Marcel Dettmann set to curate next Dekmantel Selectors compilation

Techno titan Marcel Dettmann is next up for a Dekmantel’s Selectors edition, with what he describes as a, “pre-techno compilation”.

Following celebrated compilations from Motor City Drum Ensemble and Young Marco, Dettmann’s compilation promises to showcase another side of the praised DJ, with a look back to the start of his musical journey.

Charting his new wave, post-punk, industrial influences, the compilation is not a mix CD, but a collection of tracks hand-picked by Dettmann from his own vinyl archives. “It was a great opportunity to dig deeper into my own musical outlook,” he explains. “The tracks come from a time before I became a DJ.”

From Cabaret Voltaire’s “Low Cool” to A Thunder Orchestra’s “Diabolical Gesture”, the tracks may be remastered but they remain undoubtedly vintage gems, representing a personal journey into Dettmann’s past.

Selectors 003 is out June 23 and available to pre-order now.

Check out the track list below, and have a listen to a preview here.

Tracklist

A1 Front 242 – Don’t Crash

A2 Force Dimension – Algorythm (Manipulating Mix)

A3 Executive Slacks – So Mote It Be

B1 Martin Dupont – The Light Goes Through My Mouth

B2 A Thunder Orchestra – Diabolical Gesture (Marcel Dettmann Edit) C1 Twice A Man – Happy Life

C2 Cabaret Voltaire – Low Cool (Marcel Dettmann Edit)

C3 Kaa Antilope – Rise Up Helicopter, Like Bird

D1 Ministry – Same Old Madness

D2 Fad Gadget – Back To Nature

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