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This week on @DarkScienceElectro we listen to a Detroit legend, the one, and only @dj-dijital-1
Anthony Rother - PSI Robotics-
Detrechno - After Shock
DJ K1 - Cosmic Flight
Erotek - Unknown
Jessbeatz - Techno Fobia
J Shaw - Surfing Galaxies
Jessbeatz - Lights
Professor X - Techno Kut
X-Men - Revenge of the X Men
Jessbeatz - La’ Machine
Impakt - Defcon
Di'jital Blak - Orson Chronicles
AUX 88 - Moon Walker
Di'jital - Proto Beats
Di'jital - Jit 2 This
Dynamix II - Techno Bass
AUX 88 - You Don’t Want None of This
DJ Assault & AD'E - Numerals
Keith Tucker - Electro Lights
Di'jital - 808 Kits
Tricky D & Debonair - Take it to the Max
Di'jital - Return of the Hacker
Reconstruct/ Dj K1 Remix
Shawescape Renegade - Geisteszustand
Scan 7 - Made 2 Last
Bart Karlos - Shaftwerk
The open-minded attitude of understanding the World of Jazz, Soul, Funk, Disco, and even Hip Hop makes it much easier to figure out what may have caused the emergence of the Detroit Techno and Electro scene. This is the case of Lamont Norwood, also known as DJ Di'jital, who grew up with all these groove influences.
Of course, it was the sounds of Kraftwerk in the first moment, and after that the Street Dance culture that guided him – mainly with the Electro-Funk classics of the beginning of the eighties. Fascinated, Norwood was caught by a whole movement that started with the Funk culture, but whose roots lie miles ahead. Largely influenced by the street sounds of Afrika Bambaata, Newcleus, and Cybotron that swirled into his mind during the eighties, Lamont decided to stretch to the boundaries and started a deep journey of musical research.
His DJ story began even before the acquaintance of the turntables at the beginning of the nineties: he started with double tape decks at a parent’s house with very limited options. But the natural mixing skills and the density of his musical background took him far beyond his dreams: more than ten years ago, he became a professional DJ, even if his professional highlight was yet to come.
Before the so-called professional ascension, he played tons of House parties as a Cabaret DJ. To be really integrated into the scene, it was just a question of time. He quickly shifted behind the decks and became part of the most important professionals behind the electro scene from the nineties. His melting pot of Electro-Funk, techno, booty and ghetto tech elements with scratching skills created a very unique ambiance in which DJ Di'jital drove the crowds wherever he wanted to.
In 1996, Lamont Norwood integrated the brilliant Aux 88 as their DJ and had the pleasure to experience live shows with them for years. In the same year 1996, he released his first track, 'Radar2Bass' which, according to his statements, was meant to be a 'Sinister Techno Bass'. It appeared on the 'Xperience De Bass II' EP by Direct Beat, the same label through which he released his first single: “Prototype”, a kind of definition for his sound, a free sound that was made to be included on the open-minded DJ’s repertories, which were really free to do whatever they wanted. He also released several other productions, remixes, and a couple of CDs through Direct Beat records, one of the most important labels of the electro scene.
Essentially versatile in the music scene, DJ Di'jital built a really solid foundation as a world-class DJ all these years. His repertories, which are an amazing combination of electro classics with more contemporaries, should not be missed. He is currently building a new recording studio and Arcade in Downtown Detroit.
Additional resources:
djdijital2.bandcamp.com/
www.instagram.com/djdijital1/
www.facebook.com/djdijital1
www.discogs.com/artist/1218-DJ-Dijital