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'''Eddie Fowlkes''' (born 1962) is a ] ] from ], ], influential to the early ] scene.<ref name=amg> at ]</ref> Eddie Fowlkes is a ] ] from ], ], influential to the early ] scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-flashin-fowlkes-mn0000166483|title=Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>


After attending a 1978 Charivari party with his older sisters where he saw DJ Darryl Shannon mixing records, Eddie requested a mixer for Christmas and then made his DJ debut in the late 70s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2016/06/eddie-fowlkes-other-places-call-their-music-techno-too-but-its-their-techno-not-detroit-techno/|title=Eddie Fowlkes: "Other places call their music Techno too, but it's their Techno, not Detroit Techno”|work=Magnetic Magazine|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-us}}</ref> Eddie was part of Juan Atkins’ Deep Space DJ collective which included  Art Payne, Keith Martin, and Derrick May who was also Eddie’s roommate. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/05/interview-eddie-fowlkes/|title=Interview: Eddie Fowlkes|work=XLR8R|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1641|title=Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth|last=Advisor|first=Resident|work=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref> In the 1980s, he performed with three turntables, a mixer, wah-wah pedal and the 808 & 909 drum machines and this revolutionary style of DJing pushed the boundaries of what a disc jockey could be.
Fowlkes began his career as a DJ in high school, and attended business college briefly before turning full-time to a career in music. He was a DJ at Detroit's Music Institute, and released his first record, the single "Goodbye Kiss", for ]'s label, ], in 1986.<ref name=amg/> Later singles followed on ], ], and ], before his debut full-length appeared in 1991.


Kevin Saunderson said that seeing Eddie DJ at a fraternity party inspired him to get involved in the Deep Space Crew and become a better DJ.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40675151|title=Techno rebels : the renegades of electronic funk|last=Dan.|first=Sicko,|date=1999|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823084289|location=New York|oclc=40675151}}</ref>
As Detroit techno became the subject of more interest from European DJs and producers, Fowlkes signed with German label ]. His only charting single in the U.S. was "Let Us Pray", which hit #21 on the U.S. Dance Club Play charts in 1995.<ref>, ]</ref> Eddie is responsible, at least in part, for the techno act The Martian.

He had an intense epiphany at a Deep Space party in the midst of a ] performance. Interested solely in DJing up until that point, he decided in that moment to make his first record. Borrowing equipment from Juan, he trained his ear and taught himself to play the keyboard over a couple of months. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/05/interview-eddie-fowlkes/|title=Interview: Eddie Fowlkes|work=XLR8R|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> While Eddie and Derrick were roommates, Eddie built his studio in his bedroom and started working on his first record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/eddie-fowlkes-interview-derrick-may/|title=Exclusive Interview: Eddie Fowlkes Dishes On Derrick May, Ellen Allien, and Gabber|date=2016-06-08|work=We Got This Covered|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

From that time on he mastered the art of DJing leading to his first release in 1986. That release on Metroplex Records, “Goodbye Kiss,” helped establish what would come to be known as Detroit Techno. Others figured, “’If Eddie can make a record, I can make a record.’” Hence, Eddie was the catalyst for the cosmic new sounds coming out of Detroit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/05/interview-eddie-fowlkes/|title=Interview: Eddie Fowlkes|work=XLR8R|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

With the 1991 M.I.D release of Detroit Techno Soul, he introduced the concept of Techno Soul because "Detroit... is both house heads and techno heads.” Then followed the 1993 Tresor release The Birth Of Technosoul.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1641|title=Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth|last=Advisor|first=Resident|work=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>

Eddie Fowlkes’ handprints are cemented on the Detroit Historical Museum’s “Legends Plaza” as a Techno Music Pioneer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://detroithistorical.org/detroit-historical-museum/exhibitions/signature-exhibitions/legends-plaza|title=Legends Plaza {{!}} Detroit Historical Society|website=detroithistorical.org|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>


== Releases == == Releases ==

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Eddie Fowlkes is a techno DJ from Detroit, Michigan, influential to the early Detroit techno scene.

