Here’s a new 30-minute live set from Detroit house maestro Niko Marks, recorded live at Movement festival at Hart Plaza in Detroit this past Memorial Day weekend. This was definitely one of my highlights from the festival.
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the lost tribe of techno part 2 – niko marks interview
Subject Detroit is set to release a compilation, "The Lost Tribe Of Techno", featuring tracks from artists on its roster including Aaron-Carl, Trench, Mister X, DJ Nasty, Niko Marks, Trish Van Eynde, and DJ Bone.
Niko Marks is a heavyweight musically speaking, having played in groups with the likes of Mike Banks and Eddie "Flashin’" Fowlkes, and released records on labels like Planet E, 430 West, City Boy Records and his own label U2X Productions, and a few others as well… He speaks to Electronic Directory about the DEMF, the new album with 365 Blak, and what the future holds for him.
niko marks interview
Niko Marks Biography
Teleported to the inner city of Detroit, Niko Marks teamed up with "Mad" Mike Banks of Submerge to formulate a production team called Members of the House. Moving through underground tunnels they dropped plates such as, "Summer Nites" (originally titled "Summer Daze, Summer Nites") written by Niko and featuring him on lead vocals and piano. The track "Somethin’ About You" was written by Members of the House and featured Yolanda Reynolds on vocals. Niko, continued to collaborate with Michael Banks of Submerge under the group name, Unit 2. This mission stemmed forth the high-spirited groove, "Sunshine", released on Happy Records and "Keep Your Head Up" written by Niko and featuring him on lead vocals and keyboards and was released on 430 West Records. [mission...MB003 complete].
Taking a leap forward in time, Niko was chosen by members of the Elohim to spearhead an experiment aimed at tearing down the stronghold of the categorization of music. The second component needed to complete this mission would be the skills of long time cohort, Eddie "Flashin’ Fowlkes. The outcome: "Niko Marks and the City Boy Players featuring Mr. Eddie Fowlkes” which was a collage of artistic expression that housed an array of Detroit vocalist and musicians. Also amongst their collaborative works are: "The Detroit Soul Project" and the "Pre-Amp Brothers" [mission ..MF-3000 complete].
Niko is a skilled vocalist and musician with the ability to play a variety of synthesizers and keyboards as well as piano, drums, percussions and harmonica. When performing live, he is usually accompanied by his band, "Cosmology" (formerly known as Ujuzi). Their first release debuted on Pan Records entitled, "Sonny Daye". Nikos latest works and compositions include: "Carnal" a 12-inch which contains the funky track "Zombia" and the french-styled broken beat track "Moon Cycles" Released on U2XProductions and licensed to New Religion/EMI. "Chune" and "Truly Something" – Released on Planet E "House People Know" and "Major Arterie" Tracks released on U2XProductions, licensed by Subject Detroit "House Music Celebration" is Nikos latest release. It satisfies the appetite for those who appreciate hard and edgy, melodic and jazzy to subtle then smooth groove dance tracks. This music gives the expression of both letting go and complete control. It sends sound waves that move its listeners through the musical gratification that each track brings. THEME: To continue to be an active force in resurrecting the soul of what is commonly known as techno/house music.