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The Adventures of Captain Sky

  By Jacob Arnold October 9, 2020 November 12, 2020 Features
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Every superhero has an origin story, and I am excited to share the one-of-a-kind tale of Captain Sky via reissues of his first two albums. Continue reading

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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe: Mind Kontrol

  By Jacob Arnold July 1, 2020 July 16, 2020 Reviews: IDM
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Lowe’s modular synthesizer pieces are textured yet precise. There’s something soothing and familiar about this entire album. Continue reading

Nicole Mitchell and Moor Mother: Offering – Live at Le Guess Who

  By Jacob Arnold June 28, 2020 July 16, 2020 Reviews: Jazz
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Powerful electronic bass, exquisite wind tones, squawking free jazz horns, and Moor Mother’s poetry as instrument of a welcome future. Continue reading

Gerald Cleaver: Signs

  By Jacob Arnold June 20, 2020 July 16, 2020 Reviews: IDM
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Billed as jazz drummer Cleaver’s return to his Detroit roots, this LP of mesmerizing synth pieces is far from typical techno. It’s been some time since I’ve found an album of experimental synthesizer work so beautifully inspired. Continue reading

Chocolate Buttermilk Band: Head Games, The Story of Larry Akles and CBM Music

  By Jacob Arnold June 27, 2019 June 27, 2019 Features
Chocolate Buttermilk Band album cover

The Chocolate Buttermilk Band has been a successful cover and backing band in the Southern United States for almost fifty years. Continue reading

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9th Creation: A Step Ahead

  By Jacob Arnold April 20, 2019 June 12, 2019 Features

9th Creation was one of the funkiest bands to emerge from the West Coast in the 1970s, but stardom was always just out of reach. Continue reading

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Let’s Dance Records: Mike Macharello & Duane Thamm Jr., Chicago 1983-85

  By Jacob Arnold February 21, 2018 April 21, 2019 Chicago House

One of the first Chicago house music labels was started by Mike Macharello.
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Ron Hardy Mixes Part 2

  By Jacob Arnold December 31, 2016 January 13, 2021 Chicago House
Ron Hardy DJing at the Muzic Box

Ron Hardy Muzic Box mixes courtesy of Marcus Chapman–playlists and track IDs. Continue reading

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Jerome Derradji Presents Kstarke Records, The House That Jackmaster Hater Built

  By Jacob Arnold October 10, 2014 March 2, 2020 Chicago House
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This Chicago house collection includes rare tracks by Ron Hardy, James “Jack Rabbit” Martin, Terrence Woodard, Traxmen, and more. Continue reading

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Terry Farley Presents Acid Thunder

  By Jacob Arnold July 27, 2014 March 2, 2020 Chicago House
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More Definitive Original Acid and Deep House 1985-1991; a 5-disc compilation from Harmless Continue reading

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