Great emotive Chicago house tracks as usual by mister Williams.
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Jay Ka – Stay Ground EP [AII002]
The second release on the As It Is label comes with 5 deamy house/techno reminding of early nineties ‘intelligent’ techno and classic Chicago deep house.
Boo Williams – Freaky Teck EP [HOUSEWAXLTD008]
Chicagoan Boo Williams begins 2015 with a bang, delivering an EP of Freaky Teck jams – his tag for cuts that join the dots between jacking Chicago techno, yearning deep house and relentless Detroit techno. It’s a formula that guarantees thrills, from the wide-eyed, chiming positivity of opener “Charming Echoes”, to the enveloping, acid-laden pump of closer “The Banger”. Best of all, though, is “Freaky”, a throbbing techno jam blessed with a rough Italo-style bassline and enough deep house elements (chords, electronics, melodies).
MZKBX – E2322 Space Capsule EP [TPL002]
That Place is a musical journey through the artists emotional and inspirational landscape. The 2nd release on the label is coming from MZKBX aka Sacha Mambo from Macadam Mambo who lives in Lyon and is the resident at Le Sucre. He brings here a taste of his musical roots.
D’Marc Cantu – Little White Earbuds Mix
Perseus Traxx – Harmony Of Elements EP [PF007]
Perseus Traxx, aka Nigel Rogers, is returning to Photic Fields with a four track outing. This young Briton has time and time again shown his ability to sculpt soulful soundscapes using the building blocks laid down by Chicago House. Harmony of Elements is further proof of this. From the outset lush key strokes are laid down, warmth and texture brushed with subtle beats. Percussion patterns are used to scaffold achingly delicate bars. Autumnal tones swirl amongst warm winds and colder currents. Darker moments are present, nightskies bruise under weighty bars. M>O>S man ASOK is on remix duty, blotting “Grey Skies” with his ink-stained sounds; eclipsed moods balanced with honeyed notes. Harmony of Elements sees Nigel Rogers full range of ability on display. There’s a revived and renewed complexity to this layered EP. A landscape of emotion is lovingly created, edges are smoothed and richness flows.
Carlos Souffront – Dekmantel Podcast 003
Takeshi Kouzuki – Les Yeux Orange #038
Andreas Gehm – Second Coming EP [CUR001]
2AMFM – The Doomsday Initiative Part 1 [NATION016]
The Doomsday Initiative is a musical concept that the end of the world was here and doom was plunging to terrible sadness. Selected artists 2AMFM ( D’Marc Cantu & Tadd Mullinix) produced and created ideas of this planet we live on in an ideal landscape of doomsday.
VA – RDY #19 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY019]
From the vaults of Ron Hardy… Nightmoves Transdance (nyc mix), Phuture Phuture Jacks, Sensation (Unreleased mix 1).
Placid – Digital Tsunami 059
Perseus Traxx – Ethereal Journey [K006]
Analog Superhero Perseus Traxx, known for his live performances and releases for Bunker, Chiwax, BOE, M>O>S> & Snuff Trax finally makes his way to the city of Chicago via Jordan Fields’ Klapmaster Records label. This was created based on a real life occurrence in Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest.
Hermez – We Come To Rule EP [TC002]
The second release on Titanic City, features three tracks by Hermez with a remix by Nick Anthony.
Mike Dunn – I Wanna B House [MAMSW010]
Unreleased house/techno tracks recorded between 88-91 from the Chicago master Mike Dunn. ‘I Wanna B House’ comes with an edit from Johnny Aux as well as another straight up acid track ‘I’m The Houze’.
Dave Hargadon – Finding Purpose (Part 2) [LOD004.2]
Second part of the “sold out” album “Finding Purpose” produced by the Dublin based artist Dave Hargadon, also know as the half part of the project “Slowburn”. Again house sounds from Chicago, Detroit and via The Hague with strong melodies and heavy drums.
Le Matin – The collective At Play EP [MATH077]
Le Matin returns with an eclectic selection of ambient and classic underground structures with a some off kilter sonic expressionism and a deep beat on Mathematics Recordings.
Gene Hunt – Freddy’s Dead [LACR012]
Another one from the Chicago legend. On the A-side th ere-issue of ‘Freddy’s Dead’, on the flip an unreleased one from ’88-’92.
3.2.6. – Falling [MR002]
Taking it’s name from the address of Ron Hardy’s seminal Muzic Box club (326 N.Michigan Ave, Chicago) 3.2.6. was a short lived project from one Dion Williams, ably assisted by the legendary Armando Gallop and Mike Dunn who lend their mixing skills and individual styles across the breadth of the entire record.
The Hipodrome Of Music 