Robert Hood: Motor: 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
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
Patrick Swayze is the inspiration.
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Amir Alexander: Gutter Flex EP
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
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…
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
A collection of excerpts, experiments, and “building blocks,” by the founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
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Monolake: Ghosts
Monolake’s last few albums have been cold, digital, and distant.
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Chicago House Roots: WBMX Italo
There’s no denying that Italo disco served as a major influence to Chicago producers.
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Porter Ricks: Biokinetics
Listening to this album for the first time in several years, I realize it’s much stronger than I remembered.
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