Underground Resistance US レコード& CD

Review: Underground Resistance likely owe much of their mythology to the Interstellar Fugitives series; a classic series telling the tale of the UR clique fighting oppression and music-industry corruption on a cosmic scale. It's certainly an experimental delight for most newcomers to the techno genre and/or those who want to trace the history of the sound. DJ S2 (aka. Suburban Knight) and Von Floyd (aka. Gerald Mitchell) are infamous members of the UR gang; both of them have enjoyed success in the genre, and as part of the clique, since at least the late 1980s. 'Post Emancipation Psychosis' is a classic slab of UR's anarchic, ironic militancy. With its orderly drum machine march, the eponymous track by S2 describes the paranoia and loss of mental clarity one might after having been freed from the coercive clutches of a former master; meanwhile, Floyd's 'Geiger Counter' is a super-early electro classic, channelling a bursting, radioactive soundbank even few producers today could replicate.

Review: First released back in 2007, UR's 'Hi Tech Dreams' is widely regarded as one of 'Mad' Mike Banks' most perfectly formed EPs - in part because its blend of optimistic techno futurism with dancefloor darkness offers a neat summary of the 'dreaming of utopia, living in a dystopia' message at the heart of Underground Resistance's militant ethos. But analysis aside, it's simply a terrific record - as this timely reissue proves. A-side 'Hi Tech Dreams' lives up to its promise, with far-sighted melodies, tactile riffs and soulful vocal samples rising above a loose-limbed Motor City techno beat. In contrast, 'Lo Tech Reality' is a moodier and more melancholic chunk of breakbeat-driven techno, while 'Hold My Own' is a murky, hip-hop influenced downtempo head-nodder.

Notes: Screen-printed graphic logo on black Gildan Ultra Cotton T-shirt.

Notes: White 'UR003' print on black Gildan t-shirt.

Official shirts approved by UR.

Notes: Underground Resistance 'Workers' T-Shirt

Tan with Orange print on Gildan Ultra Cotton Shirt

Notes: Underground Resistance 'Workers' T-Shirt

Tan with Orange print on Gildan Ultra Cotton Shirt

Notes: Underground Resistance 'Workers' T-Shirt

Tan with Orange print on Gildan Ultra Cotton Shirt

Notes: Underground Resistance ' Workers' T-Shirt

Neon Yellow with Black print on Gildan Ultra Cotton Shirt

Notes: Underground Resistance ' Workers' T-Shirt

Neon Yellow with Black print on Gildan Ultra Cotton Shirt

Notes: Classic, OG UR logo T-shirts, bearing the legend "Music That Never Surrenders".

Quality, ultra-cotton T-Shirt.

Official UR merchandise.

Notes: Classic, OG UR logo, bearing the legend "Unexploitable".

Quality, ultra-cotton T-Shirt.

Official UR merchandise.

Notes: Classic, OG UR logo T-shirts, bearing the legend "Music That Never Surrenders".

Quality, ultra-cotton T-Shirt.

Official UR merchandise.

Notes: Classic, OG UR logo, bearing the legend "Unexploitable".

Quality, ultra-cotton T-Shirt.

Official UR merchandise.

Notes: UR Hoodie

Screen printed UR logo, on Russell Hooded Sweatshirt.

Black print on black.

Notes: UR Hoodie

Screen printed UR logo, on Russell Hooded Sweatshirt.

Black print on black.