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{{Short description|American techno DJ (born 1962)}}
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'''Eddie "Flashin'" Fowlkes''' (born 1962) is a ] ] from ], ], influential to the early ] scene.<ref name=amg> at ]</ref>


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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", for ]'s label, ], in 1986.<ref name=amg/> Later singles followed on ], ], and ], before his debut full-length appeared in 1991.


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As Detroit techno became the subject of more interest from European DJs and producers, Fowlkes signed with German label ]. 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.<ref>, ]</ref> Eddie is responsible, at least in part, for the techno act The Martian.
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'''Eddie Fowlkes''' (born December 24, 1962) is an American ] and ] ]. He was influential to the early ] scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-flashin-fowlkes-mn0000166483|title=Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>
== Releases ==


== Biography ==
* EP (12") City Boy
Eddie Fowlkes was born on December 24, 1962, in ], Michigan.<ref name="birchmeier2001"/><ref name="larkin2000">{{Cite book|editor1-last=Larkin|editor1-first=Colin|editor-link1=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music|year=2000|publisher=Muze UK; Virgin Books|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|oclc=59455393|page=]}}</ref> After attending a 1978 Charivari party with his older sisters where he saw DJ Darryl Shannon mixing records, Fowlkes requested a mixer for Christmas, and later made his DJ debut in the late 70s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2016/06/eddie-fowlkes-other-places-call-their-music-techno-too-but-its-their-techno-not-detroit-techno/|title=Eddie Fowlkes: "Other places call their music Techno too, but it's their Techno, not Detroit Techno"|work=Magnetic Magazine|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-us}}</ref> He was part of ]'s Deep Space DJ collective which included Art Payne, Keith Martin, and ], who was also Fowlkes's roommate.<ref name=xlr8r>{{Cite news|url=https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2015/05/interview-eddie-fowlkes/|title=Interview: Eddie Fowlkes|work=XLR8R|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="burns2012"/><ref>{{Cite book|title=Energy Flash: A Journey through Rave Music and Dance Culture|last1=Reynolds|first1=Simon|author-link=Simon Reynolds|year=2012|publisher=]|isbn=9781593764074|page=7|oclc=779347351}}</ref> In the 1980s, Fowlkes performed with three turntables, a mixer, wah-wah pedal and the ] & ] ]s.
* 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) ] 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'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 (2x12") Undaground Therapy Muzik 2000
* My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") Tresor 2002


] said that seeing Fowlkes DJ at a fraternity party inspired him to get involved in the Deep Space Crew and become a better DJ.{{sfn|Sicko|1999|pp=81–82}}
==References==

After hearing a ] performance, Fowlkes moved from being interested solely in DJing to creating his own records. Borrowing equipment from Atkins, he trained his ear and taught himself to play the keyboard over a couple of months.<ref name=xlr8r/> While Fowlkes and May were roommates, Fowlkes built his studio in his bedroom and started working on his first record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/eddie-fowlkes-interview-derrick-may/|title=Exclusive Interview: Eddie Fowlkes Dishes On Derrick May, Ellen Allien, and Gabber|date=2016-06-08|work=We Got This Covered|access-date=2017-08-09|language=en-US}}</ref> His first release under his own name was issued in 1986. That release on ], "Goodbye Kiss",<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hoffmann|first=Frank W.|url=https://archive.org/details/rhythmbluesraphi0000hoff|title=American Popular Music: Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop|publisher=]|year=2006|isbn=0-8160-5315-4|pages=95–96|oclc=57691994|url-access=registration}}</ref> helped establish what would come to be known as ].<ref name="xlr8r" />

With the 1991 M.I.D. (Made In Detroit) release of Detroit Techno Soul, Fowlkes introduced the concept of techno soul because "Detroit ... is both house heads and techno heads."<ref name="burns2012">{{Cite web|last=Burns|first=Todd L.|date=2012-08-15|title=Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth|url=https://ra.co/features/1641|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-01|website=]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101045918/https://ra.co/features/1641 |archive-date=January 1, 2022 }}</ref> This was followed by the 1993 ] release ''The Birth of Technosoul'', featuring 3MB (] and ]).<ref name="birchmeier2001">{{Cite book|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|chapter=Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes|page=190|url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad|url-access=registration|title=All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music|year=2001|publisher=All Media Guide; Backbeat Books|isbn=0-87930-628-9|oclc=46456357}}</ref>

Fowlkes started releasing on his own label, City Boy Records, in 1993. Fowlkes also owns the Detroit Wax imprint on City Boy.

