- Eddie Fowlkes
Eddie "Flashin'" Fowlkes (b. 1962) is a
techno DJ fromDetroit ,Michigan , influential to the earlyDetroit techno scene. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvftxqugldae~T1 Eddie Fowlkes] atAllmusic ]Fowlkes began his career as a DJ in high school, and attended business college briefly before turning full-time to a career in music. He was a DJ at Detroit's
Music Institute , and released his first record, the single "Goodbye Kiss", forJuan Atkins 's label,Metroplex Records , in 1986. Later singles followed onKMS Records ,430 West , andPlay it Again Sam , before his debut full-length appeared in 1991.As Detroit techno became the subject of more interest from European DJs and producers, Fowlkes signed with German label
Tresor , with whom he released several full-length albums. His only charting single in the U.S. was "Let Us Pray", which hit #21 on the U.S. Dance Club Play charts in 1995. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvftxqugldae~T5 Billboard] ,Allmusic ] Eddie is responsible, at least in part, for the techno act The Martian.Releases
* EP (12") City Boy
* Night Creepin' (12") Simply Soul
* Goodbye Kiss (12") Metroplex 1986
* Get It Live / In The Mix (12") Metroplex 1987
* Goodbye Kiss (12") Macola Record Co. 1987
* Standing In The Rain (12") Spinnin' Records (US) 1989
* Detroit Techno Soul (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1991
* Inequality (12") 430 West 1991
* Serious Techno Vol.1 (12") Lafayette 1991
* 3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (CD)Tresor 1992
* 3MB Featuring Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes (2xLP) Tresor 1992
* Mad In Detroit! EP (12") United Recordings 1992
* Passion (12") Groove Kissing 1992
* The Feeling / F.F. In Crime (12") Groove Kissing 1992
* Time To Express (12") Lower East Side Records 1992
* Turn Me Out (12") M.I.D. Records (Made In Detroit) 1992
* I Wanna Know (12") Infonet 1993
* I Wanna Know (12") Infonet 1993
* I'm A Winner Not A Loser (12") Infonet 1993
* I'm A Winner Not A Loser (12") Infonet 1993
* Music In My Head / Macro (12") Pow Wow Records 1993
* One Dance / Stella (12") Global Cuts 1993
* The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1993
* The Birth Of Technosoul (2x12") Tresor 1993
* The Birth Of Technosoul (CD) Pow Wow Records 1993
* Warwick (12") Global Cuts 1993
* EP (12") City Boy 1994
* Let Us Pray (Limited Edition) (12") Bold ! Soul Records 1995
* Stella 2 (12") Peacefrog Records 1995
* The Truth EP (12") Back To Basics 1995
* Black Technosoul (CD) Tresor 1996
* Groovin / C.B.R (12") Tresor 1996
* City Dub 3 (12") City Boy 1997
* Deep Pit (CD5") Dance Pool 1997
* Deep Pit (12") Dance Pool 1997
* Soul Train (12") Paper Recordings 1998
* Oh Lord (12") Azuli Records 1999
* Angel In My Pocket (12") Undaground Therapy Muzik 2000
* Angel In My Pocket (2x12") Undaground Therapy Muzik 2000
* My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") Tresor 2002References
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