Former Underground Resistance member DJ Rolando has put his vinyl collection up for sale
The artist, also known as Aztec Mystic, announced the decision to sell part of his collection on social media
Former Underground Resistance member DJ Rolando is selling part of his record collection.
The artist, also known as Aztec Mystic, announced that he is selling a number of records via Instagram, writing: "Selling off some of my collection. DM if interested," alongside images of a number of white label records and test pressings.
Rolando, a former member of legendary Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance (UR), is best known for producing the anthemic 'Knights of Jaguar'.
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Inspired by a Jeff Mills set in Detroit, DJ Rolando began DJing hip hop, electro and Latin freestyle in 1987. During the early 90s he started going to house and techno raves, which is where he became familiar with Underground Resistance.
In 1994 he joined the collective and not soon after, following encouragement from Mad Mike, the Aztec Mystic began producing.
In 1999 DJ Rolando released 'Knights of Jaguar' on Underground Resistance. The track became an immediate favourite of Jeff Mills, and then the world.
'Knights of Jaguar' is widely celebrated, with Mixmag readers voting it at as the 26th best dance track of all time in a 2014 online poll.
The song became the centre of a copyright battle between Underground Resistance and Sony Germany in 1994, after Sony had created a copycat version of the track, under the title 'Jaguar'. Before Sony Germany were issued with a cease-and-desist from UR, the bootleg peaked at #43 in the UK Singles chart.
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Five years after the release of 'Knights of Jaguar', DJ Rolando left Underground Resistance and moved to Edinburgh. Rolando has been an active DJ to this day, frequently performing at powerhouses of house and techno like Berghain and Tresor.
Now fans of the legendary American DJ have the opportunity to dig through his crate and take their own part of history.
You can buy DJ Rolando's record collection via direct message on his Facebook and Instagram profiles
Tibor Heskett is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow him on Twitter
