UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

TRACKLISTING

A1 Ashtar Lavanda - Opulence
A2 Ashtar Lavanda - Moth
A3 Ashtar Lavanda - Rozwell
B1 Ashtar Lava nda - Gratiot Shake
B2 Ashtar Lavanda - Unsolved Mysteries
B3 Asht ar Lavanda - Marfa Lights



INFO
In 2014, Ultrama jic's Jimmy Edgar received information about an East Detroit storage unit auctio n containing vintage recording equipment and historical items of Detroit Techno descent. We were only able to take a 1 minute peak at the dark and dusty unit be fore the bid; it was clear there were at least 1000 vinyl records and some misce llaneous recording equipment.

ULTRAMAJIC came into the possession of over 100 DAT and 1/4" reel tapes. One box contained meticulously dated tapes fro m 1995 -1998 with sharpie inscription "ASHTAR LAVANDA". We had never heard this name and google search didn't bring back many results. We had uncovered a hidden treasure of Detroit Electro. The Ashtar Lavanda tapes led us on a journey to fi nd out who the producer behind the sound was, and furthermore how did this music never get released?

After nearly two years, we managed to connect wi th Ashtar Lavanda to present this music to you. Like others during this time, As htar Lavanda was sharing lesser known analog studios that catered to electronic music artists during the late 90s. Studio time was expensive so the tracks had t o be recorded same day. With this release and upcoming archives of his music, he will be known as one of the true pioneers in late 90s Detroit Electro alongside artists such as AUX88, Ectomorph, Dopplereffekt, and Drexciya. "I just wanted t o see my music on New Dance Show, I wanted to hear it on 97.9FM but I didn't hav e the hustle to get the music out there"

Ashtar Lavanda resides in De troit to this day and currently works in the medical industry.