Techno was on the menu at Movement in Detroit, and we were there to capture sets by Altstadt Echo, Function, Ryan Elliott, STERAC, DJ Hyperactive, Rebekah, Ben Sims and Truncate.

Movement is the most important electronic music festival in the United States, carrying with it a long and storied history and presenting a stacked lineup year after year. The 2017 bill had its share of international talent, but the thing that sticks in the mind was the range of local artists who played throughout the weekend. Whether it was DJ Minx's stomping set on the Made In Detroit stage, The Belleville Three's headline performance on the main stage, or Danny Brown's fiery live show on the final night, Movement 2017 was a triumphant showcase of the Motor City's musical artistry.This year RA hosted a stage at Movement for the first time. Surrounded by concrete and buried beneath Hart Plaza, the RA Underground stage had a laser-beam focus on one genre: techno. All weekend, whether it was blazing sunshine or driving rain outside (Movement 2017 had both), down there it was dark, sweaty and loud.Of course, a festival stage is nothing without a crowd, and we salute everyone who joined us on the dance floor, especially those who battled through to Monday night's closing back-to-back set by Ben Sims and Truncate. It was a wild ride, and here are some of the moments we recorded along the way.

Mixes

Altstadt Echo

Let's start with a fun fact: the first tune played on the RA Underground stage at Movement 2017 was E.R.P's electro remix of Efdemin's "Decay." Detroit artist Altstadt Echo was at the controls, and he set the tone for the weekend with his understated, groovy selections. By the end of his two-hour set, the dance floor was in full swing.

Function (Live)

Before he took to the stage, Function joked that he needed to crank up the tempo of his set higher than he'd initially planned. It was easy to understand why: he was following AX&P (Adam X and Perc), who'd just battered the crowd with two hours of industrial techno. Armed with, among other things, a TR-909, a laptop, a couple of controllers and a Rane mixer, Function wasn't about to be outdone. He stepped up and delivered a 135 BPM masterclass.

Ryan Elliott

Ryan Elliott hails from Michigan and has played Movement every other year since 2005. It came as little surprise, then, when he casually knocked it out of the park early on Sunday evening, with a headsy techno set featuring tunes by Sleeparchive, Robert Hood, Deadbeat and Developer.

STERAC

Steve Rachmad's Sunday night slot as STERAC was so impressive that we rated it as one of the weekend's key performances. As the rain lashed down outside, causing the temporary closure of the outdoor arenas, the place to be was under cover listening to the Dutch master. The dance floor was a heaving throng when the beat kicked back in on James Ruskin's "Work," the high point of a superb set.

DJ Hyperactive

It's the start of the third and final day of an energy-sapping festival. As a DJ, one should probably ease things into gear, right? Wrong. Midwest legend DJ Hyperactive delivered what he had emblazoned on his shirt: "Kick & Snare & Clap & Hat & Tom." Acid lines squirmed. Snares rattled. And the kicks—well, the kicks positively, not least when he dropped Plastikman's "Krakpot" at the very end.

Rebekah

The UK artist Rebekah grew up attending iconic Birmingham parties like Atomic Jam. Her DJ/live hybrid performance at Movement captured the face-melting spirit of the Midlands dance music scene's halcyon days—in fact, her set was one of the most punishing displays of techno we heard all weekend.

Ben Sims b2b Truncate

As the final few kick drums pounded out of the speakers on Monday night, one person waved their shirt wildly . An inflatable ball soared through the air. Everyone was dancing. Up on stage, Ben Sims and Truncate smiled as they faded out the last track of a blistering set, bringing down the curtain on a memorable weekend.