Detroit

On a whim last May, I got a day off work, rented a Korean sedan and drove to Detroit by myself for 23 hours of non-stop techno. On the five-hour drive down to the Motor City (yes, I was speeding) I listened to Kompakt's Speicher series, Carl Craig, Richie Hawtin, Matthew Dear and Aphex Twin. Once in Detroit, I bought a Power Bar and a Red Bull and danced to Carl Craig, Matthew Dear, Chris Liebling, Speedy J, Bodycode, Mikkel Metal, Donnacha Costello, Josh Wink, Nitzer Ebb, John Acquaviva, and way too many more to recall. The next day I drove back to Toronto listening to Michael Mayer, Villalobos and more Carl Craig.

This year's DEMF has just been announced. Check out the lineup. It's mouthwatering.

A Guy Called Gerald

Abe Duque & Blake Baxter

Baby Ford & Zip

Booka Shade

Christian Smith

Claude VonStroke

Damian Lazarus

Gui Borrato

Guido Schneider

Jeff Mills

Loco Dice

Luciano

Marco Carola

Mathew Jonson

Michael Mayer

Mistress Barbara

Model 500 - live featuring Juan Atkins

Monolake

Moodymann

Rhythm & Sound - 6 hour dj/live with vocalist

Richie Hawtin

Steve Bug

Stacey Pullen

Vladislav Delay (aka Luomo)

I wonder how long it would take to drive from Cairo to Detroit?