Growing up in Windsor, Canada meant Marc Houle always had a close association with the Detroit sounds of the 90s. Now in a new century, it's the man himself who is a leading light of the modern scene thanks to his quality techno work for Richie Hawtin's Minus. Known for both a high quality and quantity of tracks, a love of authentic, old school sounds and of new wave and analog synths, you can now add Items & Things to Marc Houle's long list of credits. The imprint he runs alongside friends Magda and Troy Pierce has been recently resurrected. ...show more

Growing up in Windsor, Canada meant Marc Houle always had a close association with the Detroit sounds of the 90s. Now in a new century, it's the man himself who is a leading light of the modern scene thanks to his quality techno work for Richie Hawtin's Minus. Known for both a high quality and quantity of tracks, a love of authentic, old school sounds and of new wave and analog synths, you can now add Items & Things to Marc Houle's long list of credits. The imprint he runs alongside friends Magda and Troy Pierce has been recently resurrected.

It releases a wide remit of electronic sounds from disco tech to experimental to techno, bringing together (and releasing) the eclectic tastes of the three music lovers who run it, as well as a tasteful selection of others. His live shows see Marc threading together emotive soundscapes with powerful techno. Always playing large amounts of his unreleased material, Marc will also line-up alongside Magda and Troy at more of their own Down & Out events in the coming months. Whilst releases on Minus will still come, this is a new chapter for one of the scene's finest techno storytellers.

www.myspace.com/marchouleminus. ...show less