Future Jazz par excellence!

Since bagging the rather lush 5 x 10" box set of the Innerzone Orchestra LP 'Programmed', I've been kicking myself repeatedly for not having discovered such an immense album in all the time I've been burrowing my head into music full throttle. There are so many different vibes that emanate from each record side, and having it split across 5 bits o' wax really helps appreciate this.

I'll admit now to being a newbie as far as the real Detroit heritage goes. It's only recently that I'm finally starting to understand and appreciate Carl Craig (having rinsed out 'The Album Formerly Known As...' yesterday). There's a mental check-list of names I need to take the time to discover fully (Jeff Mills, Underground Resistance, Kenny Larkin, Derrick May, Theo Parrish etc.) but to hear 'Programmed' and hear the lines truly blur between jazz and techno and everything that exists between them was pretty monumental for me. Having heard the way people postulate about Detroit techno and all it's intricacies, I was yet to realise the vision so many of these producers have for myself.

So if you get a chance to pick up this album do - it's prime-time grade A home listening bliss, perfect to warm your bones while the weather goes to shit.