FAST FORWARD WDET 101.9 FM DETROIT MIDNIGHT - 3 AM FRIDAYS VOL. 2 • ISSUE 3 - FINAL EDITION SEPTEMBER 1991 • FREE! 6001 CASS AVE. DETROIT, MI 48202 FAX 313-577-1300 EDITOrial JAY DENHAM: This is the final issue of FAST FORWARD. To be upfront about it, too much effort, too SURVIVAL INSTINCT little return. What more is there to say? Besides, there are many more creative irons in Beginning his career as "VICE" with the track "RITUAL," (featured on the the fire for both myself and Dan. Before I go any further, know that Dan compilation album "Techno II: the Next Generation" 10 records/UK) Jay Denham "Cybersonik" Bell and Sean Deason have has proved to be a survivor in the ever-changing world of dance music. announced their intention to start a NEW Travelling to the UK from his homebase of De t ro i t, Jay we n t on to Detroit Techno-zine and I have anointed re co rd the track, "HARDWAY TO CO M E " them as our successors. It'll be called "MATRIX," out soon. under the alias " CO N S TANT RITUA L " DJ Moneypenny has been a good friend to t rack for the " B I O R H YTHMS II" co m p i l a- us since we began. Her "Brand-X" chart is an tion album (Ne two rk/UK). With the suc- invaluable tool in navigating the under- cess of that release, he went on to record ground. Please support her 'zine now before a second "CO N S TANT RITUAL" track fo r you end up reading HER closing editorial. MP is the fucking QUEEN and we don't want her the "BIORHYTHMS III" album going out like that. 212-431-4360 for more. (Network/UK). So where can we be found? Well, Back home, Jay re co rded the Andyboy Reynolds of "Dance Music Report" "Fade II Black" EP for Fragile Records US. has been calling; he wants me to do a Detroit The track "IN SYNCH" (fe at u red on the column for DMR. Look for it. I'm now signed to DJAX Records Holland as Signal to Noise EP) has established him as one of the Ratio, as reported in espionage. The true innovators in Techno Music. "Collision" EP'll be available soon ... check Re cognizing his talent s, seve ral art i s t s, including Kevin Sa u n d e r s o n your import bins. I'm also doing free-lance (Reese, Inner City) and Derrick May (Rhythim is Rhythim) have enlisted his assis- publicity for Underground Resistance, and still slaving away on comic books. Oh, yeah ... t a n ce. For De rrick, Jay has been the hidden additional prod u ction man on STILL LOOKING FOR THAT DAY JOB. The many "MAYDAY" remixes. For Kevin, he is presently writing songs for the new show remains Friday night, 12-3 a.m., WDET "INNER CITY " album. As a re m i xe r, he has re m i xed " O C TAVE ONE, " " R E E S E, " 101.9 Studio hotline: 577-1019. " KAO S , " and " T RONIC HOUSE," among others. As a prod u ce r, he has wo rke d Digital Dan is editor on local industrial with "NEXUS 21" and is curre nt ly producing music for a new gro u p, " O N E dance/pop-culture-zine "Anti-Matter," (p.o. box 1065 Royal Oak, MI 48068) free-lancing TECHNO NATION." While many others have come and gone, he's proven to be for college-jangle-zine "Alternative Press" (but a survivor in an ever-changing world. he does the BPM section, thank God). Dan's Re t u rning to his roo t s, "VICE" re s u rf a ces with a brand new EP ent i t l e d also getting married to his Analog Amy next " S U RV I VAL INSTINCT" (430 WEST RECORDS/US). Joining the 430 WEST family, May, and before long we'll probably have lit- tle bytes running around and Mommy & "VICE" unleashes four new songs: "POSITIVE PROBLEM," "U GOT ME MOV I N , " Daddy'll become cursors. Before that, " PE ACE OUT," and "MINDMELT." Each track has its own pe r s o n a l i ty, but each though, Dan has to finish up his industrial one has the unmistakable groove that could only be Jay Denham's. "SURVIVAL project for 430 WEST, Groucho Lenin. Watch INSTINCT" is dance music in its purest form and is said to be "Jay Denham's best out for "Cosmonaut," Dan Bell (him again!) co- work ever." produced the B-side. One final shout to Tim Haslett at Ma ny have fallen by the ways i d e, but only one has "SURV I VA L Rockpool for mentioning me in his article. INSTINCT." Tim's a fellow Brand-X reporter. Peace out for now. No time for rest, though ... 