With the poppy accessibility of many of the tracks and the inclusion of electro-soul ballad Power Of Passion, Kevin Saunderson’s debut album from 1989 with vocalist and songwriter Paris Grey is something of an anomaly in Detroit techno. Paradise blends the machine beats, synth stabs and icy chord washes of the emergent techno sound with soul vocals and traditional verse/chorus arrangements to create a house/techno hybrid that resulted in two huge crossover hits with Big Fun and Good Life. Quality synthesised soul from an era when techno’s final identity was still being forged.