ok it must be a mistake but check out this link:
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7248
and specifically:
Detroit had a magnetic pull on Smith, Clegg and Pritts — all of whom hail from Ohio. Seeing Detroit groups like Swervedriver, Ride, Curve and Slowdive hypnotized the future drone-heads and made them realize that if they were to operate as Paik, they had to do it here. “We had come to shows in Detroit for our whole lives, so it was like a second home. It was the only city cheap enough to get the building we needed to suit our lifestyle.”