“The REC 2007 isn’t just a car; it’s a statement of restraint in an era of excess.”
Before streaming ate the world, there was – a weeklong independent music festival held in a converted warehouse outside Detroit. The lineup read like a secret history: LCD Soundsystem before Sound of Silver blew up, a surprise set by J Dilla’s unreleased tracks, and a sunrise DJ battle between Moodymann and Theo Parrish. the rec 2007
The “REC” stood for Record, Exchange, Create . Attendees traded CDs and USB sticks loaded with demos; the festival’s legendary soundboard recordings (now lost except for three DAT tapes) were said to capture the exact moment house, techno, and punk converged into something new. “The REC 2007 isn’t just a car; it’s