NY doesn't know the meaning of raw until you've visited Detroit. Our friend Ernie(Erno The Inferno) is Ghostly's Detroit rep out there and brought us out for their Tour Detroit party. The only knowledge I had of Detroit prior to that was through their musical legends and from Minimal Man's stories and blog posts.

Remember this Gay Packard Plant one?

We actually drove by it. You can't see from the picture, but this shit is like 15 blocks long! They used to throw some of the craziest raves in there. I can only imagine the madness.

So the rumors are true, The city is in shambles, abandoned buildings are everywhere, and jobs are mad scarce. But despite the ruins, it's one the most inspirational places I've ever visited. The city seeps soul and funkiness like no other and when it comes to parties, they do it up right over there!!!

One of the bigger parties over there is called "Funk Night" and is thrown by these cats Frank Raines and Bill Hales who literally pack like 1200 people into a warehouse with HUGE soundsystems to play rare funk 45's till the early morn. It's literally like a rave for funk and was voted #1 for America's Best Party by Paper Magazine. Coming from NY your like, funk rave? I didn't believe it either, until I saw the video footage. After 5 min of mayhem, I was sold. They also have sick funk bands playing live between the sets, like Will Sessions, who's members also record with Mayer Hawthorne. A perfect way to balance out the DJ sets with a live soulful vibe. Funk Night NY and Funk Night LA has been rumored - I'll keep you posted.

Here's a pic from a surprise B-day party for Frank Raines...

DJ Dez from Slum Village was on the decks. The range and mixing of his live set that night killed it so hard, I was thinking, "This is better than any mixtape we carry!" Trust.

Here's the Tangent gallery where we spun at. They used to throw really big raves here, but it's been out of commission for a bit. Everyone was psyched to see Ernie and the crew reviving it. All I gotta say is 2 HUGE speakers and 6 subs makes for a proper comeback.

10pm

2pm

Some chick even danced so hard she broke her damn shoe.

Also, the community over there was amazing. Everyone knows each other and although there's a lot of haters(wouldn't you be if your city looked like the apocolypse?), the support for music is enough to make a NY city dude like me shed a tear. You have rock dudes coming to your disco party, hip hoppers checking out house shows, house DJ's checking out hip hop shows, and so on... Seriously, when's the last time you invited your "hip hop" friend to come check out a night of minimal techno? It's the closest I've seen to "One Love" in a while.

Lastly, hipsters dont exist over there. They're way too smart to be tricked by some flashy, nu-rave shit. Motown came from there, Techno came from there, Dilla came from there. They got Moodymann, Derrick May, Theo Parrish, Omar S, Kyle Hall(17 years old), Mayer Hawthorne holding it down - You really think they're trippin' on your designer v-neck and your newest blog house track? Hell naw...

On that note - Snack and I started a new party @ APT. I know its a bit late to promote, but if it's not too late - get over there! It's the first of many this summer. If you haven't heard of Duane Harriott, He's one half of Bim Marx with Jorge Velez(aka Professor Genius) and part of the infamous Negroclash Crew. Needless to say, it's an honor to throw down recs with him. It's free so, Come and get funked!

Be on the lookout - new Bim Marx 12" dropping soon!
- Enjoy the summer night yall