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Jerome Derradji Presents Kill Yourself Dancing: The Story of Sunset Records Inc. Chicago 1985-89

  By Jacob Arnold July 10, 2013 June 17, 2021 Liner Notes

I’m proud to share this project I worked on with Jerome Derradji at Still Music.
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Jesse Saunders: “On and On”

  By Jacob Arnold March 15, 2013 March 7, 2020 Reviews: House
Jesse Saunders On and On repress label

Where house music began.
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Tagged   jesse-saunders, rush-hour

DJ International Magazine

  By Jacob Arnold October 10, 2012 January 3, 2022 House Roots

Rocky Jones used the name “D.J. International” for this magazine, years before founding his famous record label.
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Robert Hood: Motor: Nighttime World 3

  By Jacob Arnold September 24, 2012 March 7, 2020 Reviews: Techno
Robert Hood Nighttime World 3

The tracks here range widely in tempo and style, but they all retain the nuance and musicality of Detroit techno at its best.
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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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Have a Few Get Some: Tiger Jigsaw

  By KT July 8, 2012 January 6, 2019 Reviews: IDM

Patrick Swayze is the inspiration.
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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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