chicago house
Mike Servito – BIS Radio Show #641
Morning Factory – Anna Logue’s Sleepover [CJFD014]
Back to its roots with some deep and powerful Chicago house tracks. This time its Morning Factory on duty with a beautiful melodic and emotive two tracker. No secret that the Clone Jack For Daze series is inspired by the heritage of Chicago house music in all its forms. Morning Factory are taking us back in a time machine to the early days of Chicago labels such as Relief, Warehouse and Dance Mania whit releasesof guys like Tim Harper, G-Strings, Paul Johnson and Ron Trent. Back then young guys who were pushing bounderies with deep emotive house tracks containing a raw machine funk that was an essential part of house music in that period of the late 80’s and very early 90’s. The days that fragile melodies and layers of strings got combined with fierce energetic drum machine rhythms expressing the energy and moods of the young producers doing things never heard before with hardly any references other then some guys from around the block.
D’Marc Cantu – Juno Plus Podcast 42
Adalberto – Split Personality EP [ACIDICTED_0.4]
From raw chicago acid jack to strictly rhythmic disco smack – mr. Adalberto is unmasking his schizophrenic house addiction by providing 2 different moods.
Trackman Lafonte & Bon Qui Qui – Pacific House EP [LIES013]
New Trackman Lafonte & Bon Qui Qui aka Legowelt & Xosar. Raw analogue house music. When computer programmer and music enthusiast Lowrell “Trackman” LaFonte was relocated to a small suburb North of Santa Barbra California a chance encounter brought him to meet Bonquiqui Pardue. As he scoured his local break to find someone with a resin patch kit to fix a fresh ding in his favorite tri-fin fishtail, Bonquiqui, dental hygienist, and also an avid surfer just so happened to have a kit handy and a union was born. From this moment on Lafonte & Bonquiqui were inseparable, often hitting the clubs and immersing themselves in Latin Freestyle and obscure local house productions from the smog filled Valley. As it would have it, eventually the two moved in together and began working on their own music, using strictly Casio drum machines and keyboards. Inadvertently, Lafonte & Bonquiqui pioneered a sound now known by the masses as “Surfer House.” These three tracks stand as a testament to a time in California music history that can never be recreated, no matter how hard the posuers at the local break try.
Andreas Gehm – What’s On Ur Mind EP [MATH064]
Andreas Ghem returns once again to the Mathematics imprint for more banging house cuts. “Fire & Ice” along with “From Space 3 SunsS” bring old school Chicago house vibes with raw drums and eerie synths. “Warm Words Don’t Help As Much As A Helping Hand” with the title track take on the flip.
Boyd Jarvis – 1985 [TRA021]
Innerspace Halflife – Wind / Phazzled [MOSDEEP012]
Americans Hakim Murphy and Ike Release are two Chicago house addicts who produce solo and as a duo under the name Innerspace Halflife. Here they turn up on one of Europe’s finest deep house labels in MOS Deep with a two-track 10” vinyl release. “Wind” is the a-side the pair turn in – a main room house banger with icy hi hats dangling above a forceful acid bassline that repeats over and over as thin pads sing about above and have you look to the future. It’s wholly analogue as you’d expect, and as atmospheric as it is fierce. Ike Release goes solo on the flip with “Phazzled”, a much more laid back deep house jaunt with long legged, rubbery kicks and all sorts of busy sci-fi FX filling in the gaps. The harmonic chords add plenty of warmth and invite you to get lost in their midst – classicist house with a future perspective.
K-Alexi – 1000 Shades Of K [CCE001]
Tribal/spiritual Chi-house by Chicago legend K-Alexi Shelby, who delivered so many hot classics… x-rated whispering included of course!
Delta Funktionen @ Planet Delsin, Trouw (Amsterdam) 15.06.2012
Nick Anthony Simoncino – Louche Podcast 80
Feedback LiveSet @ Muzak (Rome) 02.06.2012
Mick Wills – Demo Mix CD #17
Jackmaster Hater – Lost Traxx [KR006]
6 unreleased lost house tracks from the jackin’ era. Anonymous tracks from an old white label that was never officially released.
Unknown Artist – Unknown [LIES010.5]
Long Island Electrical Systems presents two very sick house jams from a mystery ‘super group’ of Brooklyn based producers.
Legowelt @ Intergalactic FM Night, Trouw (Amsterdam) 02.06.2012
Orgue Electronique – 8Bahn Area Festival Podcast 007
Steve Summers – Analogous Desires EP [CP004]
Steve Summers bangs out four new tracks on his Analogous Desires EP. Summers takes his usual palette of analog machines and creates a new feel for the four tracks on this record. Large Juno basslines, dreamy string leads, and big roomy 707 hits Analogous Desires combines classic elements of Chicago, Detroit, and New York house sounds with some dreamy soundscapes.
Tevo Howard / Nick Anthony Simoncino feat. Mark Rogers – And The Bass Played A Sad Refrain’ [THUG009]
Thug Records returns with a truly unique and special release. Tevo Howard and Nick Anthony Simoncino working together on one of the deepest records this year. Both showcasing their unique take on house music, they are brought together by the devout and seductive vocals of Mark Rogers. Sending a message of love and hope, and reminding us that house music can have a purpose that cuts deeper than just the dancefloor. The double 12″ package provides a selection of original vocal mixes, instrumentals and club ready dubs, ‘The Bass Played a Sad Refrain’ is essential, emotive and timeless.
The Hipodrome Of Music 