends, trading mainstream popularity and financial success for independence and self-determination. Begun in the early '90s by second-wave trinity Jeff Mills, "Mad" Mike Banks, and Robert "Noise" Hood, UR adapted the flavor and kick of early Detroit techno to the complex social, political, and economic circumstances in the wake of Reagan-era accelerated inner-city decline, and was formed as an outlet for uncompromising music geared toward awareness and change. The early UR catalog is defined by a typically Detroit combination of Motown and Chicago soul, and ruthless, at times caustic lo-fi techno, acid, and electro (Mills' background is in, among other things, Chicago industrial and EBM-style electro-techno, with Banks and Hood both coming from a solid house and techno base). Much of the label's early output was the product of various permutations of Banks, Mills, and Hood, both solo and in combination, before Mills and Hood left UR in 1992 to pursue (and achieve) international success. Banks continued to operate UR in the wake of the split, releasing EPs such as "Return of Acid Rain," "Message to the Majors," and "Galaxy to Galaxy" under the UR banner, as well as 12-inches by increasingly renowned artists such as Drexciya, Suburban Knight and Scan 7. The first actual full-length credited to Underground Resistance was 1998's Interstellar Fugitives. When the UR and Submerge Headquarters moved from 2030 Grand River to 3000 E Grand Blvd., the UR 'family' transformed again by assigning new members such as DJ 3000, S², The Aquanauts, Buzz Goree and most notably the live band Los Hermanos. Underground Resistance original founding members are Mike Banks, Robert Hood & Jeff Mills. URLs: http://www.undergroundresistance.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergro... http://www.gabbers-gegen-rassismus.de... Members: Andre Holland, Cornelius Harris, Dan Caballero, Drexciya, Frankie Fultz, Galaxy 2 Galaxy, Gerald Mitchell, Ghetto Tech, James Pennington, Marc Floyd, Mark Taylor (2), Mike Banks, Milton Baldwin, Perception (2), Raphael Merriweathers Jr., Santiago Salazar, Timeline (2) (Jeff Mills, Robert Hood & Rolando Rocha are no longer part of the group) Name Variations: Underground Resistance | Acid Rain U.R. | U.R. | Under Ground Resistance | UR Underground Resistance Profile: Distributed via Submerge Recordings. Sublabels: Happy Records, Happy Soul, Hipnotech, Red Planet, Somewhere In Detroit, World Power Alliance Contact Info: Bookings: booking@undergroundresistance.com URLs: http://www.undergroundresistance.com http://www.discogs.com/release/1691