Posts Tagged ‘ Chicago ’
From his Chicago roots spring ties to 5 Magazine (where he contributed to their DJ mix series) and his edits on Partehardy Records, and he shows off a full range of sound on this installment to the Phonocast series. Stretching from raw electroid and industrial sounds to lush r&b and gospel house, to beatdown and funkadelic styles, [ READ MORE ]
Noleian, top notch experimental techno and house deejay and recording artist with solo releases on Mathematics, Tevo Howard Recordings, and Love What You Feel, plus appearances on Future Times, Creme Organization and Antenna International, sometimes one half of Africans With Mainframes… one of Chicago’s hidden talents. Come and check out his selections this Friday evening, [ READ MORE ]
Chicago-based producer & prolific live PA artist Lokua helps launch the new (also local) CPKay imprint with his debut EP. The 12″ is 3-part theme & variation on stonking, heavy, proper-techno sound. Very much in line with the recent works of Time To Express, Prologue and their ilk, this is a precisely produced salvo of [ READ MORE ]
Emphasis proprietor and Obsolete Music Technology alter-ego Steven Tang has always taken a hardware-driven approach to dreamy techno, with melancholy chords and dry punchy drums that align him with the Model 500 and Rhythim Is Rhythim side of the Motor City’s lineage. Overall, this well-formed EP is no exception. That said, the incorporation of the [ READ MORE ]
This week’s iteration of the Gramaphone Smartbar residency features Ross Kelly and Ike Release alongside regulars Michael Serafini and Scotty Brandon. These disk jockeys are sure to bring a healthy dose of the house music that Smartbar is revered for, and there’s a good chance of some deeper twists and turns as the night drifts [ READ MORE ]
Housefactors (aka Larry Heard, aka Mr Fingers, aka Fingers Inc) keeps it raw and uptempo on this full re-issue of his 1988 Blackmarket 12″. Originally titled “Play It Loud,” this EP has been repackaged with updated labeling but contains all of the original material from the seminal release. In the intervening years, house music has [ READ MORE ]
Jeff Bloom of Broadway & Wilson will stop by Gramaphone Records on Thursday March 22nd to celebrate(?) this heat wave with some cool house music selections for Phonocast [ READ MORE ]
Prolific Chicago-based producer & multiple-label owner Hakim Murphy releases his latest full length on his own Machining Dreams imprint. “There is just yourself, thoughts, and phrases” he blurrily imparts in the album’s opening monologue, before launching into his characteristically stark yet warm dry beat craft. He has slowed things down for this collection, and tempo [ READ MORE ]
Anyone that is familiar with Ron Trent‘s work understands that there is a consistent artistry with which he puts together every studio endeavor. His new project “Kids At Play” is no exception, however the usual organic and moody approach has been over turned for a thicker edgier treatment. It is a piece that should appeal [ READ MORE ]
Though he is known as one of Detroit’s distinguished underground producers and DJ’s, Alton Miller also wears the hat of vocalist. He admirably exercises a natural control in the vocal delivery of his latest release entitled “Something 4 You” on Whasdat Music. The words advance perfectly leaving little opportunity for the vocalist to over play [ READ MORE ]
Fresh off of his recent sophomore album, Audio Urbanology: The Art OF Audio Truism, Urbanicity head Shannon Harris came through to the shop for a polished melange of new and old, Chicago-rooted sounds for springtime. Mixed as usual on the Gramaphone turntables, this set was recorded on the evening of March 6th, [ READ MORE ]
While completely mysterious in its presentation, Axis attributes this new release to The Wizard, placing it either as the latest in his Something In The Sky series, or as the continuation beyond that project. The work here is unmistakably in the minimal, psychadelic, alien form of techno pioneered by Mills. The tracks are heady and dense [ READ MORE ]
Steven Tang’s Obsolete Music Technology guise returns for a third time to his own label. His Emphasis imprint has been a quietly consistent Chicago outlet for melodic techno, focusing mainly upon his own work under various aliases. For this outing, he’s allied with Uzuri’s Chicago Skyway, another strong DJ and producer who’s been making waves [ READ MORE ]
As previewed here, Machining Dreams’ Hakim Murphy came through with a set on Monday January 30th, 2012. Digging through the crates, expect a trip through beatdown Detroit house, warped acid techno, Chicago jack and beyond[ READ MORE ]
John Heckle opens both sides the crowded EP with relaxed joints that tread the line between house and techno, reminiscent of the B12 via Firecracker sound of UK artificial intelligence. On the A side, he follows that up with a more insistent, heavily orchestrated and characteristically abrasive piano house jam. And to close out the [ READ MORE ]
Gramaphone records presents part 3 of their Rhythmatic series at Smartbar with residents Michael Serafini and Scotty Brandon alongside special guest selector Weaponry. They consistently bring a dancefloor-focused night of underground grooves and solid mixing, from techno to house to disco, and always with no cover charge[ READ MORE ]
More music here courtesy of Rush Hour’s “Resurrection” of Ace and The Sandman aka Eric Lewis and Merwyn Sanders aka Virgo Four. Pressed on glass-clear vinyl, both tracks here seem to be total re-imaginings of the Virgo Four originals. Capracara & Scott Fraser take on Lites Go Out, according to Rush Hour’s website the cover was recorded in [ READ MORE ]
A placid, almost drifting release, even by Tevo Howard‘s standards, The Drapes In The Living Room introduces Howard down under on the Australian-based Thug Records. The A side tracks have a slow, continuous lethargy to them, the bigger washes of melody on the B side lend the second pair of songs a compellingly warm liveliness. [ READ MORE ]
Opening with what sounds suspiciously like a daring re-cut of Bob James’ Nautilus, G Marcell contributes one of the standout tracks so far for Plan B’s rugged and raw Vanguard Sound series. This, the second installment, again features Chicago’s own Hakim Murphy along with label regulars DJ Spider and Dakini 9. G Marcell’s aforementioned Renegade [ READ MORE ]
Tonight Gramaphone blog’s Adulture is hosting a birthday party at Smartbar, along with Gramaphone’s Michael Serafini, Smartbar’s Kid Color and special guests Jake + Andrew. Cover is 2$ (free with student ID) and they’ll be playing disco and disco-influenced tunes till 4am[ READ MORE ]