Podcast 119: Motor City Drum Ensemble

• Words: Shawn Reynaldo

As his Motor City Drum Ensemble moniker implies, Stuttgart's Danilo Plessow is a fan of classic Detroit techno, but, as this exclusive mix shows, the man also has an affinity for old-school Chicago house, not to mention vintage soul and disco. Through his Raw Cuts series and releases on the Four Roses label, Plessow has developed a hypnotic deep house sound that simultaneously reveres the past while remaining clearly focused on the future. After grooving to his productions for a couple years, here in the present we're absolutely thrilled to add him to the XLR8R podcast stable.

01 Latecomer "Cosmic Part" (Faces/MCDE)
02 Jacob Korn "Selene" (Running Back)
03 Code 6 "Beyond the Bassline" (Nu Groove)
04 This Ain't Chicago "Ride the Rhythm" (Parisonic)
05 Mijan "Alright (SG Dub)" (Slip n' Slide)
06 Peak Hour Rhythms "Disco Diva" (Nervous)
07 Ursula Rucker "Electric Santeria (King Britt Mix)" (Five Six)
08 Ron Trent "Altered States" (Warehouse)
09 Ben Klock "Viscoplastic" (Deeply Rooted)