Main Stage - Live at Movement 2011, Detroit

Aux 88

Puzzlebox, Detroit

Aux 88 are deeply rooted in Detroit's musical culture and heritage, with Tommy 'Tom Tom' Hamilton graduating from high school with time in dance groups from Cosmic Swingers, the Motor City Poppers, to the Devo Dancers already on his resume, and Keith Tucker a local DJ deeply immersed in the burgeoning electronic music scene. In fact their first joint undertaking was a group called RX-7 that performed live renditions of Cybotron or Model 500 tracks - in 1985. Housing a growing collection of equipment, Tucker signed to Metroplex as Frequency and it wasn't until 1993 that the two of them got together again to form Aux 88 and focus on finest techno bass, released via Tucker's own Puzzlebox label. Never losing sight of their heritage, Aux 88 gave techno a hard edged infusion of electro sounds, drawing from an era when the nascent scenes of hip hop and techno weren't too far removed from each other. And while their history has been far from straight forward, their wield a strong legacy that saw their return to Movement at 2002 widely celebrated and subsequent returns eagerly awaited. This set was recorded live at Movement 2011, right there in Detroit Michigan.