Artist description Detroit is the foremost purveyors of Fleshrock, a musical style as elusive as it is exhilarating, and one of the most influential bands during the late 90s on the Minneapolis music scene.

Music Style Power Pop, New Wave, Rock, Flesh Rock, Funk, Quirky Rock

Musical Influences DEVO, Kiss, T. Rexx, Hair Metal, Kurtis Blow, Glam Rock, New Wave

Similar Artists Ween, Jonathan Richmond, Replacements, Presidents of the United States of America,

Artist History Four years after their demise, Detroit remains the foremost purveyors of Fleshrock, a musical style as elusive as it is exhilarating. In their short career, Detroit produced four full-length albums of genre-busting music that garnered them a far-reaching fan base, many critical raves and a position as one of the most important bands on the Minneapolis scene over the past five years. Almost impossible to quantify, Detroit's Fleshrock was a wry combination of tough rock riffs, artificial synth textures and forward thinking songcraft. Although their reputation as an incredibly creative live act was what gained them notoriety, their recordings exhibit the same energy, whimsy and edge of their performances. Formed in 1996, disbanded in 1999, Detroit was able to capture that rare equilibrium wherein a band can appear to be both genius and impossibly stupid simultaneously.

Group Members Jeff Ham - Drums, Mark Erickson - Bass, Grant Eull - Guitar, Jeremy Ylvisaker - Keyboards

Albums Hugo's Ball, Detroit, A Brand New Testament, 3

Press Reviews Interview with Digital Club Network - http://www.dcn.com/bands/bands_pages/manplanet_3882.html#

Location Minneapolis, MN - USA

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