Eddie Fowlkes's handprints are cemented on the ]'s Legends Plaza as a techno music pioneer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://detroithistorical.org/detroit-historical-museum/exhibitions/signature-exhibitions/legends-plaza|title=Legends Plaza {{!}} Detroit Historical Society|website=detroithistorical.org|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref>

== Discography ==
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* 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) - ] (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'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 (2x12") - Undaground Therapy Muzik (2000)
* My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") - Tresor (2002)

==Citations==
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==Works cited==
* {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/technorebelsrene00sick|title=Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk|last=Sicko|first=Dan|year=1999|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=9780823084289|location=New York|oclc=40675151|url-access=registration}}


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American techno DJ (born 1962)

Eddie Fowlkes
Also known asEddie "Flashin" Fowlkes
Born (1962-12-24) December 24, 1962 (age 62)
Detroit, Michigan, USA
LabelsMetroplex, Tresor, City Boy, 430 West, Peacefrog
Musical artist

Eddie Fowlkes (born December 24, 1962) is an American techno and house DJ. He was influential to the early Detroit techno scene.

Biography

Eddie Fowlkes was born on December 24, 1962, in Detroit, Michigan. After attending a 1978 Charivari party with his older sisters where he saw DJ Darryl Shannon mixing records, Fowlkes requested a mixer for Christmas, and later made his DJ debut in the late 70s. He was part of Juan Atkins's Deep Space DJ collective which included Art Payne, Keith Martin, and Derrick May, who was also Fowlkes's roommate. In the 1980s, Fowlkes performed with three turntables, a mixer, wah-wah pedal and the TR-808 & 909 drum machines.

Kevin Saunderson said that seeing Fowlkes DJ at a fraternity party inspired him to get involved in the Deep Space Crew and become a better DJ.

After hearing a Cybotron performance, Fowlkes moved from being interested solely in DJing to creating his own records. Borrowing equipment from Atkins, he trained his ear and taught himself to play the keyboard over a couple of months. While Fowlkes and May were roommates, Fowlkes built his studio in his bedroom and started working on his first record. His first release under his own name was issued in 1986. That release on Metroplex Records, "Goodbye Kiss", helped establish what would come to be known as Detroit techno.

With the 1991 M.I.D. (Made In Detroit) release of Detroit Techno Soul, Fowlkes introduced the concept of techno soul because "Detroit ... is both house heads and techno heads." This was followed by the 1993 Tresor release The Birth of Technosoul, featuring 3MB (Moritz von Oswald and Thomas Fehlmann).

Fowlkes started releasing on his own label, City Boy Records, in 1993. Fowlkes also owns the Detroit Wax imprint on City Boy.

Eddie Fowlkes's handprints are cemented on the Detroit Historical Museum's Legends Plaza as a techno music pioneer.

Discography

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  • 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'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 (2x12") - Undaground Therapy Muzik (2000)
  • My Soul (Archiv #05) (12") - Tresor (2002)

Citations

  1. "Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2001). "Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes". All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. All Media Guide; Backbeat Books. p. 190. ISBN 0-87930-628-9. OCLC 46456357.
  3. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Muze UK; Virgin Books. p. 161. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8. OCLC 59455393.
  4. "Eddie Fowlkes: "Other places call their music Techno too, but it's their Techno, not Detroit Techno"". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Interview: Eddie Fowlkes". XLR8R. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Burns, Todd L. (August 15, 2012). "Eddie Fowlkes: The Belleville Fourth". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. Reynolds, Simon (2012). Energy Flash: A Journey through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Soft Skull Press. p. 7. ISBN 9781593764074. OCLC 779347351.
  8. Sicko 1999, pp. 81–82.
  9. "Exclusive Interview: Eddie Fowlkes Dishes On Derrick May, Ellen Allien, and Gabber". We Got This Covered. June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  10. Hoffmann, Frank W. (2006). American Popular Music: Rhythm and Blues, Rap, and Hip-Hop. Facts on File. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-8160-5315-4. OCLC 57691994.
  11. "Legends Plaza | Detroit Historical Society". detroithistorical.org. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

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