The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich

The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich

Where Carl Craig's Landcruising is a contemplative, high-tech masterpiece, this 1996 album from his Paperclip People alias takes a white-knuckled thrill ride through Detroit techno at its most unhinged. Thundering machine rhythms, ragged breakbeats, and chugging synths pile up on propulsive anthems like "Throw" and "The Climax," while the looped vocals of "Slam Dance" and the cleverly deployed disco samples of "The Floor" push his full-body workouts to heady new extremes. You won't find many albums, in techno or elsewhere, where the funk runs deeper.