In September of 2011, Numbers co-heads Jackmaster (pictured above) and Spencer presided over the label’s Rinse FM show and delivered two hours of underground Detroit classics on a special Tuesday night. Now, this Motor City history lesson of sorts has been pulled from the vaults and is being offered as a free download. Covering a wide range of Detroit talent from luminaries such as Derrick May, Carl Craig (under his 69 moniker), Jeff Mills, Marcellus Pittman, Anthony “Shake” Shakir, Omar-S, Drexciya, and many more in between, the mix is a comprehensive audio tour of some of Detroit’s finest tunes—one put together exceptionally well, we might add. Jackmaster’s and Spencer’s live Detroit mix can be streamed and downloaded for free below, where the tracklist is also included.

Derrick May – Rest
69 – Sound On Sound
Arpanet – Infinite Density
Cesaria Evoria – Angola (Carl Craig Remix)
Marcellus Pittman – Somebody’s Out There
Erotek – Tek Slo
Rick Wilhite – Blame It On The Boogie
Optic Nerve – The Gateway
Reese – Just Another Chance
Omar S – Psychotic Photosynthesis
Blake Baxter – Get Layed
Secret Tune
Blake Baxter – When A Thought Becomes U
Paperclip People – Oscillator
The Vision – Detroit
E Dancer – Banjo
Kenny Larkin – Integration
Drexciya – Sighting In The Abyss
Psykofuk – ???
UR – Codebreaker
Model 500 – Night Drive (Time Space Transmat)
X-101 – Sonic Destroyer
Robert Hood – Unix
Japanese Telecom – Character Maps (Perspects Remix)
Davina – Don’t You Want It
UR – Timeline
Aril Brikha – Groove la Chord
Seperate Minds – First Bass
Elecktroids – Remote Control Hornet
Rob Hood – The Protein Valve A3
Electric Soul – Come on Baby
Soletech – Jit remix
Anthony Shakir – Soundblaster
Infiniti – Game One
Robert Hood – ???
AUX Men – The Vibe
Complex – Midi Merge
Fix – Flash
Top Secret Detroit Belter
Tronik House – Up Tempo
Jeff Mills – Changes Of Life
Kenny Larkin – Amethyst

Copenhagen producer Taragana Pyjarama is set to self-release his Nothing Hype record next week, but has been gracious enough to give us the early premiere of those spacious ambient-techno tracks. The six-track mini-LP is said to be visually influenced, as the artist explained, “I started collecting pictures and clips and started working [on the album] with these images in the back of my mind. The overall theme has been grainy and distorted pictures of caves, particularly mysterious crystal caves.” We can definitely see how those ideas have influenced Nothing Hype‘s artwork, but now we can hear exactly how Taragana Pyjarama’s new music was effected by those concepts before it’s all released on June 24 via Wyrd, below.

Young New York auteur Nicolas Jaar and his Darkside collaborator Dave Harrington have spontaneously unveiled an album featuring a remix of every track from Daft Punk‘s brand-new Random Access Memories LP. The duo has opted to release its ambitious Random Access Memories Memories under the apt handle Daftside, using the name to reinterpret Daft Punk’s landmark album by scaling back the classically minded tunes in favor of more subdued energy, heaps of static and crackling texture, and sparse grooves. All of Jaar’s and Harrington’s work can be heard below.

Weeks after the release of Robert Hood‘s latest remix EP and just before his debut LP as Floorplan appears next month, the techno stalwart recently shared a new mix curated for EPM as the sixth installment of the company’s podcast series. Clocking in just over 65 minutes, the DJ set showcases a plethora of original music from Hood, featuring cuts pulled from releases issued by his own M-Plant imprint. EPM Podcast #6 | Robert Hood | M-Plant Mix can be streamed below, where its 24-song tracklist can also be found.

01 Strativarius (The Puppeteer)
02 Dark Room
03 The Pace
04 Superman
05 i
06 Metronome (B side)
07 Hard To Kill
08 Teflon
09 Obey
10 Stereotype (track 1)
11 Externus Oblique
12 The Protein Valve (A side, track 3)
13 untitled
14 Untitled 5 (A side, track 2)
15 Grey Matter
16 Realm (Monobox)
17 Population
18 untitled 1
19 Alpha
20 Range
21 Museum
22 SH-101
23 The Greatest Dancer
24 Omega (End Times)

The star behind our 300th podcast and the reigning queen of deep house, UK DJ/producer Maya Jane Coles will release her debut album, Comfort, next month, but has now made it available for all to hear in a somewhat unique way. London music rag Clash has teamed up with Coles to stream her forthcoming LP via its free iPhone app, making the music available for iOS users from now until its July 1 release date. More info on what Clash’s app can offer and how to listen to Maya Jane Coles’ debut full-length can be found here.

We’ve again compiled the most intriguing pieces of gear and production-related news from throughout the week into one convenient place, visiting the studios of Laurel Halo and sound designer Richard Devine while checking in on new developments in iOS synthesis and compact field recorders in the latest edition of This Week in Music Tech.

Brooklyn resident and one of Hyperdub’s more adventurous sonic explorers, Laurel Halo shared a view of her home studio as part of Resident Advisor‘s Machine Love interview series, talking about the various pieces of hardware she’s amassed over the years and how her creative process has evolved. The full article can be read here.

Propellerhead took another leap into the world of iOS apps, unveiling the Thor “polysonic” synthesizer app. Featuring six different oscillator types, four unique filters, a host of FXs, and a step sequencer, the new virtual synth appears to be another powerful iPad instrument to add to the growing list.

Speaking of iOS apps, Waldorf‘s new Nave app slipped under our radar last week, but is certainly worth a nod. The wavetable synthesis-based app offers 500 presets and three different wavetables to choose from. Nave also allows users to create their own wavetables using the internal speech synthesizer or by analyzing imported audio files, which we imagine could lead to some interesting and unique sounds.

Japanese electronics company Zoom introudced a new portable recorder this week, the H6, which is capable of separately recording six simultaneous audio signals with a variety of inputs. Though the preview video above focuses on the H6’s usefulness as a video production tool, we’re sure many electronic musicians will find creative ways to use the forthcoming field recorder, which is expected to see a release sometime next month.

Though we don’t cover much of his music, Richard Devine‘s work as a sound designer should not be overlooked—the man has contributed to countless sample libraries and designed sounds for loads of software and hardware synths. Recently, Devine opened the doors of his incredibly impressive studio to Future Music, and the result is a video interview that is part gear porn, part nerd-out, and will have most synth nerds drooling non-stop.