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Control Freq (pronounced "control freek", i.e. freak) is an American musical group.

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They are from the Detroit area and were formerly known as Charm Farm. Led by the DJ Static Revenger (a.k.a. Dennis White), their music is considered techno or drum and bass.

Detroit Largest city in Michigan

Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States during the mid-to-late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno in reference to a specific genre of music was in 1988. Many styles of techno now exist, but Detroit techno is seen as the foundation upon which a number of sub-genres have been built.

Drum and bass, is a genre and branch of electronic music which emerged from rave and jungle scenes in Britain during the early 1990s. The style is often characterised by fast breakbeats with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, sampled sources, and synthesizers.

Music

Their song, "Satellite", is on AE Mix 1, a promotional album by the American clothing company/retailer American Eagle Outfitters. [1] The song also is featured in the video game Audition Online Dance Battle (Nexon America).

American Eagle Outfitters retailer based in the United States

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., now known as simply American Eagle, is an American lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer, headquartered in the Southside Works Neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear. The Silvermans sold their ownership interests in 1991 to Jacob Price of Knoxville, Tennessee. American Eagle Outfitters is also the parent company of Aerie.

Discography

Albums/EPs

Singles

Notes and references

  1. "AE Mix 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. "Control Freq - Sweetest Day EP". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. "Control Freq Discography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

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