HiTech have helped usher a revival of ghettotech: With hyperspeed rhythms, bawdy call-and-response inspired by 2 Live Crew and Miami bass, and sticky techno melodies, the sound once dominated dancefloors in the Michigan capital throughout the late ‘80s and early ‘00s before falling out of fashion.⁠ ⁠ The Detroit trio emphasize that HONEYPAQQ is the first installment of a mixtape informed by their shows around the world, not a proper album — though say one is in the works. HONEYPAQQ revolves around a philosophy of maximalism that’s been honed since Détwat. You know the scene in the first Terminator movie when Arnold’s human skin melts off and the metal skeleton is revealed underneath? HONEYPAQQ feels like that transition to cybernetic dancefloor ultraefficiency, except instead of being driven by murder, this robot just wants to drink Henny, pop ass with its friends and shout “I AIN’T GON’ FRONT, THAT ASS LOOK LIKE A BIG BISCUIT” at the DJ booth.⁠ ⁠ Read jjjoorrddaannn's full interview a...