Sounds of Assembly: Electronic Music Inspired by the Ford Focus
Electronic musicians Ataxia and Secrets tour Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant, utilizing sounds samples from Focus’s assembly to create new tracks for Detroit’s Movement festival.
Below are the tracks with specific examples:
- :50 seconds (sirens in stamping plant)
- 2:20 seconds (drilling of Focus side panels)
- :01 seconds (etching of serial numbers into Ford Focus engine)
- 1:20 seconds (Focus parts moving along assembly line/ station chimes in assemble line)
“Detroit is uniquely tied to the origins of the electronic music scene. In the 1980’s variations of electronic music stemmed from inspirations of industry, including the automotive sector. With the Movement Festival this weekend, Ford collaborated with techno promoter Paxahau to pay homage to the history of the genre – while combining it with Detroit’s other claim to fame: auto manufacturing.
We took Movement performers Ataxia and Secrets to our Michigan Assembly Plant where we build our Focus and Focus Electric cars and turned them loose. They captured the sounds of the car being built, and transformed it into tracks that will debut live at Movement.
These tracks capture the sounds of assembly, delivering a music experience which once again ties the automotive industry with electronic music.”
Sounds of Assembly: Electronic Music Inspired by the Ford Focus Sounds of Assembly: Electronic Music Inspired by the Ford Focus Electronic musicians Ataxia and Secrets tour Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant, utilizing sounds samples from Focus's assembly to create new tracks for Detroit's Movement festival.