Perseus Traxx back on Chiwax with dreamy vintage Chicago tracks reminding of Virgo Four and the likes.
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Virgo Four – E-series Part Two [CHIWAXV402]
Second part of the E series. The legendary Chicago act Virgo Four with some sweet & classic deephouse tracks.
DJ Skull – Revenge of The Synth [CHIWAX013]
Ron Maney aka DJ Skull lived in the Southside of Chicago. His musical career started during the summer of 1986, DJing first at basement parties, building his reputation to go on to larger events such as loft and hotel parties, and eventually the infamous Music Box and Power Plant clubs. At the age of fifteen Ron shopped his first demo at Trax Records. There he first met Chicago’s legendary DJ Ron Hardy, working as A&R for Trax Records. Two years, and a new alias later (DJ Skull) later while at the Power Plant, Chicago’s own Steve Poindexter heard a DJ playing one of Rons tracks, and met Ron. Steve was now A&R at Saber Records and invited Ron to release some tracks. So in October of 1991 DJ Skull’s first record ”N.R.G. Music” was released. In 1993, he released the EP ”The Stomping Grounds” on Djax-Up-Beats, which was more noted than the first one. Over the years that followed DJ Skull released lots of EP’s on several labels. He has become well-respected producer and DJ in the Techno industry.
Ken Kojima – Obscure Business Vol. 2 [CHIWAX012]
Analog house maestro Nick Anthony Simoncino returns on Chiwax with Obscure Business Vol. 2 under the Ken Kojima alias.
Gemini – In Neutral [CGTX004]
3rd Part of the tribute to Spencer Kincy’s ‘Gemini Traxx’ series, bringing his legendary 1997 album fully remastered.
Gemini Sound – R U Afraid EP [CGTX003]
Repress of this amazing Spencer Kincy 1998 release on Earth Recordings. Pure & honest house music as they don’t make it anymore.
Boo Williams – Last Of The Pass [CCE013]
Straight up Chicago house music in pure & effective form… Boo Williams always has been a master of the game.
Virgo Four – E Series Part 1 [CHIWAXV401]
Andreas Gehm – Watch Them [CHIWAX011]
Kovyazin D – Winter District EP [CHIWAX010]
Boo Williams – Technical EP [CCE009]
Andy Vaz – I’m Not From [CHIWAX002LTD]
Andy Vaz with his second release on Chiwax. Kicking off with a chunky resounding kicks and some soft 808 congas, Andy drops a subtle bassline then plays with some very minimal percussion and ethereal sounds, before letting the subtle vocal samples permeate as the track gradually increases in its complexity as more percussion and synth parts are added even though the overall tone remains satisfyingly repetitive, deep and intriguingly organic. The flip uses the same kind of warm percussion, adding smatterings of acid cut with panning and wild unusual chords and tones that grab the mind just to take it to the side before unexpectedly swiftly in the other direction. The final track has a mixture of samples giving a clue to the Detroit influence, while clearly stating out the German craftsmanship as one key force of the worlds motorisation, before descending into laid back acid over warm kicks and ticking hats complimented by yet more ethereal chords and stabs from bass and lead. There is nothing about this that’s boring or cliché and though this isn’t from Detroit, a lot of the inspiration clearly is. This is a release with some serious low tempo depth and skill, taking the feel what’s great about America’s midwest with a well considered European approach, definitely the best of both worlds….
Murphy Jax – Teleport: Echo City [CHIWAX002LP]
Murphy Jax delivers a fresh full length EP entitled “Teleport : Echo City”, via the Frankfurt based Chiwax imprint. The album embraces a variety of styles, ranging from Chicago House, Classic Deep House, Movie Theme style cuts and raw Acid workouts. The mood of the records goes from child like melodies to dark, hypnotic and brooding synth heavy tracks.
Jax tells us the story of the album “Imagine a pre-apocalyptic generation of robots on a planet of machines. This is the last generation before the big war against the darkness, slowly coming from space. Some groups are fighting each other in chaos, others party before everything seems to end and lots of them don’t know – yet, but they all dream of Echo City. The one and only safe point, founded by Dr. Nigel Echo in the deep, cold and blue core of the planet. Dreams, desires, rebellion and chaos. They´re all going to fight the coming darkness, united by the prince of nanomagica. Taking place at several different locations, we are looking into the last hours before it all begins and ends at the same time.”
Zagittarius – Zhicago EP [CHIWAX001LTD]
The first release on Chiwax Limited, featuring some good retro jack tracks by this mysterious Zagittarius.
Perseus Traxx – Chiwax Podcast #1
Boo Williams – Pleasant Dream EP [CCE008]
The Rhythm Odyssey – State Of Space EP [CHIWAX009]
Suburban Boyz – Insane [CCE005]
Dance Mania Classic by the founder of this legendary Chicago house himself, Raymond Barney. Bouncing jack/club tracks from the golden year 1988.
VA – Frankfurt Tracks [CHIWAX008]
Chiwax connet to Frankfurt with 4 tracks from 3 Frankfurter producers Emil Seidel, Orson Wells and Benjamin Milz.
Perseus Traxx – A Girl Named Rebecca [CHIWAX007]
With releases under a range of pseudonyms (Orpheus, Sir Leon Greg, Nite Vision), once again Perseus Traxx unashamedly shows his nature on this release. Thoughts, feelings and emotions are by far the most important influences on music, and capturing moments then translating into a musical form he once again documents the more personal elements of his life, taking you deep. Perseus weaves a rich tapestry of emotions and desires using heavily weighted bass tones and skipping percussion that thread together with expansive strings and pads. These are married with more detailed melodies and modulated tones that shimmer in and out of the psyche as he uses analogue boxes and their warmth like a loom. This collection of music ranges from the deep and dreamy, to total transcendence within steady dance floor rhythms clothed in a warm yet spacious fabric of sound. Deep House, sometimes with a real sense of urgency that juxtaposes with itʼs inherent flights of fancy.
The Hipodrome Of Music 