After attending a 1978 Charivari party with his older sisters where he saw DJ Darryl Shannon mixing records, Eddie requested a mixer for Christmas and then made his DJ debut in the late 70s. Eddie was part of Juan Atkins’ Deep Space DJ collective which included  Art Payne, Keith Martin, and Derrick May who was also Eddie’s roommate. In the 1980s, he performed with three turntables, a mixer, wah-wah pedal and the 808 & 909 drum machines and this revolutionary style of DJing pushed the boundaries of what a disc jockey could be.

Kevin Saunderson said that seeing Eddie DJ at a fraternity party inspired him to get involved in the Deep Space Crew and become a better DJ.

He had an intense epiphany at a Deep Space party in the midst of a Cybotron performance. Interested solely in DJing up until that point, he decided in that moment to make his first record. Borrowing equipment from Juan, he trained his ear and taught himself to play the keyboard over a couple of months.  While Eddie and Derrick were roommates, Eddie built his studio in his bedroom and started working on his first record.

From that time on he mastered the art of DJing leading to his first release in 1986. That release on Metroplex Records, “Goodbye Kiss,” helped establish what would come to be known as Detroit Techno. Others figured, “’If Eddie can make a record, I can make a record.’” Hence, Eddie was the catalyst for the cosmic new sounds coming out of Detroit.

With the 1991 M.I.D release of Detroit Techno Soul, he introduced the concept of Techno Soul because "Detroit... is both house heads and techno heads.” Then followed the 1993 Tresor release The Birth Of Technosoul.

Eddie Fowlkes’ handprints are cemented on the Detroit Historical Museum’s “Legends Plaza” as a Techno Music Pioneer.

Releases

  • EP (12") City Boy
  • Night Creepin' (12") Simply Soul
  • Goodbye Kiss (12") Metroplex 1986
  • Get It Live / In The Mix (12") Metroplex 1987
  • Goodbye Kiss (12") Macola Record Co. 1987
  • Standing In The Rain (12") Spinnin' Records (US) 1989
  • Detroit Techno Soul (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1991
  • Inequality (12") 430 West 1991
  • Serious Techno Vol.1 (12") Lafayette 1991
  • 3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (CD) Tresor 1992
  • 3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (2xLP) Tresor 1992
  • Mad In Detroit! EP (12") United Recordings 1992
  • Passion (12") Groove Kissing 1992
  • The Feeling / F.F. In Crime (12") Groove Kissing 1992
  • Time To Express (12") Lower East Side Records 1992
  • Turn Me Out (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1992
  • I Wanna Know (12") Infonet 1993
  • I'm A Winner Not A Loser (12") Infonet 1993
  • Music In My Head / Macro (12") Pow Wow Records 1993
  • One Dance / Stella (12") Global Cuts 1993
  • The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1993
  • The Birth Of Technosoul (2x12") Tresor 1993
  • The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Pow Wow Records 1993
  • Warwick (12") Global Cuts 1993
  • EP (12") City Boy 1994
  • Let Us Pray (Limited Edition) (12") Bold ! Soul Records 1995
  • Stella 2 (12") Peacefrog Records 1995
  • The Truth EP (12") Back To Basics 1995
  • Black Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1996
  • Groovin / C.B.R (12") Tresor 1996
  • City Dub 3 (12") City Boy 1997
  • Deep Pit (CD5") Dance Pool 1997
  • Deep Pit (12") Dance Pool 1997
  • Soul Train (12") Paper Recordings 1998
  • Oh Lord (12") Azuli Records 1999
  • Angel In My Pocket (2x12") Undaground Therapy Muzik 2000
  • My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") Tresor 2002

References

  1. "Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. "Eddie Fowlkes: "Other places call their music Techno too, but it's their Techno, not Detroit Techno"". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. "Interview: Eddie Fowlkes". XLR8R. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. Advisor, Resident. "Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-08-09. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Dan., Sicko, (1999). Techno rebels : the renegades of electronic funk. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823084289. OCLC 40675151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Interview: Eddie Fowlkes". XLR8R. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. "Exclusive Interview: Eddie Fowlkes Dishes On Derrick May, Ellen Allien, and Gabber". We Got This Covered. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  8. "Interview: Eddie Fowlkes". XLR8R. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  9. Advisor, Resident. "Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-08-09. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. "Legends Plaza | Detroit Historical Society". detroithistorical.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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