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Profile:	Reaching back to bring you the future, Black Nation Records was founded by artist Jay Denham in 1992 after several original releases and remixes for seminal Detroit artists Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May. Originally distributed through Mike Banks' (Underground Resistance) Submerge (3) imprint, Black Nation continues its journey with new digital and limited vinyl releases from global artists carrying the mantle of the Detroit/Chicago sound.
Sublabels:	Black Nation, Sector 616, Slavery 2000
Contact Info:	Black Nation Records P.O. Box 50323 Kalamazoo, Michigan 49005 USA fax 0049 89433709 [email protected]
Links:	black-nation.com , Facebook , Soundcloud , X , YouTube

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Technogenic Nov 3, 2016
Edited 8 years ago
What to say about Jay Denham's Black Nation imprint? maybe the most overtly political techno label ever? more so even than UR? the message was clear on the early releases, take the same attitude Public Enemy brought to hip-hop and apply it to techno. Back in 95/96 people wrote a lot of this stuff off as wonky-techno, but it's so much more, its electronic protest music at it's best, woefully underrated, but those first 3 years, that's a statement, pity so many just didn't get it...my tip, go back, listen, buy, this stuff will be more highly appreciated in time...redruM...head straight for BNR-220.
teknosmoker Apr 4, 2016
Dope Detroit-based, minimal techno label.
Personal standouts, include: "Blackman - Impact 1" (1998), Vice - Asylum Seekers (1999) and "Psychic Warfare - Race Riot EP" (1995).
All 3 records, are Detroit gems, IMO. Don't sleep...