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Craig Loftis, Renaissance Man

  By Jacob Arnold July 30, 2012 July 24, 2020 Chicago House
Craig Loftis headshot

The producer, DJ, sound engineer, and dance club furniture builder who has been part of Chicago’s house music scene since its inception.
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Amir Alexander: Gutter Flex EP

  By Jacob Arnold June 28, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: House
Amir Alexander Gutter Flex EP label

If Mizek continues to unearth such quality productions, this will be a label to watch.
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VA: Jerome Derradji Presents: 122 BPM – The Birth of House Music

  By Jacob Arnold June 20, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: House
122 BPM The Birth of House Music cover

Still Music’s 3-CD set tells the story of Nemiah Mitchell Jr. (Mitchbal) and Chicago Connection Records.
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Ukkonen: The Isolated Rhythms of…

  By Jacob Arnold April 25, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: Techno
The Isolated Rhythms of Ukkonen

This Finnish producer combines house and techno beats with IDM aesthetics in an unusually sophisticated fashion.
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Daphne Oram: The Oram Tapes: Volume One

  By Jacob Arnold April 15, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: IDM
Daphne Oram composing on a synthesizer

A collection of excerpts, experiments, and “building blocks,” by the founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
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Monolake: Ghosts

  By Jacob Arnold March 15, 2012 January 6, 2019 Reviews: Techno

Monolake’s last few albums have been cold, digital, and distant.
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Chicago House Roots: WBMX Italo

  By Jacob Arnold March 5, 2012 January 6, 2019 House Roots

There’s no denying that Italo disco served as a major influence to Chicago producers.
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Porter Ricks: Biokinetics

  By Jacob Arnold February 29, 2012 March 2, 2020 Reviews: Dub Techno
Porter Ricks Biokinetics cover

Listening to this album for the first time in several years, I realize it’s much stronger than I remembered.
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Helium Robots: Jarza EP

  By Jacob Arnold February 2, 2012 January 6, 2019 Reviews: House

I’ll admit, I was drawn to this EP for its inclusion of two Theo Parrish “translations.”
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Obsolete Music Technology: “Mmmmmusic”

  By Jacob Arnold January 26, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: House
Obsolete Music Technology Mmmmmusic label

Steven Tang’s latest single reminds me of the good old days of melodic Detroit techno.
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