Exchange Bureau comes full circle the idea of connection Motown’s vibrant history with the evolutionary jumps of modern day production and sound that Detroit is known for today.

On the lounge-acid introduction to Assorted Good, Vol. 1, Detroit’s own Pirahnahead splatters the blank canvas of Exchange Bureau’s latest compilation with 'Badly,' a smooth, funk-fueled yet jazz-infused Herbert-esque duet with Berlin’s Clara Hill. Pirahnahead, a multi-talented producer and musician, has worked with an authority of artists — Morris Day and the Time, Buddy Miles, Amp Fiddler and beyond — and on 'Badly,' such a seasoned approach to collaboration and production is wildly evident. On the fitting follow-up 'The End of Me & You,' Detroit-based collective Exchange Bureau joins forces with Salah Obeid and Daz-I-Kue, an Atlanta via London member of Bugz In The Attic who has worked with the likes of Macy Gray and 4 Hero, to unleash a fever of intertwining vocal melodies that carelessly hover above a broken beat. Exchange Bureau Music’s mission to connect Detroit’s rich funk history with its equally thick techno catalog becomes apparent on 'Thrillseekers,' a sexualized club stunner courtesy of a duo of dedicated Detroiters, Andy Toth and Billy Love. Blacktop’s 'Reversed' opens the door for electro-funk to freely flow on Assorted Good, Vol. 1 with the help of Amalia’s psychedelic, space station approach to soul singing over vibrant key- boards and a one-two punch beat. On the contained, minimalist beat explosion of 'Phoenix,' Ibex, of Carl Craig’s Planet E fame, shows off his diversity by lulling the listener into a sense of relaxed rhythm before the strobe light synths come crashing in from overhead. Pirahnahead’s remix of Detroit-based festival favorite Yaminah’s '7 Days' is a track of many textures and faces, but illustrates the jazz dreamscape side of Assorted Goods, Vol. 1, digging into one of Detroit’s hottest commodities — unadulterated jazz juxtaposition with smooth, synthetic rhythms. Before you know it, Midnite Jackers 'If You Only Knew' is under heavy beat surgery by Pat Nice’s No Club Dub, who has shared the stage with the world’s best known DJs and production work has graced the studios of No Assembly Firm, The Thrill Kill Kult and beyond. With the highly fragmented FURS remix of Dial81’s 'Funky Candidate,' Assorted Good, Vol. 1 welcomes the beloved sound of Detroit hip-hop at its finest — defiant and angst-ridden with a nitty gritty lyrical charm — but with the help of FURS, becomes a lesson in new wave electro shock therapy. Frankie Banks questions the formula and smashes convention under the moniker Fake Gold Chain, leaving waterfalls of keyboards and gizmo knob twisting in his wake with 'Detroit Is Bleeding.' Detroit-based Octane (courtesy of the legendary Subterraneous Records) brings the Assorted Good to a staggering stop with the organ-drenched 'I Do Me,' produced by Koen. On 'Say Hey,' Los Angeles’ Snowman Jack brings together Detroit’s Magestik Legend pragmatic hip-hop prose with the gorgeous hooks of Genevieve over a piano bar jazz concoction that knocks as hard as it captivates, flashes bright red just as brightly as it sheds a cool neon blue. Rounding out the highly electric, genre jumping Assorted Good, Vol. 1 is the Bjork-born, electronically- charged yet deceptively live sounding 'Breathe New Life,' Midtown Detroit-based Syzmanski’s shockingly beautiful, border crossing collaboration with Windsor’s Perilelle. And with the closing track comes full circle the idea of connection Motown’s vibrant history with the evolutionary jumps of modern day production and sound that Detroit is known for today.