Gene Hunt – The Chi-Town Connection [BB007]

HUNT, Gene/STRETCH/FARLEY - The Chi Town Connection

Richard Rogers’ Black Booby re-edits return with BB07, which sees Chi-town original and Ron Hardy protege Gene Hunt -a Black Booby veteran from BB04 – digging out more vintage DAT dopeness on the double-A-side; which features raw-as-hell analogue house workout ‘1015’(a take on the Dion & Tony track from his ‘Chicago Dance Tracks’ collection on Rush Hour back in 2011) alongside the very aptly-named (and appropriately drum-fuelled) ‘Dr Roland’. Meanwhile on the B-side you’ll hear UK house music OG Terry Farley sharing production duties with another 90s house veteran, Stuart ‘Stretch’ Silvester. ‘Play House’ (Original Mix) is a synth-heavy jacking houser with serious dancefloor intent; plus check out the ‘KKlassik Mix’ by another Chi-town don, K’Alexi Shelby, who chases the original headlong down a dark alley littered with emotive samples and thumping keys.

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Gene Hunt – The Chi-Town Connection [BB007]

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).

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Boo Williams – Freaky Teck EP [HOUSEWAXLTD008]

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.

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MZKBX – E2322 Space Capsule EP [TPL002]

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.

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Perseus Traxx – Harmony Of Elements EP [PF007]

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.

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2AMFM – The Doomsday Initiative Part 1 [NATION016]

Perseus Traxx – Ethereal Journey [K006]

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.

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Perseus Traxx – Ethereal Journey [K006]

Mike Dunn – I Wanna B House [MAMSW010]

DUNN, Mike - I Wanna B House

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’.

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Mike Dunn – I Wanna B House [MAMSW010]

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.

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Dave Hargadon – Finding Purpose (Part 2) [LOD004.2]