chicago house
Carlos Souffront @ Honey Soundsystem, The Holy Cow (San Francisco) 11.12.2011
Intergalactic Gary – MiX-Mas Special Mix
Gene Hunt – Then & Now EP [HM004]
Gene Hunt’s first release was on the infamous TRAX imprint and he swiftly followed it up with a string of tracks that were personified by a strong influence from Detroit. Deep strings mixed with intricate drum patterns. This Ep with four killer tracks brings back old times.
VA – We Want You To Understand The Future Vol. 1 [PFS003]
New release on the Finnish ProForm Series, with tracks by Healium, Virta, Näköradiomies and CRC. “We Want You To Understand The Future Vol. 1” is founded in the past. The cues are taken straight from Chicago, with labels like Trax, DJ International and Westbrook coursing through these Finnish veins. The record offers up four cuts of 303 painted House, with a bit of Techno pebble dash. Each artist manages to produce a clever DJ friendly work within the boundaries of the prescribed sound. Four well constructed pieces of retrospection and another vinyl feather in the ProForm cap.
The Rhythm Odyssey feat Main Stem – Devil’s Tease [LPS014]
Dean Meredith’s The Rhythm Odyssey returns for his next single for Lip Service. This time he gets together with label mates Ben and vocalist James from The Main Stem to produce a tasty slice of classic, haunting house music with “Devils Tease. You can hear all those early influences in their dirty drum machines, deep bass, piano and strings like in all those early DJ international releases, then James’s vocal performance draws you further, deeper into the twilight hour.
Steve Summers – Electronique Podcast 147
Traxx @ Moog (Barcelona) 08.06.2011
Mick Wills @ Easy Bar (St. Petersburg) 29.06.2011
Mutant Beat Dance – Another World [RONG033]
Mutant Beat Dance is a collaboration between research scientist and vintage synthesizer enthusiast Beau Wanzer and pioneer of the jakbeat sound Traxx. ”Another World” takes you on a bass heavy psychedelic journey. Think old school psychedelic jakbeat with a bit of a Fingers vibe but more banging. On the flip is ”New News is Old News”, a deep and hypnotic analog track,sort of a more updated take on an 80’s industrial / italo sound.
Orpheus – Path From Hades [SEQ002]
Second release on the New York imprint Sequencias. Expect three dark and introspective offerings, deeper-than-deep, dirty, and gritty house that jacks with the best the movement has to offer. We have to say that Orpheus firmly delivers here.
Virgo Four – Lites Go Out / Boing (Remixes) [BHVIRGO002LTD]
Alternative mixes taking Virgo Four into darker / more experimental territory. Capracara and his studio pal, Scott Fraser, turn in a 100% replayed version of the much sort after ‘Lites Go Out ’. On the flip, Jamal Moss steps into his Hieroglyphic Being guise and kicks out a brilliant reworking of ‘Boing’.
DJ TLR – Talking Shopcast 13
CCO – The Ruling Ideas [DPC038]
Four slices of raw Chicago House. Zurich based Florin Büchel aka CCO (Contra Communem Opinionem), has filled his flat with old school synthesizers and drum machines a few years ago, because these are the ultimate tools to make the music he likes in a way that is fun. It is liquid sensual music that sounds like machines, always looking for the feeling beyond the beat
Mick Wills @ Alchemy (Vicious Club, Rome) 22.10.2011 (HNY132)
Nite Vision – Now is the Time [BOE014]
Nite Vision is a project from Nigel Rogers aka Perseus Traxx and Mantra that moves around early US midwestern’s house music sounds with a dim twist – which results in analog drum machine patterns melting over moody floaty pads and obscure synth leads. Rogers returs to Ben Boe’s label with a solid 9-track LP named ‘The Time Is Now’.
Tevo Howard – The Drapes In The Living Room [THUG006]
“This ep written some year and one half ago at Beautiful Granville studio features 3 dance selections, which includes the title track, The Drapes in the Livingroom. Also presented in dance form is the very long awaited Shaquanda, which is often played in my live sets. Here, we have the original and first recording of the track. Last, I am presenting Bedroom Music, which is a track designed to be played in those private moments, as well as within nightclub confines. I simply hope that you’ll find the bump in this one.” Tevo Howard
Mark Forshaw – Beat Bazaar Promo Mix November 2011
Perseus Traxx – Perseus Traxx II [BUNKER3095]
The second appearance from Nigel Rogers aka Persues Traxx on Bunker Records, featuring more Deep Chicago style house vibes.
300 Degrees – Step Sequence [BLIK007] FREE DOWNLOAD
300 Degrees is a side project by IJO, dedicated to live electronic music made with vintage drum machines, synths and other analog gear. Recorded live as a part of a performance / improvisation between 2008 and 2010. Some of the tracks on this album have been previously released on “Napalm Enema Records” and “Cactus Island Recordings”.
The Hipodrome Of Music 