One of the founding fathers of Chicago house, himself a grandson to a DJ and frequently alongside other greats such as Ron Hardy on the decks, Gene Hunt summons a 3-tracker for the Midnight Shift label. True house and techno direct from the source and in his own words, a rather ‘jungly’ take of it due to the tracks’ chaotic percussion.
After an amazing duo of vinyl releases from Jordan Fields and Vincent Floyd, Chicago Basement Trax keeps banging out the jams! The Boxed Out EP sports another lost tape from Jordan Fields with Oriental. No fake added noise here from this original 80’s synth and drum machine creation just more uncut raw from JF’s archive that seems to have no end!! Check out more old school and acid by jack Jeremy Williams, Italy’s Giuseppe Gatti and Paris underground pushers Wondernature.
The legend DJ Pierre digs through the vaults for a 12 track/12 artist double LP showcasing acid’s true pioneers from around the world. Acid 88 features new and original tracks from some of the style’s top producers that are flying the flag today for the Roland TB 303: Luke Vibert, Tyree Cooper, Mr. C, Posthuman, K Alexi Shelby and many more. Dedicated to the memory of Phuture co-founder DJ Spank Spank and respected German acid producer Andreas Gehm: who both passed away before their time in the summer of 2016. Each of them have a track included. Black & Yellow Vinyl with DJ Pierre’s acid history in the sleeve notes.
It’s Ike Velez aka Ike Release on the jack attack: three super heavy house bombs that have been shutting down our dance for a minute. Chicago born and raised but now living in New York, this is Ike’s first official release for The Mister (though we did put his amazing tune ‘Phazzled’ on our Weekends and Beginnings mix and sampler a couple summers ago).
Final Chapter return with an EP of deftly crafted house jams from Sean Dixon, that each tip their hat in the direction of Chicago.
The 8th release of Polybius Trax will be an EP of Myriadd, name which Craig Stainton distils acid house that evokes us to the golden age of the genre. Analogue drums, droning acid bass and 303-bating riffs. Delivers the hard-hitting jack-attack that is “A New Day’ the utterly Chicago- fuelled. Melancholy synth and ethereal melodies that ascend and dissolve into neon clouds. infectiously funky drums, warm, enveloping synth atmospherics and elevated by lush, bass acid lines that make the body sweat on the dance floor.
Bio Rhythm returning to the mothership. Straight from Chicago Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being delivers two pieces of playful yet esoteric technosoul of the highest order. Enlightment. In the spiritual world all beings arrive as equals.
Deep88 on 4 tracks jammed live, direct recording, no editing, what you hear is what he plays. That border between techno and house.
Rawax prouldy welcomes Rhythm Of Paradise to the Family. It happened last autumn when our label head Robert Drewek was traveling to Bari to play a gig with his friend Nico lahs. He met this very symapthic & crazy guy and felt in love with the music he showed him.
Detroit Chicago crossover housetracks originally released on Terry “Housemaster” Baldwin’s Future Sound Records in 1988. Now remastered on Clone Classic Cuts with a fierce Gerd edit.
The Chicago Maste Ron Trent returns on his own imprint Electric Blue with the second part of the “Humans, Drums & Machines” – trilogy.
New label hailing from Tbilisi with the first release coming from a prolific melancholic Italian producer Giorgio Luceri under his 6D22 moniker with a mysterious acidic approach.
On ‘Azimuthal Equidistanta’ Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being & The Configurative Or Modular Me Trio serve up 3 tracks on limited colored vinyl. The title track is a jackin’ phaser workout, while ‘Discotic Compuserve’ is minimal bleep at it’s best and ‘How Far Back..’ is a contemplative lowbit riddim!
Chicago Basement Trax flexes its muscles and enlisted the services of one Chicago’s Crown jewels of the Underground in the form of one Mr. Jordan Fields. Nothing but Pure authentic 1980s + a bonus disco dub. No doubt this is the pure uncut raw from the man with the plan himself so let’s see who wants to see the Provenance now.
Inter the Dragon: two of Holland’s absolute finest rumbled through 90m of burners for a very rare tag-team at ADE.
More Ron Hardy stuff. Jack rabbit martin – Only want to be, Acid trax (original cut), Jack my body (unreleased vocal mix).
I Walked by Night presents its debut release from the UK based artist Tristan Grace. Inspiration from the motor city and acid sound lies at the heart of what he does. Influenced by rolling green hills, and surrounded by the analog soul of his machines – he has an addiction to vintage machines of Asian origin, valves, and it’s fair to say, he lives his life in 16 step sequence. The Furse E.P moves across the width of his sound, and this being his debut release on I Walked by Night.
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