JGM 92 - I’ll Never Let You Go

Monday, May 20th, 2013 | Podcast | No Comments

Artist - Track (Label)

01. Don Carlos - Alone (Calypso) Info
02. Takuya Matsumoto - Jump Rope Music (iero) Info
03. Levon Vincent - ??? (Novel) Info
04. William S - I’ll Never Let You Go (Trax) Info
05. Kerri Chandler - Yellow (King Street) Info
06. Bohannon - Let’s Start The Dance (Rock Mo) Info
07. Tikkle - Sublime (House Jam) Info
08. Spirit Of The Black 808 - Two (Eargasmic) Buy
09. R-Tyme - R-Theme (Transmat) Info
10. The Reflektor - Palenque (Wild Oats) Info
11. 3 Chairs - 6 Mile (3 Chairs) Info
12. Virgo - Under You (Trax) Info
13. Stasis - They Shit Chips Don’t They (Peacefrog) Info
14. Robert Hood - Untitled (M Plant) Info
15. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - The President At The Train (Varese Sarabande) Info



Direct download: JGM 92 - Ill Never Let You Go.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit techno, Disco

JGM 82 - Too Close

Thursday, March 29th, 2012 | Podcast | No Comments

Direct download: JGM_82_-_Too_Close.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit techno, Proto house

JGM 80 - The Final Frontier

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | Podcast | No Comments

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Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, New York, nu groove, strictly rhythm

JGM 76 - Musique De Ve

Friday, September 30th, 2011 | Podcast | 5 Comments

Direct download: JGM_76_-_Musique_De_Ve.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit house

JGM 74 - John Heckle

Monday, July 25th, 2011 | Podcast | 6 Comments

Direct download: JGM_74_-_John_Heckle.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Detroit techno, Guest mix, John Heckle, Mathematics, Proto house

JGM 73 - Night Gallery pt2

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 | Podcast | No Comments

Second installment from the Night Gallery crew, Kuri Kondrak and Shawn Kralicek.

Artist - Track (Label)

01. Ra.H - Fall Of Justice (Morphine)
02. Juju & Jordash - Tattoo Island (Philpot)
03. Gegenheimer - 21:4 (Ratio)
04. Fred P - On This Vibe (Esperanza)
05. Kassem Mosse - Untitled (Workshop)
06. Marcellus Pittman - The Mad Underdog (Seventh Sign)
07. F.U.S.E. - Approach and Identify (Plus Eight)
08. Chip E - Like This (DJ International)
09. Boo Williams vs Glen Underground - Mayday Funk (MAAD)
10. Common Factor - Get Down (Planet E)
11. Disco Nihilist - Relentless Drums (Construction Paper)
12. Dijkhuis - You Can Bring It (Night Gallery)
13. John Heckle - The 4th Dimension (Mathematics)

Direct download: JGM_73_-_Night_Gallery_Pt2.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit techno, Guest mix, Techno

Midwest Electric: The Story of Chicago House and Detroit Techno

Friday, June 17th, 2011 | Interviews, Sounds | 1 Comment

Although a lot of the early beginnings of Chicago house and Detroit techno are well known in Europe, it has largely gone unnoticed within the US for the past 30 years. So, it’s great to see Afropop Worldwide present a well produced documentary that sheds some light on the early scene and key figures of house & techno in Chicago and Detroit. The documentary includes an interview with Robert Williams, promoter of the Warehouse and The Muzic Box, as well as Vince Lawrence (founder of Trax), Juan Atkins and Carl Craig.

Tags: Chicago House, Detroit techno, muzic box, Ron Hardy

JGM 64 - Change Reaction

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 | Podcast | 2 Comments

Artist - Track (Label)

Direct download: JGM_64_-_Change_Reaction.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Detroit house

JGM 61 - Le Grand Voyage

Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | Podcast | 2 Comments

Direct download: JGM_61_-_Le_Grand_Voyage.mp3

Tags: Chicago House, Deep House, Prescription Records, Ron Trent, Techno

Singles, Reissues & Comps (2010 Catch Up!)

Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | Sounds | No Comments

I’ve been slacking off on posting reviews in the first half of this year and there has been a lot of great music released, so here’s a few bits and pieces that I’ve been feeling from the past few months.

Dutch label, Rush Hour, have been on fire this year. Not only have they been putting out new forward thinking music, but they’ve also been responsible for re-releasing classic hard-to-find house and techno. The much talked about ‘Frictionalism’ release from earlier this year, collects Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir’s works from 1994-2009, which is essential, as is the self-titled Virgo album and the Rick Wilhite ep’s. The more recent Boo Williams release collects the best tracks from three ep’s released on Residual in the late 90’s. If you enjoy Boo’s releases on Relief and Djax then this is a must. As for newer material, Tevo Howard delivers his updated acid house sound on the double 12″ ‘Crystal Republic’. Although nothing mind-blowing it’s definitely a grower and the crisp production sounds great. Also worth checking out is the 12″ from FaltyDL ‘All In The Place’. FaltyDL delivers his usual unclassifiable sound that brings together 2-step, house and techno.

If you’re into Nu Groove and the deeper side of NY house, the International Dee Jay Gigolo re-press of the Bobby Konders collection ‘A Lost Era In NYC 87-92′ is a must, complete with cuts like ‘The Poem’, ‘The Future’ and ‘Slackness and Sax’. Another must is Ron Trent’s ‘Altered States - Blak Tech Society’, which collects the three tracks included on the original 1990 Warehouse release, as well as remixes and other recordings from that period. Absolutely timeless and both collections providing much needed relief to original vinyl versions.

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Updating those deep sounds is Oakland’s Aybee and his Deepblak label. The forthcoming ‘Blaktropolis Vol. 2′ showcases new material from label regulars, Blaktroniks, Afrikan Sciences as well as Aybee, and also highlights some new artists; especially interesting is 17 year old Shen 7, who’s track ‘Void’, sounds beyond his years. Aybee also provided the thoroughly engrossing ‘Ancient Tones’ release on Seattle’s Further Records. There’s been a lot of interest around Further and their highly limited cassette only releases. At first I didn’t quite get the cassette only thing and the limitations that goes along with the format, however, a recent Resident Advisor article on Further provides some sound reasoning. For those without a cassette deck, it looks like Further’s vinyl experiment has worked out and we’re going to see the excellent ‘Ancient Tones’ on vinyl.

One of the key players of the genre defying sounds coming out of London at the moment, Floating Points, delivers (yet again) another massive record. ‘Peoples Potential’ has been doing the rounds for quite a while, however the flip side (’Shark Chase’) is where it’s at. It’s relentless jacking drums and bass, sound like it came straight out of mid 80’s Chicago. Absolutely devastating when played on a proper system. Other tracks meant for big systems, Levon Vincent’s ‘Double Jointed Sex Freak’, John Robert’s ‘White’, Mike Dehnert’s Dico EP and of course Wax 003.

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Tags: Aybee, Chicago House, Deep House, Deepblak, Detroit techno, Floating Points, New York house, reviews, Ron Trent