The Theory Of Everything

For a style of music once so obsessed with the future, the unthinkable has happened to Detroit techno: it’s stuck in the same spot it was in ten years ago, churning out a vision of futuristic music that now, ironically, sounds dated. ‘Everything’ is the Burden brothers’ solution to this dilemma: instead of knocking out an album full of the raw, rhythm based techno that they are renowned for, Lenny, Lawrence and Lorne have embraced their home city’s soul and hip-hop sounds, hooking up with Kevin Saunderson’s wife Anne and rapper P Gruv. The production is sensuous and the predominantly down tempo tracks as well as the occasional dance floor number are soaked in lush strings and pads. Fans of their stark club music may hate it, but, for a style that’s meant to be constantly searching for the next thing, this could well be it.