The first solo album from Rod Modell (Deepchord) in nearly 10 years, following up 2007's Incense & Black Light comes in lush form with Mediterranea (released August 26, 2016). Clocking in at 72 minutes, this cerebral epic reveals a sense of timelessness and stillness, an exquisite portrayal of reflection that is sonically enriching and emotionally engaging. Opening with field recordings conducted while abroad in the islands of Spain, sculpts a sublime sense of nuance that creeps into fore as time passes, gradually enveloping and evolving into what sounds as an orchestra pla… read more
Dub techno legend Rod Modell is best known for his Deepchord project, and for his work in the duo Echospace with Stephen Hitchell (Soultek), with whom he runs the Echospace Detroit label. But he has also produced several ambient-leaning solo releases, as well as the dancefloor-focused 2019 album Captagon. Born in Detroit, Modell came of age during the first wave of Detroit techno, and was friendly with originators of the sound like Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. first surfaced in the mid-'90s as half of the duo Waveform Transmission with Chris Troy. In 1998, he … read more
Dub techno legend Rod Modell is best known for his Deepchord project, and for his work in the duo Echospace with Stephen Hitchell (Soultek), with whom he runs the Echospace Detroit label. B… read more
Dub techno legend Rod Modell is best known for his Deepchord project, and for his work in the duo Echospace with Stephen Hitchell (Soultek), with whom he runs the Echospace Detroit label. But he has also produced several ambient-leanin… read more