Soul Man - Music

Profile With The Deluge Of Techno Artists From All Over The World Making Headlines It's Easy Although Very Wrong To Forget That Techno Was Created In Detroit Michigan By African-American Visionaries Like Kevin Saunderson Juan Atkins And Derrick May. From There Kenny Larkin Began His Music Career In 1990 After Serving Two Years In The U.S. Air Force Where He Was Repairing Computers. Hanging Out At Local Detroit Clubs Like The Music Institute And The Shelter He Soon Hooked Up With Richie Hawtin And John Acquaviva Records Under A Variety Of Monikers Including Dark Comedy Pod And Yennek. His First Full-Length Album Azimuth Released In 1994 Established Kenny As One Of The Major Forces In Contemporary Dance Music. 1995's Follow-Up Metaphor Once Again Proved Convincingly That Unlike Anybody Else Larkin Kicks Up Some Real Soul. All In All Metaphor Is A High Class Detroit Package Marked By Variety And Rhythmic Enchantment It's Melodic Emotive And Like So Much Great U.S. Techno Almost Jazz-Like In Places. "This Is Electronic Soul Music Full Of Human Feeling And Warmth." At Times Very Minimal And Ambient Other Times Well Informed By House Kenny's Warm Dance Beats Hit In Just The Right Places At Just The Right Time. "A Lot Of Styles Of Music Come Out In My Moods Jazz House Techno... It Depends On How I'm Feeling" -- Ken January 1996 read less