"There are some principles we have that we can't share with the world."

In a rare interview in 1994 James Stinson, one half of legendary Detroit techno movement Drexciya, oultines his strategy for longevity:

"When we sat down to do Drexciya, we worked out our principles by putting together extensive protocols for how we were going to operate, like the idea of R.E.S.T [Research, Experimentation, Science, Technology]. We weren’t in it to sound like the new hippest thing; we didn’t listen to the newest hit record and say, ‘How can we sound like that, how can we get their sound?’ We loved electronic music, and we wanted to contribute to it to have a lasting influence."

Sensible enough, but that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Drexciya's underlying philosophy/myth of lost sea worlds and social activism, as Stinson says, "There are some principles we have that we can't share with the world." Perhaps these are best explained in the music which is after all what they are all about:

"We’re dealing with your personality, your emotions. We try to get you to open your mind up and listen to the sounds, and hopefully then you can paint a picture in your mind."

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