There’s little better metaphor for a morden dystopian America than the city of Detroit; once a centre for industry, now populated by disused factories and abandoned streets. However, one constant has remained throughout Detroit’s ups and downs — its music culture. Since 2013, Carhartt WIP has paid tribute to the music of Detroit with its bi-annual ‘Sound Of Detroit’ t-shirt series. From jazz to rock, from hip-hop to techno and house, each t-shirt features the cover of an outstanding musical piece made in Motor City. For SS15, the series features Moodymann’s timeless “Black Mahogani”, John Lee Hooker’s first album, Cybotron’s pre-techno milestone “Enter” and The Dirtbombs‘ garage rock blueprint “We Have You Surrounded”. Four distinct records that underpin how uncompromising the Sound of Detroit can be. Find the collection here.
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