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On March 2, 2002, I was tapped to open the famed Technoflash club in Valladolid, Spain. In my posting of the set back then: “I had a double gig that night, so I had to play early to a thin crowd. As a result I played my version of ‘opening techno.’ Hypnotic, slow techno. No flashy tricks, no dumb vocal stabs, just long, smooth blends focusing on the tracks, the DJ fading into the background.”

I called the mix “Flatliners.”

History rhymes more than it repeats, and six months shy of 25 years later, on September 5, 2026, I was asked to open Detroit’s newest warehouse venue called The Vault 313. My ethos on opening techno hasn’t changed; only the sounds updated. As my performance went on, I couldn’t help but reflect on the similarities.

Here, then, is the recording of that set, which naturally must be called “Flatliners 2.”

Tracklisting:

Sphere (Vince Watson) – Aurora – Focus
3MB feat. Magic Juan Atkins – Die Kosmischen Kuriere (Moritz von Oswald + Thomas Fehlmann Mix) – Tresor
Trunkline – Hex – Hardgroove
BCCO & future.666 – XTRA LOOP – BCCO
Francois X – Bone and Signal – XX Lab
Cirkle – Machina – Sublunar
FANK & No Valentia – Wavecycle – Molekül
Ponky – Friends With Benefits – TRSN
Mac Declos – Sexiness – Mama Told Ya
Benjamin Mull & The Advent – Cursed (Cari Lekebusch Remix) – Hybrid
J.garcia – Backsliding – Detroit Techno Militia
Qube – Stormy & Me (Greg Gow Remix) – Memetic
Uncertain – Empathy – ANAOH
PTTRNRCRRNT – Chalice 1 – Affekt
Marc Faenger – Skewed Mirrors – Fanzine
Emmanuel Top – Turkish Bazar (Chris Liebing Remake) – CLR
Ops – Twerk Alone – Truncate
Yrsen – Rhydo – KR
Carara – Permission 003 – Gynoid
Carara – Permission 001 – Gynoid
Red Rooms – Limited Sensory – Token
Coyu – Atrévete – Suara
P.U.L.S.A.R – Vertice – Analog Solutions
Axel Karakasis – Pressure Mode – Remain
A.Paul – Midrange – Planet Rhythm
A.Paul – All Day – Planet Rhythm
Shabaam – The Party Is Not Over – Planet Rhythm
Sanskrit – 480Hz – Arts
Invexis – The Last Transmission – Archaic Print
Yan Cook – Balance – Planet Rhythm