'cause this is Bio courtesy of 430 WEST records a rave new world ! Edited by Digital Dan - Alan D. Oldham All ri g ht, so the Seminar is ove r, la de dah, and all of De t roit is back fro m N YC. Oldham and Digital bumped me VICE f rom last issue and I'm pissed so don't fuck with me! KUDOS & BACKSLAPS Amy, Hassan, Desi, Todd Johnson, Gary Arnett, Re t ro a ct i ve has signed a label deal Robert Stanzler, Derrick May, Kevin SURVIVAL with Belgium's In Disc as does half the Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Mike Himes, Mike, planet - including a licensing deal fo r Sue & Abigail Fiscus, Damon Booker, Carl Craig, INSTINCT RNG's "Falling in Dub" and a distri b u - Joey Beltram, Richie Rich, J.'Acq, Kenny Larkin, Dan Bell, The Brothers Burden, Shake, Jay tion deal for the ent i re Tra n s m at cat a- Denham, Terrell, The CODE Boys, Joe Banks, Su OUT NOW! log for Europe ... Patel, DJ Moneypenny, Adam Sherburne, Brian Fo r mer Tra n s m a t disciple Jay Bothwell, David & Sandra Smith, The Desktop, Denham's new label will be called Black Robin Givhan, Eric Mesko, Gerald Simpson, COMING SOON: Nation Re co rds and will release a 4- Tomoyuki Murashige, Java Coffee House, DJ Shawn P, DJ Overdose, DJ Claude Young, t rack, va rious artist sampler with full Mundo Muzique, Jimmy & Marcie Rhoades, 12s to fo l l ow. Jay has also signed his Wax Trax, The Oldham Family, The Sicko Vi c e tracks over to 430 WEST, who Family, The ComCaf, Alpha Services, Nate Volz, EDDIE s n atched that shit away from De r ri c k George Austin, Kathe Koja, Neil Ollivierra, UR, Juan Valdez, Mike Saenz, Gilbert Gottfried, "FLASHIN" May. All of Tra n s m at's fo rmer art i s t s Odell Waller, Boris Yeltsin, Milk & Cheese, Tank now have their own labels ... Girl. Underground Resistance is starting FOWLKES a rap label in their bid to take over the Arista's lawyers after lifting Are t h a ' s wo rl d. And they ' ve got the money to vocals for his "Get It Ri g ht." We hope do it, too ... he doesn't turn up on "Am e ri ca's Mo s t A bunch of people have be e n Wanted" ... doing rhythm tracks for the new In n e r Over to +8, we hear that Ke n n y Ci t y LP including Jay Denham, Ma r k La rkin (who got joc ked BIG-TIME at Kinchen and po s s i b l y RNG boy NMS) is getting antsy and is re a dy to Lawrence Burden. We hope it helps ... jump (but not necessarily to Transmat). Spe a k ing of Ma r k, we hear he John and Richie are thinking abo u t going for $150 US in Belgium ... I saw moved to New York, probably to dodge s t a r ting an ambient for Ke n ny just to t h at one in the "used" bin at Re co rd appease him, that's what we heard ... Time for $5.00 ... By the way, Daniel "Cybersonik" Bell Signal to Noise Ratio's "Collision" EP has been picked up dire ct ly by DJAX FAST FORWARD STAFF has moved down here from To ro nto and has a dow n town loft with DJ Re co rds Holland for Eu ro pe. Too bad ALAN D. OLDHAM Claude Yo u n g , re ce nt ly re p l a c i n g none of these local (or NY) Te c h n o - GENERAL SECRETARY Kenny Larkin. Can you say CYBERLOFT? chumps couldn't have put it out DIGITAL DAN ... domestically. Oh, well ... PRESIDENT - DIGITAL REPUBLIC We ' r e hearing rumors of an Damon "DJ Blackout" Booker, of all MC CAR JACK In d e pe n d e nt Da n ce La bel As s oc i at i o n , people, went to Germany to spin. Of all people. You be the judge. KGB which isn't as inte resting as who they Fi n a l ly, I wish the re co rd industry PARTY MEMBERS intend to band together AGAINST. Two i n d i v i d u a l s , who've screwed a lot of would do the same thing with white DJ OVERDOSE, DJ CLAUDE YOUNG boys with guitars as they're doing with DJ BLACKOUT people over the ye a r s, come immedi- ately to mind.