This isn't the sort of thing that should make headlines, but Detroit techno has had a rough couple of years with club shutdowns and Movement's live festival being canceled, so take good news where you find it.
The Batman, the latest film installment featuring the popular DC Comics superhero, gets a wide release on Friday. We caught a preview screening on Tuesday and we are pleased to report that there is a nightclub depicted in the film, and they are 100% absolutely bumping Detroit techno in it.
The club in question is the Iceberg Lounge, which also serves as the home base for the series villain the Penguin. In this version, it's portrayed as a post-industrial club with a warehouse rave vibe, the kinds that Detroit used to be known for in the '90s and early 2000s. So it's perhaps unsurprising that they chose to soundtrack one scene there with the 2020 track "Frisk," a collaboration between Detroit techno icon Kevin Saunderson and U.K. DJ Patrick Topping.
One thing writer Lee DeVito does not explain: How many damn Batman movies does one country need, anyway? This is, what, the 257th in 30 years? Whatever.
This one features Robert Pattinson in the title role, while Paul Dano and Colin Farrell chew the scenery as the villains (Riddler and Penguin, respectively). Happy popcorning with your millionth Batman. Here's the track:
