Stacey Pullen

Detroit techno pioneer spinning hypnotic, atmospheric, driving underground sets

Stacey Pullen is a Detroit techno artist and one of the definitive figures of the city's second wave, having come up under the mentorship of Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. Recording as Kosmic Messenger and Silent Phase, he built a catalogue of atmospheric, hypnotic techno through the 1990s, with releases on Transmat and his own Blackflag Recordings, which he founded in 1998 around the club staple Sweat. His longer works include the album Todayisthetomorrowyouwerepromised (2001) and the mix compilation Balance 028 (2015). A fixture of Movement Detroit and festival lineups worldwide, he has remained one of techno's most in demand touring DJs for three decades. His sets fuse the soul and futurism of classic Detroit with a relentless dancefloor drive. Pullen continues to release music and tour internationally from his Detroit base.