Underground Resistance
Background information
Origin	Detroit, Michigan
Years active	1989-Present
Label(s)	Underground Resistance, Sold In Detroit (SID)
Associated acts	Drexciya, Marc Floyd, DJ Rolando, James Pennington, Blake Baxter, Chuck Gibson (Perception/Hi-techfunk) and Gerald Mitchell, DJ 3000, DJ Skurge, DJ Dex, DJ S2, The Vision, Buzz Goree, Suburban Knight, The Unknown Soldier, DJ Di'jital and Claude Young
Website	http://www.undergroundresistance.com
Members
Mike Banks, DJ 3000, DJ Dex, DJ S2, The Vision, Buzz Goree, Suburban Knight, The Unknown Soldier, DJ Skurge
Former members
Jeff Mills, Claude Young, Robert Hood, DJ Rolando

Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR) are a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. They are the most militantly political example of modern Detroit Techno, with a grungy, four-track musical aesthetic and a strictly anti-mainstream business strategy. Trading mainstream popularity and financial success for independence and self-determination, for a long time, the members would refuse to be photographed without bandanas obscuring their identities. They espouse a radical, militaristic ethos similar to Public Enemy and have exerted their portion of Detroit Techno's cultural influence towards promoting political activism. Image File history File links Undergroundresistancelogo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Detroit techno is an early style of techno music originating from Detroit, Michigan, USA in the mid-1980s. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a seminal hip hop group from Long Island, New York known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Detroit techno is an early style of techno music originating from Detroit, Michigan, USA in the mid-1980s. ...

Begun in the late 1980's by Jeff Mills and "Mad" Mike Banks, UR related the aesthetics of early Detroit Techno to the complex social, political, and economic circumstances which followed on from Reagan-era inner-city economic recession, producing uncompromising music geared toward promoting awareness and facilitating political change. Later Robert "Noise" Hood joined the collective. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Mike Mad Mike Banks is the co-founder, along with Jeff Mills, of US record label Underground Resistance. ... Famous people with the family name Reagan include: Ronald Reagan, 40th President of The United States Nancy Reagan, the wife of Ronald Reagan and influential First Lady Ron Reagan, President Reagans son and liberal journalist Michael Reagan, President Reagans son and conservative talk show host John Henninger Reagan...

The early UR catalogue is defined by a typically Detroit combination of Motown and Chicago soul, and ruthless, at times caustic lo-fi Techno, Acid, and Electro (Mills' background is in, among other things, Chicago Industrial and EBM-style Electro-Techno, with Banks and Hood both coming from a solid House and Techno background). Motown Records, Inc. ... Chicago soul is a form of soul music that arose during the 1960s in Chicago. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). ... Electro is either (a) a prefix used to indicate a relationship to electricity, as in electro-mechanical, or electro-magnet, or (b) a stand-alone word. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... EBM can be an acronym for: electronic body music evidence-based medicine Everybody But Microsoft - A virtual group that acts as a competitor to Microsoft and its partners. ... Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England Houses in the most general sense consist of human-built dwellings, each with enclosing walls, a floor, and a roof. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Many of Underground Resistance's labelmate's early releases were the product of various experiments by Banks, Mills, and Hood, both solo and in collaboration, before Mills and Hood left the collective in 1992 to achieve international success as solo artists and DJs. Mike Banks continued to lead UR in the wake of the split, releasing EPs during the mid-1990's such as "Return of Acid Rain," "Message to the Majors," and "Galaxy to Galaxy" under the UR name, as well as 12-inches by increasingly renowned artists such as Drexciya. Drexciya was an electronic music band from Detroit, Michigan. ...

Although UR remains largely aloof of the more high-profile American and European scenes, UR tracks have occasionally been released on other labels (usually in what UR metaphorically describe as "reconnaissance" or "infiltration"). The prominent German Techno label Tresor reissued 12-inches from the early UR catalog and a React label compilation featured exclusive tracks from Banks and other UR artists. Tresor (German for safe or vault) is an underground techno nightclub and record label. ... REACT or react can be:- Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams (an emergency service who monitor the CB radio) REACT belt (a restraint device) A chemical or nuclear or other process as in reaction. ...

The first full-length album credited to Underground Resistance was 1998's "Interstellar Fugitives", which saw Mike Banks redefining the collective's sound as "High-Tech Funk", reflecting a shift in emphasis from hard, minimal club Techno to breakbeats, Electro and even occasionally Drum and Bass and down-tempo Hip-Hop. In 1999, newcomer DJ Rolando released UR's most commercially successful EP, "The Knights of The Jaguar". Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated dnb) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music which came into existence in roughly the mid 70s but became a large part of modern day pop culture in the late 80s. ...

In 2002, Kraftwerk released a remix EP of their soundtrack to the Hannover Expo 2000, featuring contributions from Rolando and Banks, making them two of only a handful of producers ever to be given the privilege of remixing Kraftwerk. From 2002 Kraftwerk's live shows featured the group performing UR's remixes compiled in the song now called "Planet of Visions". Album cover of Trans-Europe Express (1977). ...

Discography

• Your Time Is Up
• Sonic
• The Final Frontier
• Waveform
• Nation 2 Nation
• The Prince Of Techno
• Living For The Night
• Gyroscopic
• Elimination
• Riot EP
• Nocturbulous Behavior
• Fuel For The Fire / Attend The Riot
• Sonic Destroyer
• G-Force
• Living For The Night
• The Punisher
• The Fury
• M.I.A
• BX-A
• UR019.5 X-102 - Groundzero
• World 2 World
• Pirahna
• Crime Report
• Death Star
• Message To The Majors
• The Return of Acid Rain - The Storm Continues
• Galaxy 2 Galaxy
• Bubble Metropolis
• Black Moon Rising
• Acid Rain III
• Dark Energy
• Aquatic Attack
• Undetectable
• City Of Fear
• Electronic Warfare
• UR034 UR - Electronic Warfare the mixes
• The Aztec Mystic
• By Night
• The Return Of Drexciya
• Code Breaker
• I'm In
• Ambush
• Turning Point
• Condition Red EP
• Hardlife
• Interstellar Fugitives
• Antimatter Premium Unleaded / Frequency Snowstorm
• Speeding Like the Killer Bees
• Knights Of The Jaguar
• The Aztec Mystic Mix
• Hidden In Plainsight

• Don't You Want It
• Hi-Tech Jazz

• Revenge Of The Jaguar
• Millennium To Millennium
• Inspiration / Transition

Discography is the study and listing of sound recordings. ... Electronic Warfare is a classic Underground Resistance release, which defined further developments and experiments in electro sound. ...

References

• Discogs.. Retrieved September 08, 2006. (Searchable database of discographies.)

External links

• The official Underground Resistance website